Orduña, John

John Orduña

John Orduña is noted as a singer of great versatility, impressing with a voice “rich and powerful top to bottom” (Peninsula Reviews) in repertoire that spans

the sacred oratorios of Bach and Handel, to comic roles by Prokofiev and Verdi. In recent seasons, Orduña has performed with Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble, Evergreen Ensemble, Chicago A Cappella, Artefact Ensemble, and the Santa Fe Desert Chorale. John has also been seen on the operatic stages of Washington National Opera, Opera Omaha, Santa Fe Opera, and North Carolina Opera. He continues to enjoy a rich and varied performance schedule with every major musical ensemble in the Chicago Area as well as chamber work, recording work, and teaching.

In addition to his performing career, Orduña actively serves the singing community, offstage, as a union representative for the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), as well as a consultant to several artistic organizations comprised of both student and professional artists. In his position with AGMA

he has been involved with major collective bargaining agreement negotiations with management at numerous shops, representing hundreds of the finest working musicians in the United States and takes great joy in doing so.