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Sara Blann-Crafts
• Flagstaff, Arizona - Manager
Sara Blann-Crafts (Alto) is an award-winning mezzo-soprano
who has sung throughout the United States and parts
of Italy. Her list of credits includes singing with
such opera companies as the Opera Company of Philadelphia,
Festival dei dui Mondi (Spoleto, Italy), Bronx Opera,
Sarasota Opera, and Center City Opera Theatre. Ms. Blann-Crafts
primarily specializes in character roles and obscure
opera. Besides a burgeoning opera career, she also enjoys
singing as both a cantor soloist and an oratorio soloist.
She is thrilled to be able to join Dr. Jordan and Anam
Cara.
James Douglas •
Princeton, New Jersey - Assistant Conductor
James Douglas (Bass), resides in Princeton, New Jersey,
where he is an undergraduate at Westminster Choir College.
He is currently finishing his Bachelor’s in Sacred
Music, studying voice with Thomas Faracco and organ
with Eric Plutz. He received his initial musical training
as a boy chorister with the renowned Saint Thomas Choir
of Men and Boys. He attended the St. Thomas Choir School
in New York City, where he performed in such venues
as Carnegie Hall and the Brooklyn Academy of Music,
in addition to performing with the likes of Carly Simon
and Jessye Norman. Following his high school graduation
from Saint James School, a co-ed boarding school in
rural Maryland, he attended on scholarship the prestigious
Eton College Summer Choral Courses, directed by Ralph
Allwood, and sang a live Choral Evensong on BBC Radio.
An active Chorus America member, Mr. Douglas has been
Director of Music at All Saints’ Episcopal Church
(Millington, NJ) since October 2005, where he is organist
and director of two volunteer choirs.
Kera Jewett •
Bristol, Connecticut - Executive Director
Kera Jewett (Soprano) is currently Executive Director
for Anam Cara. She graduated from Westminster Choir
College in 2006. While there, she had the experience
of singing under Dr. Jordan with the Westminster Voices
and was a student of Sharon Sweet. She has had the pleasure
of working with James Litton, Timothy Brown, The New
York Philharmonic, and The Dresden Philharmonic, among
others. Her voice can be heard on the Teaching Music
through Performance in Choir resource recording for
Volume 1 (GIA), under the direction of Dr. Jordan. She
is currently working towards her Master’s in Arts
Administration at Drexel University.
Linda Lee Jones •
New Orleans, Louisiana
Linda Lee Jones (soprano), a New Orleans native, has
acquired an impressive range of performance experience
while singing with some of the world's finest orchestras
and choral ensembles. Choral highlights include performances
with the New York Philharmonic and New Jersey Symphony,
and solo appearances with the Masterwork Chorus of New
Jersey, Symphonic Choir of New Orleans, Louisiana Vocal
Arts Chorale and New Jersey Chamber Singers. Ms. Jones
has also entranced audience members at the 2006 Spoleto
Festival USA, where she premiered Michael Nyman’s
Mozart on Mortality. Her recent engagements have included
performances of Honneger’s Le Roi David and Humperdinck’s
Hansel and Gretel (Dewfairy) with the Jefferson Performing
Arts Society. Ms. Jones is a graduate of Loyola University
in New Orleans and is currently pursuing a master of
music in Choral Conducting and Voice Performance at
Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ.
Kathryn Thomas Moyer
• Yardley, Pennsylvania
Kathryn Thomas Moyer (Soprano) holds a Master of Music
from Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Music
from Westminster Choir College. Ms. Moyer toured with
The National Opera Companyin the role of Mimi in Puccini’s
La Bohemeand performed the role of Emilia in the American
Premiere of Handel’s Flavioat the Westminster
Opera Theater. She has participated for ten summers
in the Spoleto Festival in Spoleto, Italy, where she
worked with composer Gian Carlo Menotti in several of
his operas and choral works, including a video recording
of Amahl and the Night Visitors.Among many solo recitals
and concerts is her European debut as soprano soloist
in Faure’s Requiemat the Festival dei Due Mondi
in Spoleto, Italy, under the direction of Joseph Flummerfelt.
Ms. Moyer currently maintains a private voice studio
in Yardley, Pennsylvania, and is an adjunct teacher
at The College of New Jersey.
Michelle Repella •
Hoboken, New Jersey
Michelle Repella (Soprano) is a senior Music Education
major at Westminster Choir College, pursuing her Master’s
in Teaching, also at Westminster. She has been a member
of St Bartholomew’s professional choir in New
York City for three years. She has performed with artists
such as Jessye Norman, Andrea Bocceli, Denyse Graves,
Judy Collins, Hugh Masekela, and Paul Simon. She has
been featured on two St. Bartholomew’s albums,
as well as the Trans Siberian Orchestra’s album
The Christmas Attic. She would like to thank all of
her Soul friends who made this experience an amazing
one!
Jessica Tomsko •
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Jessica Tomsko (Soprano) completes her undergraduate
degree in Voice Performance at Westminster Choir College
in 2007. She has previously performed and recorded with
Dr. Jordan and the Williamson Voices, and is now pleased
to be part of this new ensemble. Ms. Tomsko performed
the Brahms Requiemat Lincoln Center in their 2004–05
season with The Dresden Philharmonic under the direction
of Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, and also sang Mozart’s
Coronation Massat Lincoln Center in their 2005–06
season under the direction of Maestro Lorin Maazel.
Her television credits include voiceovers for L’Oreal
Kids Shampoo and DivaStarz Dolls. Ms. Tomsko is a student
of Zehava Gal.
