The Joyful Band of Singers is a non-auditioned invitation only ensemble whose membership varies from a quartet to full chamber choir depending on the needs of the performance.

Finley Woolston recently retired after 33 years as Music Director of the Crystal Coast Choral Society in North Carolina. He is also a retired Music Director with the United Methodist Church. He sings with Schola Cantorum, the choir of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina. He was their original client when DCINY formed in 2008. He has sung with DCINY at least twice a year since then and has been on four tours with the Jonathan Griffith Singers.

The school choir of Leibniz-Privatschule was founded in 2025 by choir director and teacher Wolf Tobias Müller. After performing a successful musical project the choir performed Jenkins‘ Symphonic Adiemus several times in northern Germany.

Wolf Tobias Müller is director and conductor of choirs and orchestras. Performances with choir and orchestra including works like Verdi‘s Requiem or Mahler‘s second and third symphony. As assistant conductor to Simone Young he works with world named orchestras regularly.

The Concord Chorale, an auditioned vocal ensemble in its 59th season, combines outstanding choral performances with a strong sense of community and camaraderie. We present choral repertoire that is appealing, diverse and innovative, and that is relevant to us, to our community and to our time. We strive to be challenged as singers, while aiming to inspire, entertain and educate our audiences. The Chorale is deeply engaged in the greater Concord region as a visible, involved and respected arts organization that builds bridges with others who align with our vision and values.

Jenny Cooper (mezzo soprano, she/her) has been the director of Concord Chorale since 2019. She holds the degrees Master of Music in Choral Conducting at the University of Southern Maine and B.A. in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Plymouth State University. Jenny is the Director of Music at Lawrence Academy and her choruses have been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall five times. Since 2008 she has sung with the New Hampshire Master Chorale as both a soloist and choir member. Jenny lives in Groton, MA with her wife, and three children.

Choral Artists of Carmel Robin McKee Williams, MA, CMVT, Founding director The Choral Artists of Carmel is founded and directed by Robin McKee Williams 2009. It is a choir comprised of mostly professional singers. Their repertoire includes four centuries of music. Her singers perform with San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, Gilbert and Sulivan Society in NYC and Berlin State Opera and other venues around the world. Most recently Ms. Williams premiered a chamber opera by soprano Heather Green from Berlin “The Metamorphosis of the Swans.” Ms. Williams’ poem “Wings” was set to music by Ms. Green for her opera and premiered by The Choral Artists of Carmel in January of 2026. “Luminosity” composed by Michael Orlinsky and text by Ms. Williams will be premiered in March of 2027. The piece was commissioned to honor Joanathan Griffitth her instructor at the DCINY conducting workshops from 2012 to 2020. The March concert is dedicated to honor Jonathan Griffith.

Robin McKee Williams, MA, CMVT, is a conductor, mezzo-soprano soloist, voice specialist and lyricist. Her training includes the Royal Conservatory of Music, Stanford University, San Jose State University and the McClosky Institute of Boston. She has attended Distinguished Concerts International New York conducting mentoring workshops regularly from 2012-2020. She is the founding director of the Choral Artists of Carmel in Monterey, California. Their repertoire has included Brahms, Stravinsky, Bach, Debussy, Vaughan Williams, Dan Forrest, Eric Whitaker, Will Todd, Heather Green and Thomas LaVoy. In March 2027, “Luminosity,” by composer Michael Orlinsky and text by Robin McKee Williams will be premiered by her Choral Artists of Carmel and has been dedicated to Jonathan Griffith her instructor at the DCINY conducting mentoring workshops.

The Downers Grove Choral Society (DGCS), John P. Rakes, Artistic Director, is dedicated to enriching the cultural life of Chicagoland through the power of choral music. DGCS was founded in 1959 by Thelma Roe Milnes and Donald Drew whose shared vision brought singers together to perform Handel’s Messiah. Recent accomplishments include commissioning music from Shawn Okpebholo and Marcus Amker, a project funded through the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2024, the choir performed Mozart’s Requiem and Vespers solennes de confessore in Vienna and Downers Grove. The choir was a national finalist for the 2024 American Prize in Choral Performance.