David Reid
A Jamaican tenor who became the national treasure when he was featured as the first tenor to record, what became, the national anthem.
David Reid’s thoughts on classical music from “Mike’s moments of…”:
Every time I sit down and listen to Elijah…it covers so many angles, so many facets…it’s my favorite oratorio
The business that classical music is a taffy nose thing is ridiculous. You’re depriving yourself of all the more wonderful music that there is. - David Reid, tenor
Please don’t take classical music too seriously. Just listen to it, and it will pour over you. It is music and it is beautiful. - David Reid, tenor
I have enjoyed both classical and pop all of my life and I think I am the better off for it. No prejudice. - David Reid, tenor
The spirit is there, the story is there. Just listen to it. Don’t condemn it. Spend the ten minutes… On those records, every single piece of classical music is where my inspiration came from. - David Reid, tenor
Enjoy more of David Reid’s story during Mike Sean Harris’s podcast released August 23, 2020: