Prairie Vox Community Choir is a non-auditioned, inclusive adult choir in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Founded by Lori Mackedenski in January 2023, it has grown into an artistic touchstone for the community. With Artistic Director Janine Waines, who assumed her role in June 2024, the choir has expanded in size and scope. Members come from Portage la Prairie and surrounding communities including McGregor, Oakville, Ste. Claude, and Winnipeg. Past performances include collaborations with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and participation in the Prairie Sounds Music Festival.

Janine Waines holds a Bachelor of Music (1999) and Bachelor of Education (2004) from Brandon University and a Master of Education in Curriculum Studies (2014) from Acadia University. She taught Grade 7/8 band in Brandon (2004–2014), then directed high school band in Swift Current (2014–2020). From 2020–2022, she taught at the American International School in Hong Kong, co-directed the Tak-Ming Philharmonic Winds, and performed with the ensemble. Returning to Manitoba in 2023, she became Artistic Director of the Prairie Vox Community Choir and launched Junior Vox in 2025. Janine is dedicated to inclusive, community-centered music education.

The choir is a typical school choir consisting of about 90 students from grades seven through thirteen. Therefore, the mixed choir is constantly changing. The choir has participated in several concerts with the Hof Symphonic Orchestra and the St. Michael church choir in Hof. In January 2023, part of the choir joined DCINY, performing The Requiem by Karl Jenkins. The students also participated in a choir competition in Upper Franconia, which resulted in a professional CD recording. The choir's repertoire includes rock, pop, and classical music, such as Bach's Christmas Oratorio and Bob Chilcott's Peace Mass. Twenty-three students and two teachers have gathered for this concert to join the project.

Stephan Strunz has played various instruments since he was four. He studied music in Würzburg and Weimar. Besides his studies he also took classes in conducting. Since 2009, he has been a teacher for music at the Jean-Paul-Gymnasium. He is in charge of several orchestras and choirs at church. Maniana Füg has made music since she was five. She studied music and English in Zwickau and Chemnitz. She had been a teacher at a Waldorf school before teaching at the Jean-Paul-Gymnasium. Additionally, she worked for the institution of schooling and quality management in Munich conceiving the curriculum for music.

The Chancel Choir of St. John’s Methodist Church of Aiken (SC) is a 50-voice volunteer choir of singers ranging in age from 18 to 94. The choir presents two to three choral-orchestral works annually, recently performing Handel’s Messiah, Sir Karl Jenkins’ Joy to the World and Stabat Mater, Joseph Martin’s Song of the Shadows, and Rutter’s Magnificat among others. This is in addition to weekly presentations of anthems of diverse styles, ranging from Renaissance to recent compositions, in worship. The Chancel Choir is honored to make its Carnegie Hall debut performing one of its most beloved works, Jenkins’ Stabat Mater.

Dr. Matt Caine is Director of Traditional Music at St. John's Methodist Church, Aiken, SC, where he oversees a robust music program, conducting multiple choral and instrumental ensembles. He is in frequent demand as guest conductor in diverse settings, such as recent engagements with the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra and the Aiken County Public Schools Honors Chorus. Both a Fulbright Scholar and a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow in Bulgarian Language and Culture of the United States Department of Education, he is a frequent presenter on national, regional, and state conferences of the American Choral Directors Association.

Voiceart Bern is an inclusive and diverse choir of over 70 singers of all ages performing a vibrant mis of pop, rock, musical, gospel and classical crossover. The choir rehearses weekly under the direction of Noe Ito Fröscher. Their most recent major project, Carmina and More, brought together over 250 singers and a full orchestra.

Swiss-Japanese soprano Noe Ito Fröscher is a versatile artist whose career spans performance, conducting, therapy and pedagogy. She earned her Master’s degree in Pedagogy and Performance at University of performative Arts in Bern and has pursued advanced studies in musical theatre. As a soloist, she has performed throughout Switzerland, Europe, and Japan, captivating audiences with expressive interpretations and stylistic range. Beyond the stage, she is an experienced choral director, singing teacher, and movement therapist, bringing a holistic approach to vocal artistry and education. Founder and artistic leader of “noeandfriends”, she curates large-scale concerts and workshops that foster collaboration and connect diverse audiences.

unAIRhört is a quite new ensemble, built up by employees of AIRBUS Hamburg. Developed as a choir project for a concert in Hamburg's main church 'St. Michael' the singers were enthusiastic to go on singing after the first performance. Musical founder of the ensemble is Wolf Tobias Müller. The repertoire is versatile like singing the classical a capella repertoire but also popular music like covering songs by Supertramp.

After studying conducting in Hamburg, Wolf Tobias Müller became assistant conductor of Simone Young, working with professional orchestras in Germany, Sweden and Great Britain. The core repertoire is the late romantic German symphonic repertoire and contemporary music. Being conductor of symphony orchestras and choirs Müller regularly perform the big symphonic oratorios as the requiems by Brahms and Verdi or Mahler 2nd and 3rd Symphony. Alongside he is principal choir director of the choir association of northern Germany. His task is to teach prospective choir directors and give advices for choirs to increase the audience and improve performance skills.

