Baltimore Choral Arts Society
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Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Baltimore Choral Arts Society builds a stronger, more connected, more inspired community by celebrating the joy of choral music through exceptional performances and diverse educational and artistic partnerships. Baltimore Choral Arts Society, currently celebrating 60 years of choral innovation, is one of Maryland's premier cultural institutions. Under the leadership of Music Director Anthony Blake Clark, The Symphonic Chorus, Chorus, and Chamber Singers perform throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as in Washington, D.C., New York, and in Europe, and collaborate with other prestigious organizations, such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic, and Maryland Symphony Orchestra. In June 2025, Choral Arts went on its third European tour under the direction of Maestro Clark, with performances in Amsterdam, Lübeck, and Berlin, and concluded with an appearance at the CHORALSPACE festival at the Berliner Philharmonie, directed by Simon Halsey. Baltimore Choral Arts provides several thoughtful and impactful music education programs that serve youth in and around Baltimore. These programs include CoroLAB, a partnership with Overlea High School and Eastern Technical High School's choral music programs; Vocal Fellows, an expanded professional development program for early-career singers; Student Composer Project, a competition for high-school and college composers; and Sing and Play, a series of free early childhood music classes presented in partnership with the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Through these educational programs, Choral Arts serves the very young to early-career adult musicians. As part of an ongoing effort to make choral music accessible to the greater Baltimore community, Choral Arts offers multiple free concerts and workshops every year through its Discovery Series. Recent Discovery performances have included Baltimore’s Big Sing, presented in collaboration with Artscape, and Come-and-Sing workshops featuring choral-orchestral masterworks with the Peabody Graduate Conducting Studio, under the direction of Marin Alsop. For the previous 25 years, WMAR Television, the ABC network affiliate in Maryland, featured Choral Arts in an hour-long special, Christmas with Choral Arts, which won an Emmy Award in 2006. In 2022, Christmas with Choral Arts was broadcast on Maryland Public Television, bringing the performance to new audiences. In 2022, Choral Arts collaborated with composer Jasmine Barnes to present Mozart’s Requiem Reframed, which was recorded by Maryland Public Television for the Emmy® Award-winning episode, Artworks: Dreamer. The ensemble has been featured frequently on The First Art (Public Radio International) Performance Today (National Public Radio) and VOX (XM Radio). In Europe, Choral Arts was featured in a program devoted to the music of Handel broadcast on Radio Suisse Romande. Baltimore Choral Arts Society recently celebrated the release of their newest album, Dreamer, on Acis Records, featuring Maestro Clark’s new edition of Mozart’s Requiem and Portraits: Douglass and Tubman, an original commission by Jasmine Barnes. Choral Arts has two other recordings in current release: Christmas at America's First Cathedral, recorded at the Baltimore Basilica, which includes familiar Christmas favorites as well as premieres by Rosephanye Dunn Powell and James Lee, III, and a recording with Dave Brubeck, featuring Brubeck’s oratorio, The Gates of Justice, which was released internationally on the NAXOS label in 2004; Choral Arts is also featured on Introducing the World of American Jewish Music on Naxos, and a live recording of the Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil. Other awards and recognitions include the 2020 Chorus America/ASCAP Alice Parker Award, the 2020 American Prize in Community Chorus Conducting (Anthony Blake Clark), and the 2020 Emmy Award nomination for the 2019 Christmas with Choral Arts broadcast.
