Dr. Goodrich has performed solo recital, opera and oratorio performances throughout the United States as well as having toured Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia as soloist with the Amor Artist Chorale and Orchestra under the direction of Johannes Somary. He has performed numerous operatic roles, including Ernesto in DON PASQUALE, Sextus in GIULIO CESARE, Nemorino in L’ELISIR D’AMORE, Fenton in FALSTAFF, and the title role in ALBERT HERRING. He has worked with many noted opera directors, including Tito Capobianco, Ken Kazan, and the late Cynthia Auerbach, among others. He has performed major roles in works by Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Handel and Saint-Säens, including a performance of THE CREATION under the direction of James Sinclair with Orchestra New England, which was broadcast over Connecticut Public Radio. He premiered Somary’s BALLAD FOR GOD AND HIS PEOPLE in a role which was expressly written for him. Dr. Goodrich has also appeared numerous times as a featured soloist with the Baroque Festival of Corona del Mar, receiving praise from both THE LOS ANGELES TIMES and THE ORANGE COUNTRY REGISTER. In 1998, Goodrich premiered TO THE NIGHTINGALE by Tania French with violinist Clayton Haslop. He has performed Britten’s SERENADE FOR TENOR, STRINGS AND ORCHESTRA with the Pacific Symphony Institute Orchestra and toured the Southland with noted pianist Eduardo Delgado in a special recital program commemorating the 150th anniversary of Chopin’s death. While in Boston, the tenor performed in the area premiere of Swanee Hunt’s WITNESS CANTATA with The Boston Landmark Orchestra, as well as Mozart’s REQUIEM and MESSIAH with New England Classical Singers. He also was tenor soloist in Britten’s WAR REQUIEM, which was performed with the Boston University Symphonic Chorus and Symphony Orchestra at Boston’s historic Symphony Hall. The performance was also repeated for the American Choral Director’s Association Convention-Eastern Division in Boston. He recently travelled to Chicago to perform Mozart’s REQUIEM at the MozartFest at Saint James Cathedral.

Dr. Goodrich received his Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from Yale School of Music and his Doctorate in Musical Arts (Vocal Performance) from The University of Michigan, where he worked with tenor George Shirley. He has also worked extensively with tenor John Stewart, Jan DeGaetani, Martin Katz, William Parker and Doris Yarick-Cross.

Dr. Goodrich has served on the Executive Boards of NATS-Boston and he is currently a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of NATS, where he has served on the Executive Board for over ten years.