Hailed as a "particularly fine tenor" (BBC Music Magazine), and praised for his "shining, clear elegance" (New York Classical Review), New York City-based tenor John Ramseyer specializes in concert and chamber music, as well as opera, having collaborated with many of New York’s finest ensembles, including Tenet Vocal Artists, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Fourth Wall Ensemble, the American Classical Orchestra, and New York Baroque Incorporated. Ramseyer made his Carnegie Hall debut singing the tenor solos in Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil with the Clarion Choir, led by Steven Fox. This performance followed the release of the Clarion Choir’s GRAMMY-nominated recording of the All-Night Vigil, for which he provided the tenor solos. Other recent highlights include Mozart's Requiem with the Asheville Symphony, Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Cathedral Choral Society, an international tour of Handel’s Hercules with The English Concert and the Clarion Choir, led by Harry Bicket, the Carmel Bach Festival, and J.S. Bach's B Minor Mass with the UK chamber choir, Vasari Singers. Ramseyer performs regularly with Musica Sacra, the Clarion Choir, Ensemble Altera, and Fourth Wall Ensemble.

Well-versed in operatic repertoire spanning the eras, Mr. Ramseyer has performed leading roles with The Bronx Opera Company, Apotheosis Opera, Resonanz Opera, Christman Opera Company, The Midwest Institute of Opera, and LoftOpera. Ramseyer received a master’s degree in vocal performance from Mannes School of Music. Previous roles include Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas), Lysander (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Fenton (Falstaff), Fenton (Sir John in Love), Bill (Flight), Laurence (Little Women), and L’Aumonier (Diaglogues of the Carmelites). John is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Extra Chorus, performing in recent productions including Britten’s Peter Grimes, Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer, Puccini’s Turandot, and a concert of Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem at Carnegie Hall. He performed in the chorus on two of the Met’s most recent GRAMMY-nominated live recording albums: A Concert for Ukraine and Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11.

Having been brought up with a tremendous passion for ensemble singing, Ramseyer is also privileged to be a Gentleman of the Choir at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, as part of the world-renowned Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, under the musical direction of Richard Tanner. Boasting robust and eclectic concert seasons, the choir frequently collaborates with Orchestra of St. Luke’s, as well as New York Baroque Incorporated. With the Saint Thomas Choir, he has appeared as a soloist on several recordings, including albums of the works of William Byrd, Calvin Hampton, and Kenneth Leighton, as well as a recent holiday album, No Small Wonder: Music for the Christmas Season. As a choral ensemble member, John has sung on a number of other recordings, including The Experiential Orchestra’s GRAMMY-winning recording of Dame Ethel Smyth’s masterpiece, The Prison, Poul Ruders’ premiere recording of his opera, The Thirteenth Child, as well as the premiere recordings of Frank La Rocca’s Mass of the Americas and Requiem for the Forgotten with the Benedict Sixteen ensemble.