2018/2019 SINGERS
Please note that all singers do not sing all concerts.
KRISTIN BALL
ALTO
BM in Vocal Performance from Baylor University; MS in Arts Administration from Boston University.
Operations Manager for Virginia Chorale.
Currently a member of the choir, women's ensemble, and select ensembles Vox Caeli and Quartetto at Great Bridge United Methodist Church in Chesapeake.
Served as alto section leader and soloist at International Protestant Church in Zurich, Switzerland.
Has sung with the female ensemble Schwung (Zurich) and the Rocktown Consort (Harrisonburg, VA).
Operations Manager for Virginia Chorale.
Currently a member of the choir, women's ensemble, and select ensembles Vox Caeli and Quartetto at Great Bridge United Methodist Church in Chesapeake.
Served as alto section leader and soloist at International Protestant Church in Zurich, Switzerland.
Has sung with the female ensemble Schwung (Zurich) and the Rocktown Consort (Harrisonburg, VA).
RANDALL BALL
TENOR
DMA in Vocal Performance, Pedagogy, and Literature from James Madison University, MM and BM in Vocal Performance from Baylor University.
Director of Worship Music and Arts at Great Bridge United Methodist Church.
Currently an Adjunct Professor of Voice at Virginia Wesleyan University, Adjunct Instructor of Voice at University of Virginia (2012-2016), and Applied Vocal Instructor at James Madison University (2009-2011).
Has sung with Ft. Worth Opera, Waco Lyric Opera, Opera North, Santa Fe Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, and Luzerner Theater.
Director of Worship Music and Arts at Great Bridge United Methodist Church.
Currently an Adjunct Professor of Voice at Virginia Wesleyan University, Adjunct Instructor of Voice at University of Virginia (2012-2016), and Applied Vocal Instructor at James Madison University (2009-2011).
Has sung with Ft. Worth Opera, Waco Lyric Opera, Opera North, Santa Fe Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, and Luzerner Theater.
CHRISTINA BARTHOLOMEW
SOPRANO
BA in Vocal Performance from East Carolina University; MME from Old Dominion University.
Associate conductor for the Craven Community Chorus and rehearsal conductor for the Eastern Carolina Heritage Chorale (2014-15). Currently the interim director of the ODU Madrigal Singers.
Recent solo engagements of note include Mozart's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Coronation Mass, Mrs. Gobineau (Menotti's The Medium), and Belinda (Purcell's Dido and Aeneas).
Chorus Manager for Virginia Chorale and adjunct music professor at ODU.
Associate conductor for the Craven Community Chorus and rehearsal conductor for the Eastern Carolina Heritage Chorale (2014-15). Currently the interim director of the ODU Madrigal Singers.
Recent solo engagements of note include Mozart's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Coronation Mass, Mrs. Gobineau (Menotti's The Medium), and Belinda (Purcell's Dido and Aeneas).
Chorus Manager for Virginia Chorale and adjunct music professor at ODU.
CHRISTOPHER BURNETTE
TENOR
BM in Vocal Performance from Lamar University.
Participated in the Chorale's Young Singers Project from 2006-07.
Finalist in the Greater Houston National Association of Teachers of Singing competition in 2011.
Chorister at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk.
Participated in the Chorale's Young Singers Project from 2006-07.
Finalist in the Greater Houston National Association of Teachers of Singing competition in 2011.
Chorister at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk.
AJEE CHURCH
TENOR
BA in Music Education from Virginia Wesleyan College.
Current Choral Director at Granby High School.
Toured with the Wesleyan Singers and Wesleyan Chorale in 2014 to sing in Carnegie Hall.
Tenor Section Leader and soloist at First Lutheran Church of Norfolk.
Current Choral Director at Granby High School.
Toured with the Wesleyan Singers and Wesleyan Chorale in 2014 to sing in Carnegie Hall.
Tenor Section Leader and soloist at First Lutheran Church of Norfolk.
JULIA COBERLY
ALTO
BS in Music Education from Baylor University; MS in Counseling Psychology from Kansas University.
Has sung with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus, the Cantata Chorus, the Norfolk Chamber Consort, the Camerata Choristers, and the Virginia Chorale.
