Critics have described Sepp Hammer as delivering “masterful and expressive solos” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and showing “warm baritone gravity” (The Boston Globe). His concert engagements in recent seasons have included Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (as Jesus) with California Bach Society, Handel’s Dixit Dominus with San Francisco Choral Society, Bach’s cantata Aus der Tiefe with Santa Cruz Chorale, Rutter’s Mass of the Children with Solano Symphony, Zelenka’s Gloria with Chora Nova, Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs with Contra Costa Chorale, and, with various ensembles, Schütz’s Symphoniae Sacrae, Bach’s Magnificat, Bach’s B Minor Mass, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Schubert’s Mass in G Major, Brahms’ Requiem, Fauré’s Requiem, and Duruflé’s Requiem. With Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Sepp appeared in the role of Eupolemus in Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus and he sings regularly with the PBO Chorale. Sepp holds a master’s degree in vocal performance from New England Conservatory and a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of California, Berkeley.