Anthony Blake Clark
Anthony Blake Clark is a leading voice among his generation of choral conductors. He is in demand by both amateur and professional choral artists because of his “readily apparent musicality” (Baltimore Sun) and his conviction that lives can be changed by participating in classical music, whether on the stage or in the audience. Dr. Clark has performed with some of the most important ensembles in legendary venues throughout the USA and Europe. He has prepared choral ensembles for prestigious orchestras such as the Rundfunkchor Berlin with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Radio Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the Richmond Symphony Orchestra for esteemed conductors such as Marin Alsop, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Fabio Luisi, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, and Simon Halsey. He and his choirs have performed at the Berlin Philharmonie, the Vienna Konzerthaus, Symphony Hall Birmingham (UK), St. Martin-in-theFields London, The Kennedy Center, and the Washington National Cathedral, among others. In the summer of 2025, Clark will lead choirs on a European tour with performances including his fourth appearance at the Philharmonie Berlin, a concert in the historic St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, and a featured engagement at the Prague Summer Nights Festival. At Baltimore Choral Arts, Clark has expanded subscription concert offerings while building a robust community outreach and education initiative. He has consistently received glowing reviews, both for work on the podium and as chorusmaster for performances with the Baltimore Symphony and other area partners. His work with BCAS has been recognized with an American Prize in Choral Conducting and a second nomination for best community ensemble, as well as the Chorus America/ASCAP Alice Parker Award. He conducts and produces the celebrated “Christmas with Choral Arts” television concert, first on ABC2 and now on Maryland PBS station MPT, for which the ensemble has received three regional Emmy® nominations. Clark has secured invites to several important festivals and collaborations; after a sold-out and enthusiastically received UK tour, BCAS was in residence with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for performances of Mahler’s 8th Symphony (soon to be repeated in a joint performance under Fabio Luisi with the Dallas Symphony). Recently, Clark and Baltimore Choral Arts made their Berlin Philharmonie debut with the Freie Universität Orchester. On the same tour, BCAS collaborated with the Vienna Singakademie to perform with the Vienna Radio Orchestra under Marin Alsop. Recently, Baltimore Choral Arts appeared once again with Marin Alsop, this time at the Washington National Cathedral in performances of Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony with the National Orchestra Institute. Maestro Clark has recently been appointed as the Jean D. Wilson Chair Chorus Director for the Dallas Symphony. After preparing three critically praised programs for the Dallas Symphony Chorus in 2022 and 2023, Music Director Fabio Luisi appointed Clark to become Chorus Director beginning in the 2023–2024 season. In Dallas, Clark administers the choral programs of the Dallas Symphony, preparing the 200-voice ensemble for classical and pops programs. Highlights in his tenure include Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Schmidt’s Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln, and a European tour with stops at the Philharmonie Berlin, St. Thomas Leipzig, and Smetana Hall in Prague. The Dallas Symphony Chorus under Clark’s preparation can be seen on Medici TV (Orff’s Carmina Burana and Catulli Carmina) and DSO’s “Next Stage” streaming platform (Beethoven’s 9th Symphony). Upcoming recordings on the Dallas Symphony’s label featuring Clark’s choral preparation include Wagner’s Ring Cycle and Schmidt’s Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln. Anthony Blake Clark also served as Artistic Director of Bach Vespers in New York City. In residence at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in midtown Manhattan, Clark and the Bach Choir and Players presented works of Bach using historically informed practices within the liturgical context of a Vespers service. He has also served as the James Erb Choral Chair Interim Director of Choruses for the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. He currently serves as Co-Artistic Director of the Amalfi Music Festival’s Choir Week, where he leads choral performances and residencies on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Maestro Clark is equally adept in the orchestral field and made his Baltimore Symphony debut in 2021 and his Richmond Symphony debut in 2022. He has also appeared as cover conductor for the National Symphony Orchestra, assisting conductors such as Ton Koopman, Gianandrea Noseda, Teddy Abrams, Christoph Eschenbach, and Manfred Honeck, and has assisted Marin Alsop at the Baltimore Symphony. He is also adept in opera repertoire, having conducted the North American premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Monster in the Maze, in addition to his work as assistant conductor and/or chorusmaster for The Merry Widow, Albert Herring, and Götterdämmerung. He was recently asked to guest conduct Choral Space’s At the Opera gala at the Berlin Philharmonie with over 300 singers and the Frei Universität Orchestra. During the 2025–2026 season, he will make his debut appearances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Singakademie, Amarillo Opera, and Amarillo Symphony. Dr. Clark is a passionate teacher and served as Director of Choral Activities at The George Washington University in DC. His university choirs performed at the Kennedy Center and National Cathedral and sang with the Washington Chorus, Baltimore Choral Arts, Naval Academy Glee Club, and the Baltimore and Annapolis Symphonies. Recently he was Guest Conductor/Lecturer for the Westminster Choir College Symphonic Choir. He regularly leads workshops and clinics for school and community ensembles. Legacy and mentorship are paramount to Maestro Clark’s musical philosophy; he is a mentee of Marin Alsop’s, having worked with her extensively and studied with her at the Peabody Institute, of whose doctoral conducting program he is now an alumnus. Dr. Clark completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Orchestral Conducting under Alsop’s mentorship at the Peabody Institute. Maestro Clark completed a master’s degree under three-time Grammy Award winner Simon Halsey CBE at the United Kingdom’s University of Birmingham and considers Halsey his lifelong mentor. During his time in the UK, he embedded himself in the choral life of the country and sang under the batons of Sir Simon Rattle, Edward Gardiner, and Andris Nelsons, and had opportunities to conduct the London Symphony Chorus and the CBSO Chorus. Other teachers include Simon Carrington (Yale Norfolk Festival, Sarteano Workshop) and Lynne Gackle (Baylor University). An active composer and arranger, Anthony Blake Clark’s music has been performed in Washington DC, London, Oxford, Texas, and at Prague’s Dvořák Museum Concert Hall. In 2022 his new performance edition of Mozart’s Requiem was recorded by Acis Records.
