Rachel
Erickson, soprano and student apprentice, is a Sophomore at Los
Alamos High School, where she is a member of Encore, the elite mixed choir.
Last year she sang in Harmony, the top women’s choir. She has been
singing in church choir under the Chorale’s Assistant Conductor, Suzanne
Johnson, since Kindergarten. Rachel and her sister Becky sang Andrew Lloyd
Weber’s “Pie Jesu” for their sister Beth’s wedding
in 2000. 
James
Onstad, baritone, is a sophomore
at Santa Fe Secondary School. He has performed with the All-Counties Children's
Chorus, the Desert Chorale's Children's Choir, with the Santa Fe Opera in
the American premiere of A Dream Play, and also in Carmen and Wozzeck. James
has performed with "Theaterwork" in When Hummingbirds Catch Fire,
Hansel and Gretel, The Unicorn, Phaedra, Three-Penny Opera, and Amahl and
the Night Visitors as Amahl and Luisa Ferranda. This past winter, he apprenticed
the conductor of the Santa Fe Community Orchestra. James sang in the New
Mexico All-State Chorus in 2002 and took first place in the NATS young men's
division voice competition in 2001 and 2002. He has studied voice and piano
at Interlochen Arts Camp in 2000. James currently sings with the St. Bede's
church choir and continues his studies of voice with Marilyn Barnes and
piano with Lydia Madrick. James enjoys spending his free time sailing and
skiing.
Emily
Freeman
Javier
Ortiz, Pojoaque High School.
Sang bass in the Chorale as one of our 24th season student apprentices.
Javier attended Pojoaque High School where he was the bass section
leader in the choir. He was the 2001 bass apprentice for New Mexico
Pro Coro and also sang with their youth choir. He was a member of
the 2001 All-State mixed choir, and has appeared in Santa Fe's professional
theater company "Theaterwork", where he has appeared in "Guadalupe!" "The
Threepenny Opera," "La Dolorosa," and "Of Mice
and Men." Javier will be attending UNM in the Fall.
Katherine
Kilgore, soprano,
is a Junior at Santa Fe High School and is actively involved in musical
pursuits. She plays the flute in the school band and is taking voice lessons
from Jeanne Grealish. Katherine has sung in the All-State Chorus and currently
has a part in the SFHS production of "The Beggars' Opera." She also spent
this past summer at Northwestern University participating is a vocal performance
workshop. Katherine currently plans to pursue studies in vocal performance
when she goes to college.
Diana
Sheppard, alto,
is a senior at Los Alamos High School. A native of Los Alamos, she has sung
in choirs since the 8th grade. In high school, Diana has sung in All-State,
school musicals, and church choirs. Diana works at a day-care center and
loves children. She currently plans to go to college and major in elementary
education.
Diana
Berkowitz, soprano, has
lived in Santa Fe for the majority of her life. A senior at Santa Fe High
School, she has sung in the school choir with Director Cora Harms for three
years. Diana has also been a part of three productions with the Santa Fe
Opera. She is currently taking lessons from Marilyn Niska and is interested
in pursuing a career in music
Aaron
LeDuc,
baritone, has been singing for seven of his seventeen years. A senior
at Los Alamos High School, he sings with the advanced mixed chorus, "Encore."
He is also a member of a "doo-wop" men's quartet, "Room 132." Aaron has
played guitar for two years and loves it. He works at Los Alamos Music and
assists the town with its various musical needs. Aaron plans to participate
for a year in "Up With People" and then go to college to major in Vocal
Performance or Music Education.
Sarah
Wolf,
alto, is a senior at Santa Fe
High School and a Chorale apprentice for the 21st season. She has sung in
the Santa Fe High A Cappella Choir and in the Temple Beth Shalom choir for
several years. She was also a member of the 1998 All-State Choir. Sarah
has studied piano for eight years and is very involved in her temple and
school. She is very excited to be singing with the Chorale this year.
 Ingela Onstad, soprano,
was a senior at Santa Fe High School and was one of the Chorale's
1997-98 apprentices. She sang in the Santa Fe High A Capella Choir
and in the Santa Fe High Women's Ensemble. Ingela had been studying
voice privately for five years, as well as playing the oboe in the
Santa Fe Youth Symphony for two years. She performed in the Santa
Fe Opera's Noah's Flood, Santa Fe High's production of "Jesus Christ
Superstar," and took part in the 1997 New Mexico All-State Music Festival.
