Patrick Wilhelm

Patrick Wilhelm is a baritone scheduled to appear with the Binghamton Philharmonic in November 2026. Based on this directory's listing, he will take a solo vocal role in a program pairing Copland's Appalachian Spring with Beethoven's Mass in C major. No further biographical details are confirmed here.

Listeners can expect Wilhelm's voice in two very different settings. Copland's Appalachian Spring, best known as an orchestral ballet score, includes the folk-hymn tune "Simple Gifts," a plain, stepwise melody that this performance appears to feature with baritone voice added to the orchestral texture. Beethoven's Mass in C major, Op. 86, is a choral work in the Catholic mass tradition, setting the Latin liturgical text for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra; the baritone typically joins the soprano, alto, and tenor soloists in ensemble passages and shorter solo phrases woven through movements like the Gloria and Sanctus, rather than carrying extended solo arias. Expect a voice used for blending with other soloists and chorus as much as for standing apart, in music that moves between simple folk-like clarity and formal sacred grandeur.