Dale Tracy's lyric tenor voice and artistic expression have been hailed by critics and colleagues alike as "stylish", "heartfelt ", "dynamic " and "with a quality that ranges from tender to robust ". He has garnered equal respect for his skill as a musician with such descriptions as "remarkable" and "an impressive model of how to tackle unfamiliar and daunting fare ". Mr. Tracy describes his own artistic goal as an effort to give his audience new perspective on their listening experience and a lasting revelation of what music could mean to them: "In performance I try to meet the audience in their seats and lift them to a place they had only dreamed of ".

Mr. Tracy began his singing career at the age of nine in the church where his parents served as ministers. From this personal and intimate musical setting came a desire to reflect human experience in a spiritual way, a desire Mr. Tracy still retains today. Four years of study at Chapman College intensified into private studies with Seth Riggs, Dave Stroud, Richard Nickol and Eva Fliegel. Mr. Tracy soon gained the attention of the Los Angeles community where he won or placed in several competitions including the Loren Zachary Competition and the Opera Reading Club. In 1985 he was named the " Voice of the Future " in Los Angeles.

Mr. Tracy soon came into demand as a soloist for choral oratorio and symphonic work. From Carmina Burana with the Los Robles Master Chorale, Handel's Messiah with the Pacific Symphony to a light gala featuring Bernstein, Gershwin and Arlen with the National Chorale at Lincoln Center in New York, Mr. Tracy has built a reputation for tackling a wide range of vocal demands with skill and precision. Vance George, Chorus Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, praised the many vocal colors Mr. Tracy used to create a heartfelt and stylish interpretation of Mendelssohn's Ave Maria. Jerry Gerber, composer of the recently released CD, In Praise of Poets (Ottava) was delighted by Mr. Tracy's vocal precision: "the tenor part [Dulce et Decorum Est] is serialized, highly chromatic and rhythmically intricate yet Dale made it sound so easy ". Mr. Tracy has also recorded as featured soloist with the Grammy Award winning San Francisco Symphony Chorus on the Delos label, Voices 1900/2000.

A resident of San Francisco, Mr. Tracy has enjoyed a long-term collaboration as soloist with the world renowned Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys. He can be heard on two recordings with the choir - Songs of The Season and Shepherds and Carols. Television audiences in the Bay Area enthusiastically received an airing of Songs of The Season (now on DVD) with Mr. Tracy as featured soloist. Canon Rick Johnson, Producer at Grace Cathedral, observed of Mr. Tracy's performance: "Dale Tracy has a powerful and passionate on-camera presence that is a rare gift for a classical singer".

Musical Theatre and Opera have also been important successes for Dale Tracy. His musical theatre roles reveal a wide range of characterizations: from the Caliph in Kismet, to Matt in The Fantastiks and Tony in West Side Story. Mr. Tracy enjoyed five years at the Neue Flora Theater, Hamburg, Germany, singing the roles of Raoul, Viscomte de Chagny and the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd-Webber's Phantom Of The Opera. During his long run as the Phantom, Mr. Tracy was able to find new ways of experiencing the complexities of the character, working to help the audience "feel the anguish inside this broken person in a way that they could relate to."

His opera credits show Mr. Tracy navigating centuries of development in the art form. Tamino in Mozart's Die Zauberfloete, Faust in Gonoud's Faust, Satyavan in Holst's Savitri and Fred in the comic contemporary Davies and Dabrusin offering, The Night Harry Stopped Smoking are among Mr. Tracy's many feats of musical flexibility. "Being flexible is not an option for me as an artist ", writes Mr. Tracy of his stage work, " rather a way of life."

Fluent in German, Mr. Tracy recently took on the role of Hans Scholl in the ambitious and critically acclaimed production of Udo Zimmerman's opera of the Holocaust, Weisse Rose. Joshua Kosman of the San Francisco Chronicle, in praise of the San Francisco production, characterized Mr. Tracy as "a warm, precise tenor who captured the heroism and vulnerability of the role."

Today Dale Tracy continues to be in demand as vocal soloist, recording artist, musical theater performer and opera performer, concertizing extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Mr. Tracy is also in demand for corporate event and commercial work in both Europe and the United States where he appears on television, radio, CD Rom and the Internet. Clark Sterling of Sterling Performances considers Mr. Tracy, "a dynamic addition to the corporate entertainment I produce".

Mr. Tracy is especially excited about his newest recording with Composer Jerry Gerber, In Praise Of Poets, saying of the experience, " I loved singing on In Praise of Poets because it tells stories through poetry that resonate with meanings which will never be exhausted. I felt the weight of the words of Owen, Dickinson, Rilke and the other poets very profoundly and tried to serve them to the best of my ability ".

Dale Tracy is looking forward to even more diverse challenges in his career through recording, television and the stage. He is excited about the opportunities being afforded artists of many styles to meet and to create new genres of music, sometimes called "crossover". Reflecting on the fine and varied banquet of opportunities he has enjoyed and on future challenges, Mr. Tracy sums up his service to music and to his audiences:

"One of the most valuable things I have learned as an artist is to approach each piece of music with a fresh, new perspective. Whether I have sung it 500 times or for the first time, I put myself in the place of the listener and try to show them a new way of listening to and of finding meaning in the music."