Evan’s earliest performance credits date back to his undergraduate degree in vocal performance, where he studied with Richard Fracker at Michigan State University. As a student, between his time at MSU and as a young artist with Seagle Music Colony, Evan performed roles in nearly a dozen shows, including Pirates of Penzance, A Little Night Music, Susannah, and West Side Story. Evan went on to make his professional debut with the Shreveport Opera in the role of Howard Boucher in Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking.

 

During his time as a freelance composer in Michigan, Evan also became an active performing member of the Michigan’s operatic scene, singing concerts and performing leading roles with a number of Michigan’s smaller opera companies, including the West Michigan Opera Project (Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo), Main Street Opera Theater (Plymouth), and Opera MODO (Detroit). He also served as a chorister for Opera Grand Rapids in several shows, as well as singing the role of Messenger in their 2023 production of Aïda.