About Errik
Baritone Errik Hood continues to gain recognition in the operatic and concert realms for his musicality, warm baritone voice, and comfort on the stage.
With excellent musicianship and magnetic stage presence, Errik is equally comfortable in Opera, Operetta, Musical Theatre, Oratorio, and Art Song. He employs dramatically and musically sensitive interpretation of music ranging from the Baroque to the Modern Era.
Dr. Errik Hood currently works on the faculty of NYU Steinhardt as a Music Assistant Professor of Voice Performance. As a teacher, he has been mentored by some of the foremost experts in vocal pedagogy, voice science, and motor learning theory, and has been highly sought after as a crossover voice specialist at universities and professional conferences all over the country.
While in high demand in a wide variety of operatic and concert repertoire, Errik has established himself as one of the foremost interpreters of early 20th-century British repertoire. Errik made his international (Great Britain Choral Festival at Ely Cathedral, UK) and Carnegie Hall debuts providing solos for Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Sancta Civitas and Dona Nobis Pacem, repertoire he has frequently repeated with other regional performing ensembles. Having completed his doctoral research on the art songs of Ivor Gurney, Errik has presented lecture recitals on this repertoire at conferences for the National Association of Teachers of Singing, the College Music Society, the North American British Music Studies Association, and at universities all over the country.
Equally comfortable with new music, Errik recently participated in two exciting world premieres, The Prayer by Alfonso Tenreiro and The Road to Emmaus by Ethan Wickman. Errik will provide solos for a repeat performance of The Road to Emmaus in the spring of 2021 and the first commercial recording of the piece the following May. In addition, Errik has sung roles in 20th and 21st century operas such as Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking, Phillip Glass’ Galileo Galilei, and John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles.
Errik has appeared professionally with opera companies such as Chautauqua Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Dayton Opera, Madison Opera, Opera Columbus, Opera New Jersey, Opera Project Columbus, and Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, as well as with orchestras such as The American Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Ogden Chamber Orchestra, Reno Chamber Orchestra, and Springfield Symphony (Ohio).
Other notable operatic engagements include: Escamillo in Carmen (Bizet, abridged), Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors (Menotti), Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Simone in Gianni Schicchi (Puccini), Sharpless in Madama Butterfly (Puccini), Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), Ford in Falstaff (Verdi), Montano in Otello (Verdi), and Germont in La Traviata (Verdi, abridged).
Other notable concert engagements include: Magnificat (Bach), Mass in A (Bach), Dover Beach (Barber), Symphony 9 (Beethoven), German Requiem (Brahms), Te Deum (Bruckner), Requiem (Duruflé), Stabat Mater (Dvořák), Requiem (Fauré), Judas Maccabaeus (Handel), Messiah (Handel), Field Mass (Martinu), Messa di Gloria (Puccini), Petite Messe Sollenelle (Rossini), Mass In C (Schubert), and Mass in G (Schubert).