Mike
Corey (bass) , a former member of such early '70s Plymouth
State College
singing groups as the Polyphonic Choir, the Madrigal Singers,
the Notables,
and the Graftones, views his membership in the Master Chorale
as his
greatest musical challenge. He is currently the choir director
at St.
Luke's United Methodist Church in Derry, a long-time member of the Manchester Choral
Society,
and singer and manager of the Crown's Delight, a New Hampshire based madrigal
group.
Mike, who lives in Chester, works for McCracken Financial Solutions as a Customer Support Representative.
His daughter Jillian just received a Master of Education degree from Plymouth State University.
Favorite songs sung with NHMC: "Remember Me", S. Chatman; "Sure on this Shining Night", M. Lauridsen; "Kylä vuotti uutta kuuta", J. Vendervelde; St. John Passion, J.S. Bach
Other favorites: "They that go down to the seas in ships", H. Sumsion; "O Vos Omnes", P. Casals; "A Child's Christmas in Wales", M. Harris; "This is My Word", Pepper Choplin
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Gwen
Dunn (alto) sang with NHMC during its inaugural season 2003-04.
She has been a member of many different auditioned
groups in Ohio, Utah, and most recently Connecticut, where she
was a member of the Hartford Chorale, Con Brio, and CONCORA.
From 1980 to 2000 she sang with the Dartmouth Handel Society
and The Concertato Singers, comprised of Dartmouth students,
faculty members and singers from the community at large. Gwen,
a retired teacher, lives in New London with her husband Steve,
but whenever possible they are on their sailboat on the Penobscot
Bay, in Maine.
Favorite songs sung with NHMC: "4 Shakespeare Songs", J. Mäntyjärvi; "Walden Pond", D. Argento; "Sure on this Shining Night", M. Lauridsen
Other favorites: "Dirait-on", "Ave Maria", M. Lauridsen; "Water Night", "Sleep", "She Weeps Over Rahoon", E. Whitacre; "Da Pacem Domine", "Magnificat", "Nunc Dimittis", The Beatitudes, Arvo Pärt; "Agnus Dei"(Elgar/a cappella arrangement), D. Giardiniere
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Tiffany Evans (soprano)
earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education with a concentration in voice from the
University of New Hampshire. There she studied voice under David Ripley and conducting under Dr. William
Kempster and Dr. Andrew Boysen. While in university, Tiffany earned a choral scholarship from St. George’s
Episcopal Church. She served there as a section leader and soprano soloist. She began her teaching career in
Haverhill, MA while serving as Music Director to the Hampstead Congregational Church Choir in Hampstead, NH.
Tiffany is a New Hampshire native residing in Manchester and currently holds a position in Pelham, NH as an
Instrumental and General Music Educator. Tiffany has performed extensively in New Hampshire, singing as a soloist
with the UNH Concert Chorale, the UNH Chamber Singers, and the Manchester Choral Society. She has also had
several seasons with the Great Waters Master Chorale, the Great Waters Pops Chorus, and has most recently
joined the New Hampshire Master Chorale.
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Julie
Huss (alto) lives in Chester and is an arts/entertainment
editor at the Derry News. A Pennsylvania native, she grew up
singing and playing the piano and alto saxophone in various
choruses and instrumental groups. She earned a degree in English/journalism
from Bloomsburg University but spent more time singing; less
time writing! She sang with the Bloomsburg Concert Choir and
Madrigal Singers and had the opportunity to tour Europe and
participate in several choral festivals and competitions. She
sings in the church choir at St.
Luke's United Methodist Church
in Derry and is an active church soloist. She also sings with
the Manchester Choral Society, the Crown's Delight madrigal
group and with Dr. Gerald Mack in the Great Waters Music Festival
held in Wolfeboro every summer. Her favorite thing to do, in
addition to singing, is to spend time with her children, Jon,
24, and Katie, 18.
Favorite songs sung with NHMC: "Sure on this Shining Night", M. Lauridsen; What if I never Speed?, Flow My Tears, Say Love if Ever Thou Didst Find, J. Dowland; Remember Me, S. Chatman
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Kristofer
Johnson (tenor, Assistant Music Director) lives in Andover, NH where he is the
vocal/choral music director at Proctor Academy. He holds a Bachelor of
Music degree in voice performance from the Oberlin College Conservatory of
Music and a Master’s of Music in choral conducting from the University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Prior to moving to NH, Kris taught voice on
the faculty of Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University—singing in
their faculty productions and in Nashville’s Collegium Musicum. In the
summer, Kris serves as co-director of Oberlin Conservatory’s Vocal Academy
for High School Students.