David Briggs
"Mr. Briggs is one of our finest organists, and also a particularly good transcriber of orchestral works for his own instrument. “ - The New York Times David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist whose performances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. Consistently ranked as one of the finest organists of his generation, David’s extensive repertoire spans five centuries. He has also become one of the foremost organ transcribers of symphonic works, thereby giving listeners the opportunity to experience the organ in a new way. He has transcribed orchestral compositions by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Bruckner, Ravel, and Bach as well as Mahler’s Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth symphonies. Described as ‘an intrepid improviser” by Michael Barone, host of American Public Media’s Pipedreams, David also frequently per-forms improvisations to silent films such as Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Nosferatu, Jeanne d’Arc, Metropolis, King of Kings, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the General, and a variety of Charlie Chaplin films. At the age of 17, David obtained his FRCO (Fellow of the Royal College of Organists) diploma, winning the Silver Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians. From 1981-84 he was Organ Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge University, during which time he studied with Jean Langlais in Paris. The first British winner of the Tournemire Prize at the St Albans International Improvisation Competition, he also won the first prize in the International Improvisation Competition at Paisley. Subsequently David held positions at Hereford, Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals. Deeply committed to ensuring organ music remains relevant and vibrant, David enjoys giving pre-concert lectures and demonstrations that help make organ music more broadly accessible. He teaches performance at Cambridge University, frequently serves on international organ competition juries, and gives master classes at colleges and conservatories across the U.S. and Europe. David performs more than 50 concerts a year at such venues as Maison Symphonique, Montreal; Royal Albert Hall, London; Notre -Dame, St Sulpice and St Eustache, Paris; Kimmel Center, Philadelphia; Berlin Philharmonie, Germany; St James Cathedral, Toronto; International Performing Arts Center, Moscow; Valencia Cathedral, Spain; National Auditorium, Madrid; Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria (BC); Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway; Grace Cathedral, San Francisco (CA); and King’s College, Cambridge. David Briggs is also a prolific composer and his works range from full scale oratorios to works for solo instruments. He has recorded two DVDs, and 37 CDs, many of which include his own compositions and transcriptions. David is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City. For more information, Please visit: www.david-briggs.org.
Yingying Zong
Yingying Zong is a soprano from Shanghai, China, currently based in Baltimore, where she is pursuing GPD at the Peabody Conservatory under the guidance of Prof. Elizabeth Futral. She is the First Prize winner of the 12th Georges Enesco International Vocal Competition and has been praised for her “rich, expressive, and deeply moving” interpretation of Enesco’s Songs of Du Conflict en Douleur. Zong is recognized for her warm, expressive voice and nuanced character portrayals. Her operatic roles include Mimì and Musetta (La Bohème), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Nedda (Pagliacci), Violetta (La Traviata), Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito), and Anna Maurrant (Street Scene). Her performances are noted for their depth, emotional honesty, and dramatic sensitivity.