Currently sings at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk, and is a school counselor in Chesapeake.
Has sung with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra Chorus, the Cantata Chorus, the Norfolk Chamber Consort, the Camerata Choristers, and the Virginia Chorale.
Currently sings at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk, and is a school counselor in Chesapeake.
RACHAEL COLMAN
ALTO
Dedicated interpreter of concert and chamber music across the United States; flexible voice and sensitive musicality have earned her roster positions with nationally-recognized ensembles including the GRAMMY®-nominated True Concord Voices & Orchestra, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and the Handel and Haydn Society. Recently invited to join the United States Air Force as a vocalist with the Heritage of America Band; performs as one of the lead singers in Full Spectrum, a high-energy rock band, and also enjoys guest performances with the resident concert band and jazz ensemble. Has been a featured soloist in Bach’s St. John Passion and Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas both in collaboration with the Kansas City Baroque Consortium and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Singers. Opera roles include Angelina (La Cenerentola), Meg (Little Women), the Baker's Wife (Into The Woods), Zita (Gianni Schicchi), Prince Charming (Cendrillon), and Cherubino (Le Nozze Di Figaro). www.rachaelcolman.com
SCOTT M. CRISSMAN
TENOR
BM in Vocal Performance from Christopher Newport University.
Awarded singing fellowships for the 2012 & 2014 Chamber Choir & Choral Conducting Workshops led by Simon Carrington as part of the Yale Summer School of Music / Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (Norfolk, CT).
Has sung with Virginia Opera, Opera Roanoke (where he made his professional operatic debut as Goro in Puccini's Madama Butterfly), and the Virginia Arts Festival's John Duffy Institute for New Opera (in workshops and the world premiere production of Kristin Kuster's KEPT: a ghost story).
Currently sings as a professional member of the music ministry at Christ & St. Luke's Church (Norfolk), with the Church Circle Singers (Annapolis, MD) and Virginia Chorale (Norfolk), and in the professional core of the Washington Master Chorale (Washington, D.C.). In addition to his singing engagements, works for the Virginia Stage Company and as a freelance graphic designer.
Awarded singing fellowships for the 2012 & 2014 Chamber Choir & Choral Conducting Workshops led by Simon Carrington as part of the Yale Summer School of Music / Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (Norfolk, CT).
Has sung with Virginia Opera, Opera Roanoke (where he made his professional operatic debut as Goro in Puccini's Madama Butterfly), and the Virginia Arts Festival's John Duffy Institute for New Opera (in workshops and the world premiere production of Kristin Kuster's KEPT: a ghost story).
Currently sings as a professional member of the music ministry at Christ & St. Luke's Church (Norfolk), with the Church Circle Singers (Annapolis, MD) and Virginia Chorale (Norfolk), and in the professional core of the Washington Master Chorale (Washington, D.C.). In addition to his singing engagements, works for the Virginia Stage Company and as a freelance graphic designer.
SARAH FROOK GALLO
SOPRANO
BA in Music, College of William & Mary.
MM in Conducting (Choral), Eastman School of Music.
Artistic Director, Virginia Choral Society.
Currently serving as the Director of the William & Mary Women’s Chorus and adjunct Professor of Theory at William & Mary.
Also currently sings as a member in professional octet, The Piedmont Singers.
Has held teaching positions at the University of Richmond and Christopher Newport University.
MM in Conducting (Choral), Eastman School of Music.
Artistic Director, Virginia Choral Society.
Currently serving as the Director of the William & Mary Women’s Chorus and adjunct Professor of Theory at William & Mary.
Also currently sings as a member in professional octet, The Piedmont Singers.
Has held teaching positions at the University of Richmond and Christopher Newport University.
MAX HOLMAN
BASS
MM in Choral Conducting from Yale University; BM in Music Education from Rutgers University.
Upper & Middle School Chorus Teacher at Norfolk Collegiate School.
Accompanist for Virginia Children's Chorus.
Harpsichordist for Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Norfolk Chamber Consort.
Chorister at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk.
Upper & Middle School Chorus Teacher at Norfolk Collegiate School.
