THE DESSOFF CHOIRS | 2023–2024 Season

SOPRANOS

Aleha Aziz
Rebecca Blank
Jen Crawford
Tina Davis
Annie Dosik
Christina Fairweather
Nicole Hakli
Rada Hastings
Amanda Kelly*
Rebecca Kuo
Ruth Laurence
Mara Montez
Emily Nash
Haruka Noishiki
Julie Siegmund
Kathryne Singleton
Sabrina Thompson
Tara Tisch-Wallace
Katherine Fox Wolf
Ziwoo Lim

ALTOS

Clare Avery
Chris Chalfant*
Lynn Clark*
Gabriella Giangreco
Catherine Handy
Elizabeth Hollander
Martha Hollander†
Helen Kapstein*
Nicole Osmolovskya
Paola Nunez del Prado
Christina Peter
Barbara Scharf Schamest*
Carol Shapiro
Cyndee Socci*
Anna Suessbrick
Katherine Velez
Laurie Yorr

TENORS

Justin Bell
Christopher Ebert
Johnathan Gibbs
Francisco Gomez
Michael Hegedus
Marc Isseries
Steve Kass†
Christopher R. Miller
Scott Scholes
Matthew Webb
Andrew Willett

BASSES

William Bodenlos
Richard Hadsell
Don Harrison*
Jeffrey Leonard
Jon Lowy*
Francis Menton
Ryan Mesina*
Ian Milliken
Christopher Platt*
John Stolen*
Jonathan Stewart
Steven Winn†

* Member, Board of Directors
† Section Leader

Dessoff Executive Board and Staff

Barbara Scharf Schamest, President
Jon Lowy, Vice-President
Lynn Clark, Secretary
Christopher Platt, Treasurer

Kimberley Cohan, Operations Director
Seth Velez, Assistant Conductor
Steven Ryan, Accompanist

The Dessoff Choirs is one of New York City’s leading choruses, and is known for pioneering performances of choral works from the pre-Baroque era through the 21st century.

Auditions

Auditions are by appointment only, and are held in September and January each season. You do not need to bring a prepared piece. The audition consists of the following:

  • Vocalises

  • Pitch memory exercise

  • Sight reading

  • Text recitation (French, German, Latin)

The Singing Scholars Program

Each year since 2009, Dessoff has invited several talented New York City high school students to join the choir for one concert cycle, giving them the chance to rehearse and perform on an adult level. Students must be recommended by a teacher or choir director, and pass an audition with Dessoff’s music director.

Rehearsals are Monday evenings, 7-10 PM on the Upper West Side.