Sarah Berger
Soprano Sarah Berger has performed solo and chamber repertoire ranging from Heinrich Schütz to John Adams with ensembles including Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Southern Delaware Chorale, Harford Choral Society, Handel Choir of Baltimore, Thomas Circle Singers, Hopkins Symphony Orchestra, Washington Bach Consort, Concert Artists of Baltimore, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, Hood College Choir, Bach Sinfonia, Baltimore Masterworks Chorale, and Orchestra of the 17th Century. Ms. Berger is a Vocal Fellow with Baltimore Choral Arts, performing solo repertoire in recent seasons ranging from Johann Sebastian Bach to Felix Mendelssohn to Eric Whitacre. Recent solo appearances in the Baltimore area have included the Fauré Requiem with Harford Choral Society; recitals of works by Hillary Kruh at Friday Morning Music Club (DC) and Saint David’s Church in Roland Park; Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Brahms Requiem with Baltimore Choral Arts; Handel’s Messiah with Southern Delaware Chorale and Handel Choir of Baltimore; Bach's Cantata 51 with trumpeter Andrew Balio as part of Christ Lutheran Church’s Hafenmusik concert series; and, with the Thomas Circle Singers, John Rutter’s Requiem, Rick Sowash's The Harvest of a Quiet Eye, and James Whitbourn’s Annelies. She is the soprano soloist at Baltimore’s Christ Lutheran Church, Inner Harbor. Ms. Berger received a Bachelor of Arts in musicology and English literature from Oberlin College, a Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the Peabody Conservatory, and most recently a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing and publishing arts from the University of Baltimore. You can read and hear more at sarahbergersoprano.com.
Montserrat Buganza-Kim
Montserrat Buganza-Kim is a mezzo-soprano singer-actor and interdisciplinary voice teacher from Mexico. Currently based in Baltimore, Maryland, she is recognized for her dynamic vocals and engaging stage presence. Montserrat emphasizes expressive storytelling and emotional connection in both opera and musical theater, a philosophy she carries into her teaching. Before moving to Baltimore for her M.M. in Voice and Vocal Pedagogy at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, she managed an independent voice studio in San Antonio, Texas, guiding bilingual and bicultural students to embrace their unique artistic voices and overcome language barriers. During this time, she studied privately with tenor and pedagogue John Nix. In her latest performance, Montserrat portrayed Mistress Quickly from Verdi’s Falstaff as part of the Peabody Institute’s opera showcase, “Passione.” She previously earned her B.M. in Voice Performance from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee under Dr. Marylin Bulli and now studies under Professor William Sharp at the Peabody Institute, where she continues to pursue her passion for music and teaching.
Holden Turner
American baritone Holden James Turner is known for his powerful emotional delivery and his commitment to connecting with audiences across a wide range of musical settings—from traditional opera and oratorio stages to community engagement events. Dedicated to making music accessible to diverse communities, he approaches each performance with authenticity, empathy, and a belief in music’s capacity to educate, heal, and inspire. Mr. Turner has appeared as a featured soloist with ensembles such as the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Syracuse Orchestra, Eastman Philharmonia, and others. He has most recently served as Bass Soloist for Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Equally active on the operatic stage, Mr. Turner recently performed the roles of Marcello from La Bohéme and Enrico from Lucia di Lammermoor in Italian Opera Scenes with the Peabody Opera Theatre, with additional credits at Buffalo Opera Unlimited, the Finger Lakes Opera, Eastman Opera Theatre, and more. Deeply committed to outreach, he has participated in and conducted masterclasses, lecture-recitals, and programs in schools, museums, and correctional facilities like the Monroe County Jail and the Strong Museum of Play. He currently serves as a Community Engagement Intern for Peabody’s LAUNCHPad office. Holden Turner is pursuing his M.M. in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy at the Peabody Institute and holds a B.M. from the Eastman School of Music. He also holds awards from the Peabody Conservatory, the William Warfield Scholarship Fund, the Monroe County Legislature, and The Links Organization.
