Daon Drisdom

Tenor

“Praised for his rich tone and incredible stage presence, tenor Daon Drisdom’s classical credits include performances in the baritone and tenor repertoires. Portrayal’s ranging from Papageno in Mozart’s The Magic Flute to Fritz in Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz are performances to his success.

His teaching credits include serving as choral director at the Jessye Norman School of the Arts in Augusta, Georgia, music teacher at the John F. Kennedy School in Somerville, Massachusetts, chorus and musical director and the Boston Latin Academy in Boston, Massachusetts, and years of private voice and piano teaching.

He has been a featured soloist with notable names such as John Bucchino and jazz trombonist Wycillfe Gordon, as part of Wycliffe Gordon and Friends for a holiday performance on Georgia Public Broadcasting Radio in 2016. He can be heard on Funmilayo Ngozi’s Unconstrained album as a background vocalist and as soloist on the track Faith. Drisdom also has made notable contributions with YouTube inspirational group Trey McLaughlin & the Sounds of Zamar.

Currently, he is a J. P. Hunsaker soloist at the First Parish in Milton and serves as the music teacher at the East Somerville Community School.”