Jesse Kliman

• 2025: Juilliard Summer Voice Intensive, The Juilliard School
• 2025: Schmidt Vocal Institute, Miami University
• 2025: 2nd Place, NATS Mid-Atlantic Regionals, National Qualifier (Upper High School Classical, TBB Voices)
• 2025, 2024: Maryland Senior All-State Chorus, Bass 1
• 2025: Finalist, Schmidt Vocal Competition, Georgia State University
• 2025: CS Music All-State Singer Award
• 2024: 1st Place, NATS Maryland/DC Chapter (Upper High School Classical, TBB Voices)
• 2024: Washington National Opera Institute, The Kennedy Center
• 2024: National School Choral Award, DeMatha Catholic High School
• 2023-present: YAACompany, Young Artists of America
• 2023: Maryland Junior All-State Chorus, Tenor
• 2022-present: Voices of DeMatha, DeMatha Catholic High School

Jesse Kliman, baritone, is a senior at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. He studies with Robert Cantrell. Though he has performed in musical theatre for over a decade, he began classical voice training in 2024. In his junior year, he placed 1st in the NATS MD/DC Competition, 2nd at the NATS Mid-Atlantic Regionals, and was a finalist in the Schmidt Vocal Competition in Georgia.

Jesse is a member of Young Artists of America (YAA) at the Music Center at Strathmore, where he has performed roles in Big Fish (Don Price), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Clopin), and the youth premiere of Disney in Concert (Beast / Hercules). He has also worked with The Theatre Lab, appearing in Titanic (Barrett) and The SpongeBob Musical (Squidward). In the summer of 2025, Jesse attended the Schmidt Vocal Institute and the Juilliard Summer Voice program. Outside of singing, Jesse plays cello and piano and enjoys composing.