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Harmony
Markey (soprano)
is a Choral and General Music Educator at Moultonborough
Academy. She holds the degree Bachelor of the Arts in K-12 Music
Education with a vocal concentration. She has sung recently
with the Steamboat Springs Chorale (Colorado), and the Hardwick
Community Choir. She performs regularly with her brother Dan
in coffee shops throughout the area.
Favorite songs sung with NHMC: "Walden Pond", D. Argento; "Taivas on Sininen", arr. C. Collins; "Sure on this Shining Night", M. Lauridsen
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Beverly
Newton (alto)
originally from Vermont, has lived in Plymouth, New Hampshire since 1980. Bev holds a
Master of Education degree (1979) from the University of Vermont and a Bachelor
of Science degree (1974) from Plymouth State College. She is currently
Manager at the Innisfree Bookshop in Meredith, NH and from 1981 to
1993 was Director of Women’s Services and lectured in Women’s Studies
at Plymouth State College.
Bev’s choral experience includes singing with the Plymouth Congregational Church Choir (1985 to
present), Manchester Choral Society and Concord Chorale. She has traveled with
the New Hampshire Friendship Chorus to Eastern Europe (2000), South
Korea and Vietnam (2002) and Brazil (2004).
Singing with the New Hampshire Master Chorale is the high point of her many years
of making music with friends and colleagues.
Favorite songs sung with NHMC: "Sure on this Shining Night", M. Lauridsen; "Peace Like a River", arr. R. Staheli; "Death Shall Not Destroy My Comfort", arr. M. Wilberg
Other favorites: Lux Aeterna and "O Magnum Mysterium", M. Lauridsen
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Billy
Petty (tenor)
has a Bachelor's Degree in Music-Voice Performance. He has been married for eight years to Amy, who graduated from the same program and has a great music career. In 2000, they moved from their homeland of Michigan to the Philly area; after 2 years they found their way to God's
country, New Hampshire, and have been living here for over 5 years.
Billy's musical appreciation and performance styles include contemporary Christian, bluegrass,
country,
rock, R&B, old school rap, classical and much more. He's directed
choirs of 100, conducted orchestras of 50, and has done studio
recording for
R&B recording artists as a back-up singer, keyboard player, drummer,
and guitar player. He's had lead roles in operas and musicals, and produced and engineered a CD of contemporary Christian music at his current church. For the last 15 years, Billy has been a hired classical
soloist, singing in Bach's St. John Passion, Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Creation, and more.
Billy's profession is leading worship and music ministries in churches, and he's been doing this since the tender age of 15. He is currently the Worship Pastor at
Rockingham Christian Church in Salem, NH
where he leads the music ministry and wears a couple of other leadership hats. Billy and Amy live in Londonderry, NH, have 2 dogs, and no
kids...yet. The NHMC has been the missing link in Billy's musical pilgrimage for the last 10 years or so. He considers it a great privilege
to rub shoulders with other serious musicians who enjoy making great music - and as NHMC alto Cheryll Andrews has said, "being part of the
chord."
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Robert St. Cyr
(baritone)
is a music instructor in Derry, NH. Beginning formal training in organ and piano at age nine
from Sister Anita Marchesseault at Notre Dame College, Robert presented his first
organ recital at age 11. He subsequently became the organist at St. Francis Parish
in Litchfield. While in high school, he studied organ with Ken Grinnell in Manchester
and held organ positions for churches in Manchester and in Derry. He has performed
on numerous occasions including the “Pipes Spectacular Concert” in 2001 and the
NHAGO Student Recital in May 2003. He has also performed in Philadelphia, Austria,
Brazil, Germany, and at St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy. During his time at PSU,
he regularly provided organ and piano accompaniment for the Chorale and Chamber
Singers, and was often featured as a conductor. He was guest organist for the New
Hampshire Master Chorale in May, 2004, under the direction of Dr. Dan Perkins, and
he served as Choral Fellow for Dr. Dan Perkins from 2003-2005. In October, 2004, he
performed privately for Paul Jacobs; Chair of Organ, Juilliard School of Music. Robert is an organ student of Dr. James
Bullock, and is from Manchester, NH.
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Kathy
Sherlock-Green (soprano) is a choral director and music educator
living in Hanover, NH with her husband Dick and their daughter
Eleanor. She directs the Junior Choir, Youth Choir and Senior
Choir of the Norwich Congregational Church in Norwich, VT.
