Choral singing has long had a gender-bending history, but women singing tenor is a recent phenomenon. (Chris Maddaloni / CQ Roll Call via Getty Images) When I was 18 years old, I wanted to sing tenor.

George “Chris” Christensen sings with a barbershop chorus for one reason: He enjoys it. “It’s a lot of fun,” said Christensen, 76, who has been a tenor with the Plank Road Chorus for 23 years. “It’s a ...

Robert McPherson has been singing since he was a very young boy. “I was a preacher’s kid, I grew up singing gospel,” he says. Decades have passed since he performed his first solo, but McPherson's ...

TAVARES — Tenor Paul Pitts grew up with a voice that would eventually fill concert halls, churches and stages all over the world, but it wasn’t until he was widowed in 1994 that the famous singer ...

Mikah Rosanova wanted to sing tenor in high school. Their choral director told them they’d need to stay where they’re at—as a mezzo soprano. “Choir was the space where I felt like I belonged, simply ...