Leo Wanenchak
Leo Wanenchak enjoys a fulsome career as conductor, pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, narrator, clinician, and teaching artist. This is his 25th year with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society. He studied conducting with its founder, Theodore Morrison. In 2016 he was named Associate Conductor. In addition to preparing and performing with the chorus in the acclaimed Choral Arts Concert Series and outreach, He has prepared the chorus for performances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under the batons of Marin Alsop, Jack Everly, John Storgårds and Yuri Temirkanov. Community outreach and education are hallmarks of Leo’s métier. He is the director of “The Larks,” a women’s vocal ensemble, community service project of the Junior League of Baltimore, bring the gift of song to the underserved. He developed and is director of “ParkinSonics” choral ensemble for the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Neurology in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine. This past year members of ParkinSonics were featured in a Kennedy Center webinar with Reneé Fleming, “Music and the Mind Live” and participated in the Iowa State University Neuromotor Lab Virtual Singing Festival with Parkinsons singers worldwide. He has served as Director of The Maryland Camerata at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the Children’s Chorus of Maryland, and on the faculty of the Peabody Preparatory as Director of Arts for Talented Youth, Chair of the Piano Department and member of the Dean’s Council. Formerly the Academic Dean and Director of the Walden School Choral Program, Leo is a devoted advocate of new music. During his over 35 years at Walden and the Peabody, he mentored over 1,000 young composers and world premiered over 1,500 of their works. His students have been awarded by the Music Teacher’s National Association and Broadcast Music Incorporated. With the founding generation of The Walden school, he founded Avivo.com, creative, comprehensive, and customized education for musicians. Mr. Wanenchak’s appearances include performances at Carnegie Hall, Riverside Church, and Grace Cathedral. He has also performed in England, France, Greece, The Netherlands and Romania. He is a sought-after clinician and maintains a large private teaching studio in Bolton Hill, Baltimore.
Julie Culotta
Julie Culotta is a dynamic choral conductor and music educator whose passion for vocal music has shaped young voices across Maryland. As the founding Artistic Director of the Deer Creek Youth Choir (DCYC), she leads a thriving community organization in its 10th season, bringing together young singers from 19 schools across Harford and Northern Baltimore counties and Southern Pennsylvania. The choir meets weekly for rehearsals in Fallston, MD. Prior to starting the Deer Creek Youth Choir, Ms. Culotta served as the Artistic Director of the All Children’s Chorus of Annapolis (now Youth Chorus of Annapolis) and taught choral music at North Harford Middle School and St. Joseph School - Cockeysville. Mrs. Culotta has served as adjunct faculty at Towson University, teaching graduate courses in choral music and supervising student teachers. A lifelong church musician, she is currently on the music ministry staff at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cockeysville, Maryland. Mrs. Culotta earned her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Maryland – College Park, studying with Ed Maclary, Martha Randall, and Philip Silvey, followed by a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Georgia State University under Deanna Joseph. An active member of ACDA, NAfME, and Chorus America, Mrs. Culotta is a sought-after clinician and adjudicator who regularly presents at state and regional conferences, sharing her expertise in choral repertoire and rehearsal strategies. Mrs. Culotta resides in Lutherville, Maryland, with her husband Dave and their four children: Adelyn, Cooper, Camden, and Grace.
Sara Nealley
Sara Nealley, soprano, is a native of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, USA. She completed her undergraduate studies in Vocal performance at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and her graduate studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. Sara is currently pursuing a GPD at the Peabody Institute where she studies with Randall Scarlata. Her previous roles include: Quinn, Alice Tierney, Opera on Tap Philadelphia; Rusalka, Rusalka, LAH-SOW; Vitellia, La clemenza di Tito, Peabody Opera Theatre; Gianetta, The Gondoliers, Ohio Light Opera; Violetta, La Traviata, Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival; Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, Opera in the Ozarks; Hanna Glawari, The Merry Widow, College Light Opera Company; Krystyna Zywulska, Out of Darkness, Eastman Opera Theatre. Sara was the first-place winner in the 2025 Peabody Art Song Competition and the second-place winner in Peabody’s Sylvia Greene Competition this spring. She was the runner-up in the 2025 NATSAA Mid-Atlantic Preliminary Round, and she is the recipient of an Encouragement Award in Arkansas District of the Metropolitan Opera Competition. This summer, Sara will be working at the Chautauqua Institute as a member of their resident professional opera company.
Anja Tuominen
Anja Tuominen is a Finnish American mezzo-soprano. Recently, she has performed the roles of Mistress Quickly in Falstaff, Mrs. Jones in Street Scene, and Pâtre in L’enfant et les Sortileges with the Peabody Opera Theatre. During the Summer 2025 season, she was an Emerging Artist at Opera in the Ozarks, where she performed the roles of Mercedes in Carmen and Praskovia in The Merry Widow. She also joined their preseason outreach trio for a concert tour around Northwest Arkansas. Other performance credits include Turandot (chorus) with OperaDelaware, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (alto section leader) with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, and The Magic Flute (Third Spirit) at New York University. She has performed at The Kennedy Center, Mostly Modern Festival, Atlantic Musical Festival, Chicago Summer Opera, and with the Russian Opera Workshop in Philadelphia. Anja holds regional and state awards from the National Association of Teachers of Singing. She also holds an honorable mention from the National YoungArts Foundation, which aims to provide winners a lifetime of creative, professional development, and funding opportunities. Currently, Anja is pursuing a Master of Music degree at the Peabody Conservatory, where she studies under the tutelage of Margaret Baroody and Denyce Graves. She received her Bachelor of Music from New York University, where she studied with Dr. Paul Speiser.