Mrs. Sherlock-Green
grew up in Omaha, NE and received a Bachelor of Music in Education
from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where she was a voice
major. While at UNL she sang in the University Singers where
she served as student President and also sang roles in the UNL
Opera Theatre program. She has done additional graduate studies
at Dartmouth College, Dalcroze School of Music(NYC), Longy School
of Music(Cambridge,MA), and Plymouth State University.
Since moving
to the Upper Valley eighteen years ago, she has performed with
Opera North, White River Theatre Festival, Parish Players, and
Thetford Chamber Singers. She is thrilled to be singing choral
music again and to have the opportunity to be involved with
the New Hampshire Master Chorale!
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Carolyn
Soucy (alto) holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre,
with a minor in music from Elmira College. In 1998, she studied music and drama at Goldsmith's College,
University of London. She has sung in
the New Hampshire Music Festival and New Hampshire
Friendship Chorus, with whom she traveled to Vietnam and South Korea in 2002,
and Brazil in July 2004. Carolyn is a member of the Manchester Choral Society and
the Crown’s Delight madrigal group,
and is a soloist at the Christian Science Church in Plymouth, NH.
Favorite songs sung with NHMC: "Der Abend" and "Sehnsucht", J. Brahms; "Walden Pond", D. Argento; "hope, faith, life, love", E. Whitacre
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John
Spring (bass)
studied music at the University of NH and Plymouth State University. He has studied voice under Janice Edwards, trumpet under Daniel Nolan, and conducting under Dr. Perkins.
He has sung with Amare Cantare, The Seasonal Singers, and the Concord Community Players. He was the past music director at St. Paul’s Church in Concord, NH after being the trumpet/bass soloist for many years prior.
In addition to the Master Chorale, John sings with the Granite State Opera, NH Music Festival, Manchester Choral Society, and The Crown’s Delight madrigal group. He is the music director at St. Andrews church in Manchester NH, and he conducts a high school chorus in Pembroke, NH.
John has been happily married to his wife, Lisa, for over twenty years. He has two daughters, Jillian and Emily, whom he adores, and who love to sing almost as much as their Dad.
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Connie
Steiner (soprano)
is hopelessly addicted to choral singing. Having recently moved to New Hampshire from Philadelphia, she looks forward to the joy and challenge of performing the wide variety of music presented by this ensemble. She earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in voice performance from Temple University. After high school graduation, she toured Europe with the Centennial Madrigal Singers. During her college career as a member of the Temple University singers, she participated in numerous performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, both at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia and Carnegie Hall.
For many years Connie enjoyed singing with the Wayne Oratorio Society – a music ministry of the Wayne Presbyterian Church outside of Philadelphia. She also sings with the Masterworks chorus at the Great Waters Music Festival. When she is not singing, Connie avoids getting traffic tickets on Route 49 as she commutes to her job as the Accounting Manager at the Rochester Shoe Tree Company in Ashland. The joy of singing is a family affair and Connie joins her parents, Rob & Carol Stewart, singing with the Plymouth Congregational Church choir. She is the mother of two children, Shannon & Kevan, and resides in Thornton with her son and 13 rescued parrots.
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P. Mark Watts
(bass)
has been singing since he was a small
child in the church children's choir directed by his
mother. He was selected to be in the All Ohio Youth
Choir two years in a row, and at Otterbein
College sang in the Acappella Choir, studied voice, and
obtained a BA in religion and philosophy. He went on
to sing with the Seminary Singers at Boston University and
United Theological Seminary and did solo work at Marsh
Chapel at BU. He has continued to sing in church
choirs and currently is a member of Brookside
Congregational Church Choir. In addition to the BA he
has an MDiv and a DMin in psychology and clinical
studies. Mark is a Pastoral Psychotherapist and
President/CEO of Pastoral Counseling Services in
Manchester. He is married to Cindy and they have
three children and two grandchildren. He is thrilled
to be singing with this gifted group of musicians.
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Kirk
Young (bass)
is the Director of Music at Winnisquam Regional High School. He holds a Bachelor of Music (Music Education) degree from the University of Maine at Orono
and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Instrumental Music Education from Plymouth State University. He is an active choral arranger, vocal coach
and choral clinician, having given lectures and master classes in a cappella singing all over the United States, Canada, England, Ireland and Germany for the
Barbershop Harmony Society. Kirk also serves as the Choir Manager for the Lakes Region Music Festival in New Hampshire, serves the NHMEA on the All-State Choir
committee, sings with the Granite Statesmen chorus from Nashua, and lives in Tilton, New Hampshire with his wife, Heather and their two sons, Conner and Eric.
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