The Pennsbury High School Choral Music Department, with approximately 250 students, is composed of five choirs spanning grades nine through twelve. The choral department includes four academic choirs, an auditioned after school ensemble which is our Chamber Choir, a three-level Music Theory Program including AP Theory, and Music Technology courses, as well as a Piano Skills class and Musical Theatre class. Each year, the Choral Department also sponsors the annual Musical Theatre production. Past productions include The Addams Family, Anastasia and The Music Man. The choir has performed in many prestigious locations such as Gewandhaus (Leipzig), Thomaskirche (Leipzig), Smetana Hall (Prague), Holocaust Museum (Washington, D.C.), and Princeton University Chapel as well as Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall (NYC). Follow us on PennsburySings.org

Lindsey graduated from Pennsbury High School in 2001 and earned a B.S. in Music Education, a B.A. in Vocal Performance from Lebanon Valley College, and a master's degree in Choral Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She also served as Choral Director and Music Theory Teacher at North Stafford High School in Stafford, Virginia from 2005-2014. She was honored to be named "Teacher of the Year" in 2010. Lindsey is currently serving as a Choral Director at Pennsbury High School where she conducts five choirs, is the Producer and Music Director for the Annual Spring Musical Production and is the Artistic Director of the Pennsbury Community Chorus. Lindsey has been a guest director in Virginia and Pennsylvania and has conducted in venues such as the Thomaskirche (Leipzig), Salzburg Cathedral, and St. Jacob's (Rothenburg). She resides in Yardley, PA with her two sons Benjamin and Jackson.

The Church Choir of St. Nikolaus Markdorf is a 70-voice ensemble of singers of all ages. For over 100 years the choir has led worship at major liturgical celebrations with solemn masses and choral works, and every two years presents a large sacred concert for the broader community. The choir’s repertoire ranges from Handel’s Saul and Dvořák’s Stabat Mater to Mendelssohn’s Paulus, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, John Rutter’s Magnificat, and Karl Jenkins’ Gloria. The ensemble also undertakes concert tours throughout Germany and neighboring European countries, strengthening musical and cultural ties beyond its home parish.

Johannes Tress, born in 1990, is Director of Music at St. Nikolaus Markdorf, where he leads multiple choral groups. He studied organ, improvisation, choral conducting, and voice at the University of Church Music in Rottenburg, following earlier studies in Latin and Theology. A frequent participant in international masterclasses, he also directs the women’s choir “Le Crescentis,” teaches for the German Choral Association and Baden-Württemberg Youth Choir Association, and performs with various other ensembles.

The Choral Artists of Carmel includes singers from San Francisco Opera, Gilbert and Sullivan Society NYC, Berlin Germany, West Bay Ooera, Carmel Bach Festival. CAOC features choral works as well as solo performance. CAOC premieres new choral works.

Robin McKee Williams MA, CMVT is the director and founder of the Choral Artists of Carmel. CAOC's repertoire includes baroque, classical, romantic, impressionistic and contemporary classical choral music. Many of CAOC's singers are professional opera singers as well as concert artists. Ms William's training includes DCINY choral mentoring program from 2012 to 2020. Her training includes Royal Conservatory of Music, Stanford University, San Jose State University and private studies with Michael Adelson of NYC. The Choral Artists of Carmel will be premiering Heather Green's " Metamorphosis of Swans" this January 2026. The choral piece " Wings" in Ms. Green's opera is a text composed by Robin Mckee Williams.

CoroVivo sees itself as an institution for a vibrant choral culture and offers a whole range of choral projects as well as voice training and singing technique. In 2008, the young, dynamic choir CoroVivo was founded by professional singer and music teacher Patric Ricklin. The choir has since developed into a thriving institution and now offers three permanent choirs in the classical and pop genres, various choir projects, and the CoroVivo Academy. Every year, up to 300 singers perform with CoroVivo. CoroVivo gives 2-3 concerts each year. CoroVivo Travel also offers opportunities for smaller groups, such as the current Karl Jenkins concert at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Patric Ricklin trained as an opera singer in Switzerland and spent many years singing on European stages as a baritone and musical theater singer. For more than 15 years, he has been the founder, artistic director, and conductor of CoroVivo, which has three choirs in the classical and pop genres with over 300 singers. He also leads various choir projects such as the Sils Choir Weeks and conducts large choir performances, for example in at the Tonhalle Zurich. As a cultural manager and adult educator, one of his great strengths is his ability to teach singing skills in a clear and empathetic way and lead amateur choirs to perform at their best.

The Joyful Band of Singers is an invitation only ensemble formed for specific performances. Membership varies depending on the requirements

Retired United Methodist Church Music Director, Music Director of Eastern North Carolina community chorus Crystal Coast Choral Society, member of Schola Cantorum, Chorus of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern North Carolina