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Lyric Tenor, Da Capo Founder and Executive Director, Jeff Prillaman has enjoyed a variety of solo engagements in both national and international venues. While completing his Master of Music degree at the Juilliard School in New York City, he enjoyed a Carnegie Hall debut in Donizetti's Caterina Cornaro with the Opera Orchestra of New York. His wide ranging repertoire has provided performances venues ranging from Dvorak Hall in Prague, Czech Republic to recitals in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.

Equally at home on the opera stage and the concert stage, he has a special affinity for art song and is excited by the unique communication medium provided by the intimate concert events generally associated with song and lecture recitals. Mr Prillaman was recently awarded honorable mention in the collaborative piano division of the International Garrison Piano Competition sponsored by the American Liszt Society.



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As a recording artist, Mr Prillaman is the featured tenor on Elysium records' "Haydn in Hellenic Antiquity" released 1995 and was the tenor soloist in '94 on Chesky records' "Like as a Hart" with Joseph Flummerfelt and the Westminster Choir.

In addition to his solo performing career, Mr Prillaman is an accomplished conductor, an expert in Group Vocal Technique, and an experienced Minister of Music with a passion for arts in the local church and surrounding community. He holds a a Bachelors Degree summa cum laude from Westminster Choir College in Princeton NJ where he studied under Joseph Flummerfelt, and pursued specialized studies in Group Vocal Technique under the esteemed Frauke Haasemann and Dr. James Jordan. His dedication to working with musicians of all ages, professional and amateur has led to his continued work in churches, public schools and at the collegiate level. These opportunities have ranged across the United States, from Virginia to Connecticut, to California and they form the foundation of his passion for the Da Capo Institute. His most recent university teaching position was on the teaching faculty at Rutgers University in NJ.



As a businessman, strategist and technologist, Mr Prillaman has worked for corporations in NJ and VA and completed an executive certificate in management from the Darden School of Business at the University of VA. He is currently a Director at Capital One within the New Market Banking Organization. He has been recognized as a Circle of Excellence award winner in the top 1% of Capital One's workforce.

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