The Columbus Symphony Chorus, in its 63rd season, continues to excel under the direction of Dr. Ronald J. Jenkins. Under his leadership for the past forty years, the Chorus has grown both in the quality of its performances and in the diversity of its classical repertoire. Critics have consistently lauded the chorus’ performances including the New York Concert Review: “This was choral singing of impeccable realization and subtle shading.”

This season the chorus numbers 133 singers (68 women and 65 men), comprised entirely of talented volunteer singers from central Ohio. They have performed major works from Bach through the 21st century.

Past performances have included the requiems of Brahms, Verdi, Faure, Mozart and Durufle; the Bach B Minor Mass and St. John Passion; Mozart’s Grand Mass in C Minor and Coronation Mass; Haydn’s Lord Nelson and Harmonie masses; Haydn’s Creation and the Seasons; Handel’s Messiah and Judas Maccabaeus; Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; Mendels- sohn’s Elijah; Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, 3 and 8; also works by Rossini, Orff, Walton, Bernstein, Britten, Copland, Prokofiev, Boito, Vaughan Williams, Moravec and Janacek to name but a few; and concert performances of operas including Bizet’s Carmen, Puccini’s La bohème and Turandot, and Wagner’s Parsifal among others. In 2013 the chorus premiered Stephen Paulus’ Of Songs and Singing, conducted by Jenkins and commissioned by the chorus to honor his 30+ years of service. Casey Cook is the chorus’ accompanist. Lauren Grangaard serves as the chorus chair. The chorus rehearses every Tuesday evening from 7:15 to 9:45pm starting in late August and continuing through May with an occasional summer event. Auditions are held each year in August and January. More information can be found at www.columbussymphony.com.

Soprano I

Dawne Knoch
Anthony
Shelly Rose Beaty
Laura Byar
Julie Cannell
Alexa Clossin
Andrea Dent
Katie DiPietro
Melissa Fata
Courtney Neckers
Melinda Patterson
Stephanie Rodriguez
Gail Gilbert Storer
Emily Weatherspoon
Jennifer C. Young

Soprano II

Elizabeth Arteta
Elizabeth Jewell Becker
Susan Beecroft
Alexandra Buerger
Jennifer Cahill
Kathryn Ehle
Christina Flores
Ruth Hall
Cassandra Howard
Leonardia Koch
Alexandria Konstantinos
Miriam Matteson
Gretchen Koehler Mote
Amy Adele Parker
Stephanie Pikovnik
Kristin Smith
Chelsea Winebrener
Mary Lucas Yarbrough

Alto I

Leslie Armstrong
Aubrey Bailey
Madaline Bolzenius
Kelli Clawson
Kailey Coulter
Deborah Forsblom
Suzanne B. Fryer
Savannah Gonsoulin
Allison Graham
Sandra Mathias
Kelly Myers
Cassandra Otani
Anabella Petronsi
Wendy Rogers
Hannah Rowlands
Katharine Thornton
Robyn Warhol
Rachelle P. White

Alto II

Hannah Bachmann
Amy L. Beck
Gwen Carmack
Kari Clevidence
Katarina Cochrane-Yamaguchi
Ashley Donmoyer
Lauren Grangaard
Barbara Jean Mattson
Jane L. Matyskella
Janet Mulder
Amy Weiner Nathans
Melissa Obergefell
Doris Oursler
Debbie Parris
Lisa Peterson
Laura Smith
Anna Weber
Margaret Kutz Wigglesworth

Tenor I

Wade Barnes
William B. Catus, III
Frank Forsythe
Greg Grant
Dustin Jarred
Dameon Jones
Arthur W. Marks
Phillip Minix
Thomas Moore
Kevin A. Mulder
Craig Slaughter
Michael Treder
Eric White
Michael S. Wigglesworth

Tenor II
Luis Armando
Alvira III
Mark Bonaventura
Andrew Doud
Hector Garcia Santana
Nicolas Gonzalez
Ernest Hoffman
David Hogrefe
Matthew Norby
Timothy Owens
Paul Ricketts
Steven Sulainis
Daniel Willis
Thom Wyatt
Aidan Young

Bass I

Alexander Almeida
Matthew Barbour
Anthony Brown
Raymond Cho
Terry Alan Davis
William B. Davis
Jordan Elkind
Gary Everts
William Gehring
Andrew Grega
Scot Helton
Jacob Hoverman
James Legg
Richard Michi
Kyle Norton
Stephen E. Stumphauzer
C. Nicholas Tepe
David Zach

Bass II

William R. Alsnauer
Hugo Blettery
Jacob Conrad
Tracy Ediger
Michael Malone
Andrew Shadwick
Charles St-Georges
Donald Swartwout
Michael Toland
Bruce Turf
Alexander Weymann
Keith Whited