Accompanist for Virginia Children's Chorus.
Harpsichordist for Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Norfolk Chamber Consort.
Chorister at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk.
JOHN IRVING
BASS
DMA in Choral Conducting from the University of North Texas; MM in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College of Rider University; BM in Music Education from the University of Texas at Austin.
Director of Choral Studies at Christopher Newport University.
Artistic Director of the Ad Astra Music Festival in Kansas.
Previously served as choral music teacher at Fordham High School for the Arts in New York City, founding choral workshop director of Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute Count Me In program, and interim music director of the Denton Bach Society.
The New York Times praised his choirs in performance as "not just exuberant but polished and precise."
Director of Choral Studies at Christopher Newport University.
Artistic Director of the Ad Astra Music Festival in Kansas.
Previously served as choral music teacher at Fordham High School for the Arts in New York City, founding choral workshop director of Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute Count Me In program, and interim music director of the Denton Bach Society.
The New York Times praised his choirs in performance as "not just exuberant but polished and precise."
KATHRYN KELLY
ALTO
BM in Vocal Performance and MM in Vocal Pedagogy & Performance from Westminster Choir College of Rider University.
Recently made her professional operatic debut in Opera Roanoke's production of Rossini's La Cenerentola.
Co-founder of Tidewater Opera Initiative, where she has performed the roles of Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte and Lauretta in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.
Has covered roles and performed in the chorus with Virginia Opera, and spent a summer as a Professional Artist at SongFest in Los Angeles.
Currently sings at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk, as their soprano soloist.
Recently made her professional operatic debut in Opera Roanoke's production of Rossini's La Cenerentola.
Co-founder of Tidewater Opera Initiative, where she has performed the roles of Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte and Lauretta in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.
Has covered roles and performed in the chorus with Virginia Opera, and spent a summer as a Professional Artist at SongFest in Los Angeles.
Currently sings at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk, as their soprano soloist.
CLAUDIA KESSEL
ALTO
B.A. in music (vocal performance), University of Illinois; M.A. in public policy.
Has sung with Tidewater Opera Initiative, Bel Cantanti Opera, Thomas Circle Singers, The Washington Chorus, Wisconsin Chamber Choir, Isthmus Vocal Ensemble, Cantori, Virginia Choral Society, and at the Madison Early Music Festival.
Currently sings with James River Singers in Richmond, at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, and is employed as the alto choral scholar and cantor at St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg.
Has enjoyed collaborating with local musicians to perform art songs and chamber works in recital.
Works as a grant writer for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation’s history museums.
Has sung with Tidewater Opera Initiative, Bel Cantanti Opera, Thomas Circle Singers, The Washington Chorus, Wisconsin Chamber Choir, Isthmus Vocal Ensemble, Cantori, Virginia Choral Society, and at the Madison Early Music Festival.
Currently sings with James River Singers in Richmond, at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, and is employed as the alto choral scholar and cantor at St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg.
Has enjoyed collaborating with local musicians to perform art songs and chamber works in recital.
Works as a grant writer for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation’s history museums.
LYNN KOTRADY
ALTO
Solo Credits include Bach's Mass in B-minor, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Handel's Messiah, Vivaldi's Gloria, and Mendelssohn's Elijah.
Frequent soloist at "Centenary Classics," an early music event in Richmond.
Alto soloist for Richmond's St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Congregation Beth Ahabah.
Frequent soloist at "Centenary Classics," an early music event in Richmond.
Alto soloist for Richmond's St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Congregation Beth Ahabah.
MICHAEL KOTRADY
BASS
Childhood musical studies with violinist/conductor Jorge Gardos, himself a student of Zoltán Kodály.
Bachelors degree from the University of Richmond, vocal and choral studies with the late James Erb.
Over three decades of experience as a soloist and chorister with numerous ensembles, including the Richmond Symphony, Virginia Chorale, and Virginia Symphony Chorus.
Serves as a staff singer at Richmond's Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and Congregation Beth Ahabah.
Currently studying voice with Dr. Jennifer Cable.
Employed since 1997 by wine importer Kysela Père et Fils.
