An internationally acclaimed singer and composer from Michigan, Blake Morgan is a multi-talented musician, playing several instruments, recording and composing in many different genres, and performing with a mastery of vocal flexibility.
A gifted vocalist, Blake has sung professionally all over the world as a soloist and also with several Grammy®-award-winning ensembles. In the popular music realm, Blake has worked as a studio session singer for artists like Bon Iver, Sid Sriram, and Paul Simon, and he currently records as a Decca Classics artist with VOCES8; his versatile voice can be heard on iTunes, Netflix, and National Public Radio. He is also sought after for his jazz background and has collaborated with many internationally recognized singers and instrumentalists, including Jacob Collier.
In recent years, Blake has gained international notoriety for his signature sound as a composer and arranger. His music has been performed all across the globe, from Sydney Opera House to the BBC Proms Festival, and he has received commissions from several of the world’s leading groups such as The King’s Singers, Take 6, Chanticleer, VOCES8, The U.S. Airforce, Conspirare, and The Manhattan Transfer with their latest Grammy®-nominated album “Fifty.” Many of his pieces can be heard on YouTube where they have collected millions of views.
As an accomplished ensemble musician, Blake is the only singer to have been a member of both full-time choral ensembles in the United States, Cantus and Chanticleer. He has also performed with several award-winning chamber groups in the United States including Conspirare, Audivi, Pomerium, and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street Church in NYC. Blake was a member of Conspirare when the ensemble won its Grammy® for “Best Choral Performance” in 2015. Blake currently sings with the full-time professional British chamber group, VOCES8. records and tours with the ensemble internationally. For more info regarding VOCES8 and Blake’s tour schedule with the group, visit the VOCES8 website.
Blake holds degrees in music performance and education from Western Michigan University and has experience as a teacher of choir, private voice, guitar, and percussion. Additionally, he has provided lectures on systems of temperament in choral music, popular vocal group history, and composing/arranging at various academic institutions including Cambridge University, University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, Western Michigan University, and University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. Blake also helped to lead masterclasses during his time in Chanticleer and Cantus, and now coaches singers/choirs with VOCES8 during the ensemble’s workshops, summer school, and Digital Academy offerings.
Away from his professional engagements Blake enjoys exploring his love of folk music. Often writing under the monikers of Goodnight Mr. Max and Esto, he has released several albums of original songs. The most recent release, Houghton-Hancock Hum-Alongs features tracks inspired by the beautiful Upper Peninsula of his native state of Michigan. Blake’s music has received airplay on NPR, the BBC, and he has toured internationally with Garrison Keillor of A Prairie Home Companion.
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