Nathaniel Romero

American conductor and tenor Nathaniel Romero is described as being “at his lyrical and soul-searching best," according to a review by the Cleveland Classical. Mr. Romero, alongside his ensembles, has engaged in the performances of works by Rachmaninoff, Bartók, Thompson, Charpentier, Victoria, and the world premiere performance of Rolando J. Gomez’s The Moth. Mr. Romero has served as the assistant conductor to Mo. Joseph Mechavich, Gregory Ristow, and Ben Johns in the performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Dett’s Ordering of Moses, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Poulenc’s Gloria, Rossini’s L’occasione fa il ladro, and Offenbach’s Les mariage aux lanternes, assisting two major performances at Carnegie Hall. Singing in choruses, Mr. Romero has sung professionally for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in their performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony; the Oberlin Musical Union in their performances of Dett’s Ordering of Moses, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and the United Nations Gala Performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Carnegie Hall, working under the batons of Mo. Jader Bignamini, Raphael Jimenez, and Gregory Ristow.

As a soloist, Mr. Romero has performed works from Handel’s Messiah, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Donizetti’s La Fille du Regiment, Britten’s War Requiem, and the entirety of Schumann's Dichterliebe.  Mr. Romero’s operatic engagements include performances as Paolino in Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto, Father in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, Alfred in J. Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, the Lead Role in Bernstein’s Candide, scenes as Rudolfo in Puccini’s La Boheme, and the “Old Man” in the concert and staged workshop world premiere performance of the first scene from Stephen Hartke’s Rhino!. Having sung as a solo chorister, Mr. Romero engaged in the performances of Bach’s Christ Lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4 and Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme, BWV 140, as well as Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and the Manticore. In his time as a chorister for the Inland Master Chorale, Mr. Romero has performed as a soloist in Bach’s St. John’s Passion and Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem. Mr. Romero has also engaged in the chamber group performance of Brahms’ Neue Liebeslieder, op. 65 collaborating with Mo. Joseph Mechavich and Dr. Kyung-Eun Na. Mr. Romero is presently affiliated with the American Choral Directors Association, the Southern California Vocal Directors Association, and the Inland Master Chorale. Mr. Romero serves as the artistic director of the Moreno Valley Master Chorale, an academy teacher of music with Springs Charter Schools, and an Instructor of applied voice and piano at the University of Redlands’ Community School of Music and Arts. 

Mr. Romero holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in vocal performance, having studied under Kendra Colton, and holds a Master of Music degree in conducting from the University of Redlands Conservatory of Music, where he is currently pursuing his artist diploma in voice performance with Donald Brinegar.