Bachelors degree from the University of Richmond, vocal and choral studies with the late James Erb.
Over three decades of experience as a soloist and chorister with numerous ensembles, including the Richmond Symphony, Virginia Chorale, and Virginia Symphony Chorus.
Serves as a staff singer at Richmond's Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and Congregation Beth Ahabah.
Currently studying voice with Dr. Jennifer Cable.
Employed since 1997 by wine importer Kysela Père et Fils.
ELISE RAMOS KREPCHO
SOPRANO
BM in Vocal Performance from Southeastern University (Lakeland, FL).
Chorus teacher at Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, VA.
Serves as Secretary for the Virginia Choral Directors Association
Has sung with Lyric Opera of Virginia, Camerata Choristers, and served as chorus master for Tidewater Opera Initiative.
Soprano section leader and soloist at Galilee Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach.
Chorus teacher at Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, VA.
Serves as Secretary for the Virginia Choral Directors Association
Has sung with Lyric Opera of Virginia, Camerata Choristers, and served as chorus master for Tidewater Opera Initiative.
Soprano section leader and soloist at Galilee Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach.
BONNIE LAMBERT-BAXTER
ALTO
Has sung with the Virginia Chorale, Symphonicity, the Williamsburg Symphonia, and Virginia Musical Theater.
Has served as soprano/alto soloist at Larchmont United Methodist Church, Norfolk, First Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach, First Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg, Ohef Sholom Temple, Norfolk, and as Director of Music at First Christian Church, Norfolk.
Currently a speech/language pathologist for Norfolk Public Schools, private piano teacher, and mother of two fantastic children.
Has served as soprano/alto soloist at Larchmont United Methodist Church, Norfolk, First Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach, First Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg, Ohef Sholom Temple, Norfolk, and as Director of Music at First Christian Church, Norfolk.
Currently a speech/language pathologist for Norfolk Public Schools, private piano teacher, and mother of two fantastic children.
DOUGLAS LYNCH
TENOR
BA and MA in Theater from Regent University.
Composed an original rock-musical Jeremiah's Passion, currently being developed for production.
Sang in the Virginia Opera Chorus in the 2016/2017 season.
Has served as tenor soloist for Ohef Sholom Temple for the past twenty years.
Eighth season with the Virginia Chorale.
Composed an original rock-musical Jeremiah's Passion, currently being developed for production.
Sang in the Virginia Opera Chorus in the 2016/2017 season.
Has served as tenor soloist for Ohef Sholom Temple for the past twenty years.
Eighth season with the Virginia Chorale.
FRANK B. MITCHELL, III
BASS
Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Hampton Institute.
Has appeared to significant acclaim with major opera companies and orchestras both domestically and internationally such as Opera Phila, the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, DC, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Virginia Symphony, Opera North, Mozart Opera Festival, and Israel’s Haifa Symphony for the world premiere presentation of Paul Schoenberg’s D’vorah in celebration of Israel’s 3rdMillennium.
Past roles include Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Antonio in Le nozze de Figaro, Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, Escamillo in Carmen, The Emperor in Turandot, The Duke of Verona in Romeo & Juliet, Micha in The Bartered Bride, Elder Ott in Susanna, and the biblical role of Sisera in Schoenberg’s D’vorah.
Is a frequently requested oratorio and cantata soloist throughout the East Cost for such works as Messiah, Elijah, and The Creation, as well as both the Brahms and Verdi Requiem.
Made his Carnegie Hall debut in a concert of African-American spirituals in May of 1992, his Kennedy Center debut in December of 1997, and has appeared at the Lincoln Center on numerous occasions.
Has appeared to significant acclaim with major opera companies and orchestras both domestically and internationally such as Opera Phila, the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, DC, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Virginia Symphony, Opera North, Mozart Opera Festival, and Israel’s Haifa Symphony for the world premiere presentation of Paul Schoenberg’s D’vorah in celebration of Israel’s 3rdMillennium.
Past roles include Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Antonio in Le nozze de Figaro, Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, Escamillo in Carmen, The Emperor in Turandot, The Duke of Verona in Romeo & Juliet, Micha in The Bartered Bride, Elder Ott in Susanna, and the biblical role of Sisera in Schoenberg’s D’vorah.
