The countertenor Augustine Mercante enjoys an active career performing repertoire from the Baroque to the 21st century. In 2008, as a fellow of the Weill Music Institute, he made his Carnegie Hall debut under the baton of Ton Koopman. He made his European debut at the 2007 Salzburg Festival. Gus has earned awards and honors from Early Music America, the Bel Canto Vocal Scholarship Foundation, the Ft. Worth Opera, and others. He was a founding member of the Rainbow Chorale of Delaware and, in 2005, founded LifeSongs, an organization that provides financial assistance to exemplary charities, individuals with special needs, and noteworthy community-centered projects.

Especially dedicated to the genre of spirituals, Gus has presented his program "Let it Shine" throughout the country. Augustine Mercante holds the Bachelor of Music from the University of Delaware and will earn the Master of Music from the University of North Texas in March 2009. In April 2009, Gus will accept the invitation of Edith Wiens to study at the Hochschule fur Musik - Munich.