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José Gotera began his choral training at age eight at St. Michael’s Choir School in Toronto. He sang with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Tafelmusik, while completing degrees at the University of Toronto. In Cleveland, he has sung with Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland Opera on Tour, Opera Circle, Opera Cleveland, and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. He completed an MA in Early Music at CWRU. At present, José is a music instructor at Hiram College, where he teaches voice and directs opera/musical theater workshop and the Hiram men’s chorus. He is also the baritone section lead for the chancel choir at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights.