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Based in Brooklyn, Jim Hopkins enjoys playing all keyboard instruments, conducting and singing polyphony, and currently serves as Music Director and Director of the Levy Choir School at All Saints Episcopal Church in Manhattan. He especially enjoys collaborating with other musicians, whether that be in a chamber music context, as an accompanist, or in a rock band….
Lena Tharp was born and educated in Germany. She received her Diploma in Sacred Music from the Hochschule für Musik, Detmold in 2001. She also holds the Cultural Assistant degree, with emphasis in foreign languages, from the European Language School, Dortmund, Germany, and the London Chamber of Commerce Business English Certificate. After holding several church…
Nathaniel Gumbs is a native of the Bronx, NY and has performed throughout the United States and abroad, including Antigua, St. Thomas, Ghana, Paris, and Munich, and is consistently gathering new fans and followers. The New York Times described Nathaniel’s playing in their review of his recording with bass-baritone Dashon Burton, as “mature, lyrical, accurate…
Loraine Enlow has been full-time Music Associate at St. James’ Church, Madison Avenue since 2015; there she directs a graded choir program of students from kindergarten through high school, and assists with the professional and volunteer adult choirs. She is a regular guest conductor and clinician for children’s choral conferences across North America. From 2015-19, she worked…
Janet Yieh serves as Associate Organist at Trinity Church, Wall Street in New York City. An innovative concert recitalist and sacred music specialist, Janet was named one of ’20 under 30’ to watch by The Diapason magazine in 2017. She has performed concert tours throughout the United States and across the globe, with highlights including New…
J. David Williams is a Tennessee native and his first organist position was at age 15. He attended Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, and Memphis State University. Later David received my Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where he studied organ with David Mulbury and Roberta Gary. Subsequently,…
Jason Roberts is Music Director at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New York City. He has also served at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York and at St. James’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford, Connecticut. He is a winner of the American Guild of Organists National Competition in Organ Improvisation, and has been a…
Donald R. Meineke Donald maintains an active career as a free lance recitalist, lecturer, conductor, and singer performing with local, national, and international ensembles. Donald served as Cantor of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity where he oversaw the musical life of the Parish, conducted the Holy Trinity Parish Choir, curated an extensive concert…
Gregory D’Agostino is the Organist and Director of Music at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, where he presides over the historic 5-manual Skinner organ, and is Organ Faculty of Mannes The New School for Music. He has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia, as well as for AGO conventions. A native New…