Is a frequently requested oratorio and cantata soloist throughout the East Cost for such works as Messiah, Elijah, and The Creation, as well as both the Brahms and Verdi Requiem.
Made his Carnegie Hall debut in a concert of African-American spirituals in May of 1992, his Kennedy Center debut in December of 1997, and has appeared at the Lincoln Center on numerous occasions.
GARY MONTGOMERY
TENOR
Obtained a BM in Vocal Performance from Christopher Newport University.
Sings in the professional cores of the Virginia Symphony Chorus and the adult choir at Freemason Street Baptist Church (Norfolk), where he is a frequent soloist.
Currently in his fourth season with the Virginia Chorale and is a frequent soloist in the Hampton Roads area and throughout Virginia.
Premiered the opera KEPT: a ghost story with the Virginia Arts Festival this summer.
Has been seen on the opera stage as Don Basilio (Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro), Toby (Menotti's The Medium), Ivan (Strauss' Die Fledermaus), Arnalta (Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea), Belcore (Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore), and many more.
Sings in the professional cores of the Virginia Symphony Chorus and the adult choir at Freemason Street Baptist Church (Norfolk), where he is a frequent soloist.
Currently in his fourth season with the Virginia Chorale and is a frequent soloist in the Hampton Roads area and throughout Virginia.
Premiered the opera KEPT: a ghost story with the Virginia Arts Festival this summer.
Has been seen on the opera stage as Don Basilio (Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro), Toby (Menotti's The Medium), Ivan (Strauss' Die Fledermaus), Arnalta (Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea), Belcore (Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore), and many more.
BRYSON MORTENSEN
BASS
DMA in Choral Conducting & Voice from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; MM in Choral Conducting and BM in Vocal Performance from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT).
Has conducted the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Festival Choir of Madison, WI.
Has sung with the Bach Chamber Choir, the Baroque Artists of Urbana-Champaign, and the Deseret Chamber Singers, and has performed as a soloist in Handel's Messiah, Carissimi's Jepthe, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Schubert's Mass in G, and several other smaller works and cantatas.
Currently serves as Director of Choirs at Virginia Wesleyan College, where he conducts the Virginia Wesleyan Chorale and Virginia Wesleyan Singers and teaches courses in Choral Music Education and Music History.
Young Singers Project Manager for Virginia Chorale.
Has conducted the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Festival Choir of Madison, WI.
Has sung with the Bach Chamber Choir, the Baroque Artists of Urbana-Champaign, and the Deseret Chamber Singers, and has performed as a soloist in Handel's Messiah, Carissimi's Jepthe, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Schubert's Mass in G, and several other smaller works and cantatas.
Currently serves as Director of Choirs at Virginia Wesleyan College, where he conducts the Virginia Wesleyan Chorale and Virginia Wesleyan Singers and teaches courses in Choral Music Education and Music History.
Young Singers Project Manager for Virginia Chorale.
KIMBERLY NICKERSON
SOPRANO
BS in Vocal Performance from Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA).
Has performed with Virginia Musical Theatre in roles including Julie Jordan in Carousel and Laurey in Oklahoma; and with Virginia Opera, as Barberina in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, and in the chorus and as a cover for operas including The Merry Widow, Romeo et Juliette, Carmen, and La Traviata.
Has taught at the Governor's School for the Arts and currently maintains a private voice studio.
Currently serves as Assistant Director of Music and is a frequent soloist at First Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach.
Mom of two amazing and supportive children.
Has performed with Virginia Musical Theatre in roles including Julie Jordan in Carousel and Laurey in Oklahoma; and with Virginia Opera, as Barberina in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, and in the chorus and as a cover for operas including The Merry Widow, Romeo et Juliette, Carmen, and La Traviata.
Has taught at the Governor's School for the Arts and currently maintains a private voice studio.
Currently serves as Assistant Director of Music and is a frequent soloist at First Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach.
Mom of two amazing and supportive children.
ABBY OUTLAW
SOPRANO
BM in Vocal Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Has performed with Capital Opera Richmond, the Richmond Symphony, Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale, the Eckhart Ensemble, and Richmond Choral Society.