Josua Kim
Josua Kim is a lyric leggero tenor who seeks to communicate the meeting point of text and music with clarity and sincerity. Born in Vienna to a father who studied conducting, he grew up in a musical environment and began studying violin at the age of four, continuing through his teenage years. This early training laid a strong musical foundation that continues to inform his vocal artistry. He is particularly interested in balancing sound and language on stage and shaping dramatic flow through thoughtful musical choices. Recent highlights include covering the title role in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito with Peabody Opera and appearing as the tenor soloist in a Beethoven Symphony No. 9 masterclass under Marin Alsop. He has also performed the roles of Rodolfo in La Bohème and Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor. At Peabody, he appeared as Lippo in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene. In Korea, he performed in the summer gala One Summer Night Aria alongside leading professors and sang Buha Jangsu in the new opera Maek at KT&G Sangsangmadang Chuncheon. In 2022, he appeared as Adogan in the new opera Heo Hwanghu at the Seoul Arts Center. His Austrian upbringing informs his deep affinity for art song, particularly German Lieder. He explores how prosody, accent, and imagery align with musical breath and pacing, and continues to develop programs that emphasize text-driven storytelling.He completed his voice studies at Sejong University and is currently pursuing graduate studies at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.
Jorge Padilla
Jorge Padilla believes in music’s power to nourish the soul through his passionate, expressive vocal performances. Having sung a variety of musical genres, from opera and choral repertoire to contemporary commercial music, Jorge proves to be an eclectic, versatile artist. With more than six years of concert experience, he brings his vibrant voice to audiences in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and abroad. Highlights of Jorge's 2025-2026 season include performing the titular role of Verdi's Falstaff in a semi-staged production of Italian bel canto opera excerpts at Goucher College, as well as performing as Steve Sankey in a fully-staged production of Weill's Street Scene at Morgan State University. Winner of the 2023 Shang-How Music Fund, Jorge performed in a semi-staged opera gala in Thessaloniki, Greece for the 9th Summer Music Performance Program ACT / A Division of Anatolia College. This summer, Jorge will perform with the Berlin Opera Academy for their Summer Opera Festival as Count Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. Jorge is also a recorded artist, having sung with the Epiphany Singers on their 2025 choral album Sing Me a Love Song and for the international drama debut film Le Meilleur du Monde by Marion Standefer. As an independent singer-songwriter, Jorge connects directly with listeners worldwide through his original music. Jorge is currently pursuing his M.M. in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy at the Peabody Conservatory under the tutelage of Randall Scarlata. He received his B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies, Music, and Environmental Studies from Swarthmore College, where he studied voice with Lara Nie.
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Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, conductor
Leo Wanenchak, associate conductor
Abreu, Antonio
Ayres, Ashleigh
Baldridge, Diane
Baldridge, Doug
Barth, Tom*
Battista, Valerie
Belcher, Mimi
Belli, Elizabeth
Bensberg, Eloise
Berger, Sarah*
Blair, Jean Shaffer
Blakely, Martha
Boyd, Sandra
Brosius, Shelley
Buchanan, Kelly
Calvin, Lavenia
Chappell, Franklin
Chen, Eunju Chung
Cimorelli, Chris
Clyburn-Miller, Opal*
Cook, Jeb
Cordova, Marisabel
Crist, Noah
Cronin, Lindsay
Davidson, Shelagh
DeVito, Elizabeth
Dias, Chris
Ding, Arthur
Dodson, Melanie
Dodson, Lauren
Edmonston, Anastasia
Fernandez, Rafi
Files, Nathan
Files, Sandra
Finkelstein, Carla
Frankenberger, David
Freund, Rob
Gee, Eric
Gephardt, Louis
Gilmore, Steven
Goetz, Lauren
Griese, Alyson
Haar, Caroline
Heilman, Ruth
Hengen, Carl*
Hengen, Patricia*
Horetsky, Danielle
Hurd, Phil
Husselbee, Claire
James, Elizabeth
Kaper, James
Kesar, Avery
Koch, Erin S.