In her spare time Ingela enjoys reading, Thai kickboxing, and acting
in plays. She is pursuing a degree and career in vocal performance
at McGill University. |
 Clint Singley, tenor,
was a junior at Santa Fe High School in his apprentice season. He
sang in the A Capella Choir at school, and the Youth Choir and Contemporary
Choir at St. John's United Methodist Church. Clint has sung in choirs
for as long as he can remember and enjoys singing in the church services
at St. John's. He made the All-State Choir his sophomore year and
was also in the Fiesta Ringers handbell choir. Clint has been playing
the piano since the age of six and was working on composition and
learning to play the guitar. He was active in the youth group and
the Youth Ministry Council at St. John's and was a swimmer on the
Santa Fe High School Swim Team. Though unsure of what his area of
study in college will be, music will surely be part of his curriculum.
|
 William Westen, tenor,
was an enthusiastic apprentice singer in the Chorale during the 20th
anniversary season. He loves to sing &emdash; some may even say he
was born singing. Will is a Senior at Santa Fe High School and a member
of the youth and contemporary choirs at St. Johns United Methodist
Church in Santa Fe and of the A Cappella Choir at Santa Fe High. He
was a trumpeter in the band for six years and still likes to fool
around with the trumpet once in a while. Will is also a big part of
the Fiesta Bell Choir that toured San Francisco this past summer.
He plans to attend Whittier College in California and aspires to become
a Broadway singer in New York. |
Kristin
Derr,
soprano, was a junior at Los
Alamos High School during her apprentice season. She sings in Encore Choir
at school and also played the alto saxophone in the marching, symphonic,
and jazz bands. Kristin has been in choirs all her life, including church,
community musicals, and the Santa Fe Opera's production of Noah's Flood.
She participated in the Solo & Ensemble contest for the previous four
years and planned to double major in Music and Elementary Education at Baylor
University. Kristin enjoys community service and was vice-chair of a local
youth community service organization sponsored by Los Alamos County. She
was also involved in America's Pride, a nationally sponsored organization
that teaches the drug-free message. Kristin's desire is to raise a family,
become a Kindergarten teacher, and keep music in the elementary schools.
Emily
Wyrick,
alto, was a senior at Los Alamos
High School during her apprentice season. She has been involved in musical
study and performance since the age of five, with voice and dance lessons
and performances in Amahl and the Night Visitors, How to Eat Like a Child,
Finnian's Rainbow, and Oliver. She was also invited to perform in the 50th-anniversary
celebration of the Los Alamos Little Theater. Emily sang in the Encore Choir
and played bass guitar in the Jazz-I Band all four of her high-school years.
She performed Beethoven's Eroica Symphony with the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra,
has accompanied the Sangre de Cristo Chorale in Christmas and Spring concert
performances, and has had solo performances on numerous occasions (including
performance of the National Anthem at the State Championship Track and Swimming
meets). Emily was also a cross-country athlete, having been a member of
the LAHS cross-country team. Texas Tech University is now Emily's alma mater,
where in addition to her studies she is pursuing Music as a minor.
John
Roberts
was a senior at Los Alamos High School and sang in the Chorale bass section.
He was involved in choral music since the sixth grade, when he joined the
Los Alamos Boys' Choir. By his eighth-grade year, he was in Unity, the Los
Alamos Middle School Choir and Boys' Choir. In high school, John continued
in music; he was selected for All State for all four years. He has participated
in Solo & Ensemble, performed with many high-school, church, and community
choirs, and has started both a barber shop quartet and a women's choir.
John's other interests were cross country and Junior Civitan, but his favorite
hobby continued to be music. 
Tamara
Lynn Ready,
alto, was a junior at Española
Valley High School. She played the saxophone for the school band and was
the drum major for the marching band. She played violin and sang in two
mariachi groups, "Mariachi Juvenil de Española" and "Mariachi Española."
Tamara participated in the New Mexico All-State Music Festival, All District
Honor Band, and the District Solo and Ensemble Festival for the previous
two years. She was also a member of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony. She also
played violin for Celebrate Youth! for the previous seven years, either
as a soloist or as a member of the Celebrate Youth! String Ensemble and
was a violin soloist in various church services in Española. Tamara
planned to pursue her studies in music and hopes eventually to teach music
at the secondary level.