Currently sings with the Piedmont Singers of Central Virginia, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
Has performed with Capital Opera Richmond, the Richmond Symphony, Central Virginia Masterworks Chorale, the Eckhart Ensemble, and Richmond Choral Society.
Currently sings with the Piedmont Singers of Central Virginia, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
CORBIN PINTO
SOPRANO
MM from Virginia Commonwealth University; graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University with a BM in Music Education.
Directs the children's choir at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk.
Has sung as a soloist in numerous venues across Hampton Roads, including Handel's Messiah with Symphonicity.
An active and accomplished music educator, she has developed recognized choral programs at Bayside High School and Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach, which has performed with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and was selected to host a masterclass by the world-renowned vocal ensemble Chanticleer in 2011.
Directs the children's choir at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Norfolk.
Has sung as a soloist in numerous venues across Hampton Roads, including Handel's Messiah with Symphonicity.
An active and accomplished music educator, she has developed recognized choral programs at Bayside High School and Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach, which has performed with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and was selected to host a masterclass by the world-renowned vocal ensemble Chanticleer in 2011.
GEORGE REVILL
TENOR
BM in Vocal Performance from Christopher Newport University.
Tenor section leader and soloist at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church.
Has sung with the Virginia Symphony Chorus, Virginia Opera Chorus, and Virginia Musical Theatre.
Tenor section leader and soloist at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church.
Has sung with the Virginia Symphony Chorus, Virginia Opera Chorus, and Virginia Musical Theatre.
IAN RICHARDSON
BASS
Has performed with numerous opera companies, including Des Moines Metro Opera, St. Petersburg Opera, Ash Lawn Opera, Kentucky Opera, and Knoxville Opera, as well as Richmond’s own Capitol Opera.
Currently sings at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
Teaches multiple instruments: guitar, string bass (classical and jazz), beginning piano, and voice.
Currently sings at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.
Teaches multiple instruments: guitar, string bass (classical and jazz), beginning piano, and voice.
EMILY RUSSELL
ALTO
BM from James Madison University.
Taught music in private and public schools in Hampton Roads; now has a private voice and piano studio.
In addition to singing with the Chorale, performs frequently with Virginia Opera and has performed with Catabile Project and Tidewater Opera Initiative.
Currently serves as Virginia Opera’s Children’s Chorus Master.
Taught music in private and public schools in Hampton Roads; now has a private voice and piano studio.
In addition to singing with the Chorale, performs frequently with Virginia Opera and has performed with Catabile Project and Tidewater Opera Initiative.
Currently serves as Virginia Opera’s Children’s Chorus Master.
MARSHALL SEVERIN
BASS
BM in Vocal Performance from Christopher Newport University.
Has sung in the chorus and covered multiple roles with Virginia Opera, and has performed with Tidewater Opera Initiative as Guglielmo in Mozart's Cosí fan tutte and Marco in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.
Has sung in the chorus and covered multiple roles with Virginia Opera, and has performed with Tidewater Opera Initiative as Guglielmo in Mozart's Cosí fan tutte and Marco in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.
SARAH TAYLOR
SOPRANO
BM in Vocal Performance from Indiana University; BA in Art History from Indiana University.
Masters in Public Administration and Policy from the University of Georgia. Current graduate student in Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling at William and Mary.
Serves as Soprano soloist at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Williamsburg.
She has sung with the Seattle Opera Chorus and Boston University Tanglewood Institute.
Oratorio and solo performances include works by D'Astorga, Pergolesi, Handel, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn.
Masters in Public Administration and Policy from the University of Georgia. Current graduate student in Couples, Marriage, and Family Counseling at William and Mary.
Serves as Soprano soloist at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Williamsburg.
She has sung with the Seattle Opera Chorus and Boston University Tanglewood Institute.
Oratorio and solo performances include works by D'Astorga, Pergolesi, Handel, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and Mendelssohn.
NERISSA THOMPSON
ALTO
Attended Westminster Choir College as a candidate for a Bachelor's in Music Education.