Emily Werne •
Norfolk, Connecticut
Emily Werne (Soprano) is currently studying Voice Performance
at Westminster Choir College. She holds a Bachelor of
Arts in Philosophy from St. John’s College in
Santa Fe. In Summer 2006, she sang with the Desert Chorale
in Santa Fe, and has also performed with Santa Fe Pro
Musica. In January 2007, she sang The St. Matthew Passion
at Carnegie Hall, with Helmuth Rilling. She has performed
with a variety of ensembles in New York City, Connecticut,
New Mexico, and New Jersey. Current teachers include
Kirsten Lear, Sylvia McNair, Mark Moliterno, and Zahava
Gal. Ms. Werne is also a professional chef.
Joanna Kessling •
Atlanta, Georgia
Joanna Kessling (Alto), a native of Atlanta, is currently
in her second year of studies in Sacred Music at Westminster
Choir College. She is a member of Schola Cantorum and
the Williamson Voices. She studies voice with Julia
Kemp.
Allegra Martin •
Boston, Massachusetts
Allegra Martin (Alto) earned her Master’s in Choral
Conducting from Westminster Choir College in 2006. While
at Westminster, she sang with the Westminster Choir
and the Westminster Kantorei, and performed for two
years at the Spoleto Festival. She was the founder and
director of New Century Voices in Boston, Massachusetts,
and Roseae Feminae in Princeton, New Jersey, which performed
at Westminster’s 2005 Convocation. Ms. Martin
currently lives, sings, and conducts in Boston. She
is also a nerd and can be found blogging online at http://currentconductor.blogspot.com.
Lizabeth Molloy •
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Lizabeth Molloy (Alto) is a junior Music Education major
at Westminster Choir College. She has previously worked
under conductors Sun Min Lee, Sue Ellen Page, and James
Jordan.
Travis Mussel •
Bernardsville, New Jersey
Travis Mussel (Baritone) attended Westminster Choir
College, where he was a founding member of The Westminster
Williamson Voices. He is a voice student of Guy Rothfuss
and maintains an active choral singing career.
Amelia Nagoski •
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Amelia Nagoski (Alto) is a contributing author of Teaching
Music through Performance in Choir, Volume 2(GIA, 2007).
She earned her Bachelor’s in Music Education from
the University of Delaware and her Master’s in
Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College. She
taught middle school and high school music for five
years. She is currently Minister of Music at Middlebury
Congregational Church in Middlebury, Connecticut, and
Conductor of the Connecticut Yankee Chorale in Torrington.
A gifted linguist and diction coach for Anam Cara,Ms.
Nagoski is also an editor for the Evoking Sound Choral
Series(GIA), and she recently contributed a chapter
on choral ensemble diction to James Jordan’s book,
The Choral Rehearsal: Volume One: Techniques and Procedures.
Colby Smith •
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Colby Smith (Alto) studies Vocal Performance at Westminster
Choir College of Rider University. At Westminster, she
is a student of Sally Wolf and an active member of various
performing ensembles throughout the college, including
the Williamson Voices under the direction of Dr. Jordan.
She is an aspiring soprano soloist and looks forward
to a career in opera.
Lee Cromwell •
Harrington, Delaware
Lee Cromwell (Tenor) is a 2005 Magna Cum Laude graduate
of Bucknell University, with a Bachelor of Arts in Music
and Theatre. He is currently a second-year graduate
student at Westminster Choir College, pursuing his Master
of Music in Choral Conducting. He has studied conducting
with William Payn, Andrew Megill, and James Jordan,
and has performed with the Williamson Voices, Symphonic
Choir, and The Westminster Choir in concerts with both
the New Jersey Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic.
He can be seen singing and conducting on A Bucknell
Candlelight Christmas,taped by PBS for national broadcast,
and he was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004.
Michael King •
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Michael King (Tenor) has been a part of many choirs,
ranging from the world-renowned to the barely recognizable,
and has fully enjoyed his experiences while working
with Dr. Jordan. Mr. King officially started his choral
career in the New Jersey Children’s Choir and
progressed to St. Thomas Choir School in Manhattan,
New York. He was in a variety of choirs while at Blair
Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, and now attends Westminster
Choir College as a tenor Voice Performance major, where
he has been part of the Westminster Symphonic Choir
and the Westminster Choir. In his time as a chorister,
he has had the privilege of traveling to Italy, Denmark,
and England, as well as throughout the United States.
Reid Masters •
Arlington, Texas
Reid Masters (Tenor) began his life as a musician at
age five, when he began studying piano. He is currently
enrolled in Westminster Choir College as a graduate
student majoring in Sacred Music. In addition to his
studies, he is also Director of Music for a Lutheran
church located on the Jersey shore. After school, he
plans to settle into a full-time position as a church
director of music.
Randall Murphy •
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Randall Murphy (Tenor) is a student at Westminster Choir
College, studying with Guy Rothfuss. He currently sings
with Anam Caraand the Williamson Voices, both under
the direction of Dr. Jordan. He previously sang in the
Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, under the direction
of Greg Funfgeld. He has also worked under the esteemed
Steven Sametz and Nicholas Cleobury, and has performed
in New York City, Harrisburg, Princeton, Bethlehem,
Orlando, and many other cities across the eastern United
States. He is pursuing a degree in Sacred Music and
hopes to further his education and career by pursuing
a degree in Choral Conducting.
Peter Fischer •
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Peter Fischer (Bass), a graduate of Westminster Choir
College (1997), is a singer, dancer, and educator located
in New York City. He frequently performs with several
ensembles, including the New York Choral Artists, Musica
Sacra, New York Concert Singers, and Pro Arte Singers.
He has taught in New Jersey and New York City as a music
instructor and choreographer, and is currently the Youth
Choir Director at Irvington Presbyterian Church in Westchester
County, New York.
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