A Collaborative Spirit

For tenor Andrew Fuchs, music offers a means of deep connection to his fellow musicians, to the audience, and to a rich lineage that stretches from the ancient to the avant-garde. Based in New York City and originally from Kansas City, MO, he has shaped a career around the collaborative nature of music-making as a soloist and ensemble singer, working primarily in the fields of early and new music.

New York Polyphony & Historical Performance

Andrew is a member of the twice GRAMMY-nominated quartet New York Polyphony, an ensemble central to his musical life that tours to major festivals and concert series worldwide.

In addition to his work with NYP, Andrew is a familiar voice in NYC’s vibrant vocal arts community as a member of the Trinity Choir and frequent guest with the city’s leading historical performance ensembles, including ARTEK, TENET Vocal Artists, and the Clarion Choir. His early music repertoire centers on the Italian and English Renaissance and the music of J.S. Bach; he is a recurring soloist on Trinity’s Bach at One series, and has sung Bach’s St. Matthew and St. John Evangelists with several NYC-based ensembles.

Contemporary Music & Premieres

Equally passionate about the music of our time, Andrew is a dedicated advocate for new works. His premieres encompass a wide array of compositions, notably the principal role of "Me" in Daniel Thomas Davis’s chamber opera Six. Twenty. Outrageous. with American Opera Projects and song cycles by Alexander Goehr for Juilliard’s Focus Festival and Juliana Hall for Lyric Fest. With a particular interest in minimalism, he has performed major works by Steve Reich, including Three Tales at Disney Hall and Daniel Variations and You Are (Variations) at Miller Theatre with Ensemble Signal, as well as The Desert Music with the American Composers Orchestra. He has also sung substantial pieces by Kurt Rohde and Harrison Birtwistle with Brooklyn Art Song Society, and Stockhausen’s Stimmung with Ekmeles.

Notable Collaborations & Highlights

Other career highlights further showcase his versatility, ranging from Brahms’s Liebeslieder Waltzes and Britten’s Curlew River with the Mark Morris Dance Group to Vaughan Williams’s On Wenlock Edge with the Momenta Quartet, Misael in Britten’s The Burning Fiery Furnace with Montreal’s Ballet-Opéra-Pantomime, and Monteverdi Vespers with Pegasus Early Music.

Recording Credits

Andrew’s discography reflects a deep breadth of community and craft across diverse genres. Featured recordings include:

• New York Polyphony: Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli featured on Roma Æterna (BIS Records) - Gramophone’s Top Solo Performance, July 2025

• New York Polyphony: Sky of my Heart (BIS Records)

• Julia Wolfe: Anthracite Fields (Cantaloupe Music)

• Steinberg: Passion Week with the Clarion Choir (Naxos) – GRAMMY-nominated

• Monteverdi: Complete Book 7 Madrigals with ARTEK (Zefiro Recordings)

• Christopher Cerrone: The Branch Will Not Break (New Amsterdam Records)

Education & Training

Andrew is a two-time fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center and an alumnus of the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar. He holds Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from Stony Brook University, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Kansas.

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