T.J. Callahan

T.J. Callahan (he/him/his) uses historically informed performance practice as a lens to cast new light on vocal music from all eras. Based in Baltimore, MD, T.J. appears around Maryland as a soloist in period performance contexts, including with Mountainside Baroque, the Handel Choir of Baltimore, Bach in Baltimore, and the Baltimore Basilica Schola Cantorum. He is delighted to be performing with The Thirteen for his third season. Equally comfortable interpreting new music, he has given prominent performances of cutting-edge repertoire with Mind on Fire, the Tudor Choir, and DUALIS. T.J. enjoys frequent engagements with premier vocal ensembles around the country, including Grammy-nominated True Concord Voices & Orchestra, VAE Cincinnati, the Washington National Cathedral Choir, and the Byrd Ensemble. In Baltimore, he is on the professional roster of the critically-acclaimed Emmanuel Choir and previously served as a Deputy Vicar Choral in the York Minster Choir He is an avid solo ensemble performer, appearing regularly with Anchorites, a professional quartet based in Baltimore, and was honored to be selected as a VOCES8 US Scholar in 2025–26. T.J. has been selected for fellowships with the Charlotte Bach Festival and Norfolk Chamber Music Festival at Yale University, and participated in performance practice workshops with Tafelmusik and Chorworks at Duke Chapel. T.J. completed his Master's in Solo Voice Ensemble singing with distinction in 2022, studying under Robert Hollingworth at the University of York. He completed his Master's in Historical Performance Voice at Peabody Conservatory in 2024.