Anthony Lauro
Bass
Anthony Lauro is a bass-baritone singer and performer based in Southern California, and has sung, taught, and conducted in various churches and schools across the region. He is a graduate of the University of Redlands, earning both a bachelor of music in vocal performance and a master of music in vocal chamber music, playing the role of Capellio in a production of the Bellini opera “I Capuleti e i Montecchi,” and being featured on the studio recording of the university’s 2024 album, “Faith, Hope, and Love.” He has performed a number of major works including the Haydn Te Deum, Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 “Lobgesang,” Lauridsen “Chansons des Roses” and “Lux Aeterna,” the U.S. premiere of Paul Mealor’s “Seabury Mass,” and the Fauré Requiem as a soloist with the Temecula Master Chorale. He currently serves as bass section leader of the Claremont United Church of Christ Chancel Choir and has plans to start teaching beginning and intermediate music theory at Chaffey College in 2025. In his spare time, Anthony loves to dabble in guitar, playing anything from classical to progressive metal, cook and explore different food places with his fiancée, and solve Rubik’s cubes competitively (also with his fiancée). Rarely will you see him without a puzzle on his person!