Kymmell, Samantha
Lang, Julie
Lawrence, Adria
Layton, Christine
Lieb, Rebecca W.
Lieberman, Benjamin
Losemann, Sandy
Lowitt, Mark
Madder, Caleb
Mansfield, Amy
McCoy, Brendan*
McDonald, Lauren*
McGonigle, Elizabeth
Moore, Rachael Altemose
Mountain, Diane
Mountain, Michael
Myers, Alexander
Myers, Chet
Nibhanupudi, Spoorthi
Nutt, Claire
Ostrander, Darin
Paglinauan, Nerissa
Pallikal, Emily
Pickett, Clark D.
Pounds, Moses
Pownall, Bob
Rickelton, Michael*
Rivera, Sarah
Samuelsen, Kristen
Sekar, Priya
Selmanoff, Michael
Serrero, Ginette
Sheets, Lindsay
Shively, Karen
Slotkin, Joel
Smith, Jennifer Simone*
Steinhauer, Rina
Swaminathan, Pooja
Sweatman, Alan
Sweatman, Kelly
Tanenblatt, Rachel*
Teeter, Tim
Thaler, Chris
Thompson, Eric
Timmons, Shelbi
Toy, Raymond
Tucker, Evan
VanGorder, Adam
Vaeth, Elisabeth
Wald, Rebecca
West, Natalie
West, Rita
Weyandt, Dan
Wilhoit, Mel
Wilhoit, Susan
Williams, Lauren
Wilson, Ryan
Winter, Eric
Wolf, Lynn
Woods, Steven R.
Worthington, Norah
Wright, John*
Yabko, Elyssa
Yaffee, Mara*
Zdanov, Ivan
Zukowski, Adam
*Baltimore Choral Arts Vocal Fellows, generously supported by the Angell Foundation and The Larks, of the Junior League of Baltimore, in honor of Leo Wanenchak's 25 years of inspired leadership and dedicated service as their Musical Director.
The Chorus Council
Kelly Buchanan, chorus manager | Kelly Sweatman, treasurer
Dan Weyandt, music librarian | Sandra Boyd, board-chorus liaison
Amanda Edgar, Lynn Wolf, Adam Zukowski, and Tom Barth, section representatives
Martha Blakely, chorus at large representative
The Baltimore Choral Arts Percussion Ensemble
Nehemiah Russell, Timpani
Chris Williams, Principal Percussion
William Kan, Percussion
Caterina Amasia
Nesiah Anoh
Elena Bennett
Liza Bennett
Reuben Bennett
Amalia Bettini
Bella Brietenback
Alec Brock
Gregory Garlen
Julianna Garlen
Caroline Giacobbe
Isabel Hagen
Luna Hrybyk
Dagne Hudson
Ethan Jennings-Jones
Zara Maddula
Mollie McHugh
Sarah Miklos
Ryleigh Montalbo
Stella Montalvo
Hayden Osborne
Adelaide Parr
Callum Patterson
Azalea Pereida-Novak
Sylvia Riley
Garrett Scarff
Elsa Schwaninger
Abigail Ulmes
Ellie Verma
Kaitlyn Yankop
Deer Creek Youth Choir
The Deer Creek Youth Choir inspires young singers to reach their full musical potential while building confidence, collaboration, and community through the joy of choral music. DCYC is committed to developing each singer’s vocal technique, music literacy, performance discipline, self-esteem & ability to work well with others. We strive to provide a welcoming and encouraging environment where students feel comfortable to express themselves while working towards a common goal with their peers. DCYC brings together over 40 singers from across Harford & Baltimore counties and Southern Pennsylvania. Our singers are in grades 2 through 9 and sing in one of our two ensembles: Jubilate & Vivace. DCYC is supported by the Deer Creek Chorale (DCC), the premiere adult choral ensemble in Harford and Northern Baltimore Counties. In line with the values of the DCC, the Deer Creek Youth Choir is committed to “singing locally and giving globally,” serving our community and the world.