Paul Max Tipton

Bass

A bass whose low, steady tone anchors Bach cantatas and new string works alike

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In short

Paul Max Tipton is a bass appearing with A Far Cry in Boston for a program titled "Mighty Fortress," which pairs Bach's cantata "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott" with new music by Carlos Simon collaborator-style composers Angelica Negron...

What to listen for

On this program, Tipton sings within Bach's Cantata No. 80, "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott" ("A mighty fortress is our God"), a work built around the sturdy, march-like hymn tune of the same name, which Bach threads through arias and choral movements so that the melody keeps resurfacing in new harmonic clothing. A bass voice in this cantata typically carries some of the weightiest, most declarative lines, often paired with continuo instruments in a steady walking bass line. The rest of the evening frames that Bach with contrasting textures, Figgis-Vizueta's "Talamh (land)" for string orchestra and Eastman's "Gay Guerrilla," so listeners can expect the concert to move between Baroque clarity and more expansive, contemporary string writing.

Written by OrchestraFinder, reviewed September 2026.