January 31, 2015 9:52:39 PM

February 7, 2015 7:32:15 PM

Jeffrey Freuler, a native of Fairview Heights, IL, is a member of the famed St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys under the direction of John Scott. Jeffrey earned his Master’s degree in voice at Westminster Choir College, training as a countertenor in the voice studio of Thomas Faracco. While at Westminster Choir College, Jeffrey was a member of the critically acclaimed Westminster Choir under the direction of Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt. As a member of the Westminster Choir, he performed frequently with orchestras across the United States, including the New York Philharmonic and traveled to Charleston, SC to perform at the Spoleto Festival, USA. 
Mr. Freuler frequently performs with ensembles throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania, most notably among them are Fuma Sacra and the Masterwork Chorus of NJ, both under the direction of Dr. Andrew Megill, chorus master of the Montreal Symphony and conductor of the Carmel Bach Festival Chorale. With the Voices Chorale of New Jersey, he debuted as a countertenor in the role of David in Handel’s oratorio Saul in which he was praised as possessing “…a voice more richly colored than many other countertenors” by Classical New Jersey Society. In recent seasons, he has performed the title role of Solomon with the Franconia-Lancaster Choral Singers, the Sts. Matthew and John Passion with the Westminster Kantorei and Fuma Sacra. In 2012, Jeffrey toured Germany and Denmark with the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys. In the 2013, Jeffrey was the alto soloist in a performance of Cantata BWV 115 “Mach dich mein Geist bereit” on the popular “Bach on Thursdays” series in Princeton, NJ. He made his debut with The Polyphony Voices of New Mexico and The New Mexico Philharmonic in Bach’s St. John Passion where Jeffrey was reviewed by the Albuquerque Journal as giving an admirable account of the two alto arias, especially the emotional centerpiece of the work "Es ist vollbracht!" Jeffrey sang Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb with the Masterwork Chorus of NJ and the Cäcilien-Chor Frankfurt. Concluding the 2013 season, Jeffrey will perform Heinrich Schütz Musikalische Exequien with Fuma Sacra. 
In 2014 St. Thomas Choir concert series, Jeffrey sang with the famed viol consort Fretwork and with Richard Egarr and Juilliard415 in a performance of Purcell's Ode to St. Cecilia's Day and concluding the season, Mr. Freuler was the alto soloist in a performance of the Bach Easter Oratorio with the St. Thomas Choir and Concert Royal under John Scott. 