Has performed with the Virginia Opera for four seasons; past productions include Samson and Delilah, Turandot, and Carmen.
Previously sang with Tidewater Opera Initiative as a mainstage performer in Dido and Aeneas and The Medium.
Served as Music Director for several local theater productions including the Williamsburg Player's 2016 Jekyll and Hyde and LTN's 2018 local premiere of First Date.
Holds a position as the alto Section Leader and soloist at First Lutheran Church of Norfolk.
Has performed with the Virginia Opera for four seasons; past productions include Samson and Delilah, Turandot, and Carmen.
Previously sang with Tidewater Opera Initiative as a mainstage performer in Dido and Aeneas and The Medium.
Served as Music Director for several local theater productions including the Williamsburg Player's 2016 Jekyll and Hyde and LTN's 2018 local premiere of First Date.
Holds a position as the alto Section Leader and soloist at First Lutheran Church of Norfolk.
LAUREN TOMPKINS
SOPRANO
BA in International Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Singing fellow of Yale's Norfolk Chamber Music Festival in 2018, as part of its Chamber Choir and Choral Conducting Workshop, under the direction of Simon Carrington.
Studied voice with Nancy Zylstra and Penelope Jensen at Oberlin Conservatory's Baroque Performance Institute.
Won second prize in the adult category at the Virginia National Association of Teachers of Singing competition in 2017.
Currently sings as a cantor and soprano section leader at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Richmond.
Singing fellow of Yale's Norfolk Chamber Music Festival in 2018, as part of its Chamber Choir and Choral Conducting Workshop, under the direction of Simon Carrington.
Studied voice with Nancy Zylstra and Penelope Jensen at Oberlin Conservatory's Baroque Performance Institute.
Won second prize in the adult category at the Virginia National Association of Teachers of Singing competition in 2017.
Currently sings as a cantor and soprano section leader at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Richmond.
JOHN TYNDALL
BASS
BA in Vocal Performance from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Made his professional operatic debut as Barone Douphol in Verdi's La Traviata with the Bronx Opera Company.
Performed at Carnegie Hall with Musica Sacra under the direction of Kent Tritle and as soloist with the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble for Beck's Song Reader album, of which two recordings were featured on National Public Radio.
John is a highly sought-after ensemble singer and soloist in the Greater Richmond Area. He serves as the staff bass section leader and soloist at Richmond's St. James Episcopal Church. He also sings regularly as a bass section leader at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Richmond).
Made his professional operatic debut as Barone Douphol in Verdi's La Traviata with the Bronx Opera Company.
Performed at Carnegie Hall with Musica Sacra under the direction of Kent Tritle and as soloist with the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble for Beck's Song Reader album, of which two recordings were featured on National Public Radio.
John is a highly sought-after ensemble singer and soloist in the Greater Richmond Area. He serves as the staff bass section leader and soloist at Richmond's St. James Episcopal Church. He also sings regularly as a bass section leader at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (Richmond).
KEATON WHITEHURST
SOPRANO
Former member of Virginia Chorale: Young Singer’s Project.
BA in Music (Vocal Performance) from Shenandoah University’s Conservatory of Music.
Has sung with the City Choir of Washington and the Virginia Symphony Chorus.
Section Leader at Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk.
Currently pursuing Master of Music Education degree from ODU.
BA in Music (Vocal Performance) from Shenandoah University’s Conservatory of Music.
Has sung with the City Choir of Washington and the Virginia Symphony Chorus.
Section Leader at Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk.
Currently pursuing Master of Music Education degree from ODU.
JEREMY YODER
BASS
BME in Choral and Instrumental Ed from Florida State University.
Served as bass section leader at St. John's Episcopal in Tallahassee, FL.
Winner of the 2007 Georgia National Association of Teachers of Singing solo competition.
Operatic roles include Sarastro (Mozart's The Magic Flute), Osmin (Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio) and the Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado).
Served as bass section leader at St. John's Episcopal in Tallahassee, FL.
Winner of the 2007 Georgia National Association of Teachers of Singing solo competition.
Operatic roles include Sarastro (Mozart's The Magic Flute), Osmin (Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio) and the Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado).