Biography
American Baritone, Travis Sherwood, has received praise for his powerful voice and
emotionally poignant performances around the world as an opera singer, concert artist, and
recitalist, performing a wide range of musical genres and styles.
On the operatic stage, Sherwood has performed leading roles in Susannah, La Bohème, South Pacific, Gianni Schicchi, The Tempest, Hänsel und Gretel, Das Liebesverbot, Albert Herring, Don
Giovanni, The Rape of Lucretia, and Die Fledermaus. Sherwood has sung for Amarillo Opera, Mississippi Opera, Opera à la carte, Aspen Opera Theater, The Martina Arroyo Foundation Prelude to Performance, USC Thornton Opera, Princeton Festival, Bohème Opera, Westminster Opera Theater, Spoleto Festival USA, and was an Associate Artist with Opera New Jersey, and a Marc and Eva Stern Fellow at SongFest.
On the concert stage, Sherwood has performed with the La Jolla Symphony, Southwest Symphony, Chatter Orchestra, Hunterdon Symphony, Symphony of the Vines, Canto Bello Chamber Orchestra, Monroe Symphony Orchestra, and La Sierra Symphony Orchestra, performing such works as Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, Gounod’s Messe Solenelle de Sainte Cécile, Schubert’s Mass in G, Bach’s Cantata 140, Haydn’s Die Schöpfung, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Weill’s Berliner Requiem, and creating the role of Jesus in Kata Markon by Mark Lanz Weiser. Sherwood has also enjoyed many collaborative recitals with distinguished pianists throughout the world.
Beyond performing, Sherwood enjoys teaching the next generation of singers in the voice studio as well as through his stage directing. For over a decade, he has built and developed collegiate opera theatre programs grounded in a student-centered philosophy that empowers young singing actors to embrace their artistic autonomy. Currently, Sherwood serves as Associate Professor of Voice, Voice Area Coordinator, and Director of SDSU Opera Theatre on the faculty of San Diego State University, School of Music and Dance. His students have been accepted to leading graduate programs as well as won regional and district competitions. In addition, Sherwood frequently leads masterclasses as well as lectures and presents on artistic literacy, student-centered pedagogy, voice pedagogy, and vocal literature. Sherwood previously served on the faculties of Fullerton Junior College, Mahidol University, and Eastern New Mexico University.
Sherwood holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and a Master of Music degree from the University of
Southern California, Thornton School of Music; and a Bachelor of Music degree from
Westminster Choir College in music education and vocal performance. Additional studies
include a certificate from the Académie International d’Eté de Nice in Interprétation chant &
piano under the instruction of Dalton Baldwin.