Cooper Joseph Kendall (28) is an American Tenor from a small town on the shoreline of Connecticut. Kendall studies Liedgestaltung at the Musik-Akademie Basel with Jan Schultsz and Daniel Behle.

In 2020 Kendall received a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from The Mannes College of Music at The New School in New York City, where he studied with Arthur Levy and opera coach Anthony Manoli.

In 2018 Kendall received his Bachelor’s degree at The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he studied with dramatic Soprano Jane Eaglen.

In May 2024, Kendall took part in the International Lied Festival Zeist; in August 2023 in the Academia Vocalis Lieder Masterclass in Kufstein with Robert Holl; with Christoph Prégardien through the Beethoven Haus Bonn in October 2023, in 2019 and 2021 in the “Classic Lyric Arts” program in Novafeltria, Italy; in 2018 at “Aspen Music Festival” in Aspen, Colorado; and in 2016 and 2019 at “SongFest” at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles.

Student’s Life

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Upcoming Dates

Jeunes Duos

Haydn Canzonettas Book 1; Semyon Berezin, Piano

Lied et Melodie, Benoît Capt

September 18th, 19:30; Salle André Trocmé, Genève

Antonín Dvořák Stabat Mater

Enrico Fischer, Cappella dei Grilli, da Vinci Orchester Basel

September 27th, 2025, 19:30, Reformierte Stadtkirche Aarau
September 28th, 2025, 17:00, Stadtkirche St. Nikolaus Bremgarten
Oktober 17th, 2025, 19:30, Reformierte Stadtkirche Zofingen
Oktober 19th, 2025, 17:00, Reformierte Kirche Seon

Weihnacht Gottesdienst 2025

Troisième Messe Solennelle of Alexandre Guilmant for Soli, Choir, and orchestra

Joachim Krause, da Vinci Orchester Basel, Gesangchor Heiliggeist

December 25th, 2025

Heiliggeistkirche Basel, 10:30