Larry Frazier has sung numerous performances as bass soloist in Handel’s Messiah and in other large-scale choral works ranging from Bach’s St. John Passion and Magnificat to Brahms’ Requiem, which he sang with the San Antonio Symphony in a special performance upon the death of President Lyndon Johnson, as well as over 150 performances of leading bass roles with professional companies such as the New Orleans Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Syracuse Opera, Opera Memphis, and The National Opera. He created the starring role of The Elder in the world premier of James Oliverio’s StarChild as well as in the Emmy Award-winning film version of this multi-media opera, which was seen state-wide over Georgia Public Television.

Recent concert appearances include solo performances in Italy at the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieta, Venice, and in Verona; he also sang as guest cantor at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. In preparation for his career he was an apprentice artist with The Santa Fe Opera, a first-place winner in the Texoma Region as well as national finalist in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Award Auditions, and a first-place district winner and regional finalist in The Metropolitan Opera Auditions.

Dr. Frazier created a majority of the episodes of The Hymn of the Week while his wife, Mary Lynn, was undergoing treatment for stage-three colon cancer. She has now been cancer free for over eight years, but the expressions of faith embodied in these hymns helped sustain them both during the difficult months of chemotherapy treatment.

He holds undergraduate and masters degrees from Louisiana State University, where he served as graduate assistant conductor of the LSU A Capella Choir, and the Doctor of Music Degree from Florida State University. He retired as Professor of Music and Director of Opera at the University of West Georgia, Carrollton, after almost a quarter-century of service from 1988-2012, when he built the UWG Opera into one of the most active undergraduate programs in the region. His voice students have achieved success as professionals in opera and concert singing and in higher education.

A life-long church musician, Dr. Frazier is currently a member of First Baptist Church, Carrollton, Georgia, where he is a choir member and soloist. He also serves as a deacon and adult Sunday School teacher. He and his wife Mary Lynn have two sons and two grandchildren.