Gail Plummer Abbey has been singing in the soprano section at Emmanuel for 15 years. She also sings in the Handel and Haydn and Boston Baroque choruses. Gail graduated from Westminster Choir College, where she met her husband Darryl. They currently live in Holliston with their two children, Alex and Margaret.

 

 

Roberta Anderson, soprano, has been singing with Emmanuel Music since 1987.

American soprano Kendra Colton is a versatile singer and highly praised artist who appears regularly in solo recital, with symphony orchestras, and often at major music festivals. She has developed a niche for herself in the oratorios and sacred works of Bach, Brahms, Haydn, Handel, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Schubert as well as the operas of Handel and Mozart. She is also recognized for her skill as an interpreter of contemporary music and has
given several premieres.

Pamela Dellal, mezzo-soprano, has been alto soloist with Emmanuel Music since 1984, having performed over 150 Bach cantatas. She has appeared with the Tokyo Oratorio Society, the Lydian String Quartet, the Handel and Haydn Society, the Dallas Bach Society, and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, among other organizations, and has long-term associations with Sequentia, the Musicians of the Old Post Road and Ensemble Chaconne, as well as being a founding member of Favella Lyrica. She has been featured by opera companies such as The Opera Company of Boston/Opera New England, Opera Aperta, Ocean State Lyric Opera and Prism Opera and is a frequent guest of Boston's many fine choral ensembles.

Aaron Engebreth maintains an active solo career in opera, oratorio and recital, and has devoted considerable energy and time to the performance of new music, often collaborating with composers. He has received significant recognition for his interpretation of early music, most recently as a national finalist and place-winner in the 2002 American Bach Society/Bethlehem Bach Competition. His 2002-03 engagements include performances with the Tanglewood Music Festival, Opera Aperta, Boston Cecilia, Santa Fe Pro Musica, the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra and the American Bach Soloists. Mr. Engebreth is on the music faculty of Tufts University and is a founding member of the Florestan Recital Project and the Red House Opera Group.

Chad Freeburg, tenor, began singing at Emmanuel Church in September of 2002. When not singing at Emmanuel, he keeps busy with an active opera and concert schedule. Chad lives in Medford with his fiancée, Courtney, who attends Tufts University.

Paul Guttry, bass-baritone, has sung at Emmanuel since 1995. He enjoys the variety of opera, oratorio, and a specialization in early music. He has concertized throughout the U.S. and internationally with Sequentia, the Boston Camerata, Chanticleer, and the Ensemble for Early Music. In Boston, he has appeared as soloist with Händel & Haydn, Boston Early Music Festival, Cantata Singers, Boston Cecilia, Cambridge Bach Ensemble, Prism Opera, and Collage. He is a member of Blue Heron, a new Renaissance choir. Paul can be heard on recordings of medieval music by Sequentia, Kurt Weill’s Johnny Johnson and French airs de cour with the Boston Camerata, and on recordings of Bach by Emmanuel Music.

Margaret Johnson, soprano

A member of the chorus since 1978, Margaret also sings in a soprano trio with Emmanuelettes Gail Abbey and Susan Trout which made its debut this fall. She and her husband, Peter, regularly towed their two sons to Emmanuel; Nathaniel and Timothy, now 22 and 19, grew up thinking every church has a Bach cantata on Sundays. Margaret is a licensed psychologist and a professor at Bridgewater State College, and is active in the Hanover Trust.

Frank Kelley, tenor

BMus Florida State University; MM College Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati; Artist Diploma CCM@UC; Postgraduate Work Royal College of Music (London); Singing at Emmanuel since 1986; Teaching Voice, Opera Workshop, Coaching Baroque Chamber Music at Boston University; Teaching Voice at Brandeis University

Baritone David Kravitz has received wide critical acclaim for his singing, his acting, and his careful attention to text. In addition to his recent Carnegie Hall debut in Handel's Messiah, David has performed in concert under conductors Seiji Ozawa, Roger Norrington, Craig Smith, David Hoose, and Martin Pearlman, and has appeared with Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Lake George Opera Festival, and Opera Aperta. He has presented world or regional premieres of numerous contemporary works. He has also had a distingished career in the law, having served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Sandra Day O'Connor.

Mark McSweeney, bass, has been associated with Emmanuel Music since 1988. He resides with his wife, Jeanne, and their three children, Ellen, Molly, and Daniel in Mansfield, Mass.

Jaylyn Olivo, soprano, can hardly remember a time when she did not sing with some church choir or other. She has sung with Emmanuel Music since 1984 and with Cantata Singers for about as long. She has served on the Vestry of Emmanuel Church, both as an elected member and as its clerk. She has been on the board of Emmanuel Music for many years, serving as clerk and now vice-president of the board. In her 9-5 life, she is a medical editor and co-founder of the Brigham and Women's Hospital Editorial Service, a free editing service for the staff of the hospital.

Gloria Raymond, alto, has been singing with Emmanual Music since 1985. She is also active in the Cantata Singers and the Spectrum Singers choruses. Gloria is a full time budget and procurement manager at MIT, and she lives in Boxborough with John Ehrlich and their crazy cat Taz.

Kamala Soparkar, alto

Kamala Soparkar has been singing regularly with Emmanuel Music since 1996. Ms. Soparkar has appeared as a soloist throughout New England in oratorio, opera and recital. She was a semi finalist in the 2001 NYC Concert Artist’s Guild competition. Ms. Soparkar is featured on a recently released Arsis recording, Sunshine and Shadow, songs of Shostakovich and Dvorak. She currently resides with her family in Lexington.

Susan Trout, alto

Ryan Turner, tenor, a soloist at Emmanuel Music since 1998, has performed to critical acclaim in oratorio, opera, and recital throughout the U.S. and Europe. Recent seasons have featured appearances with the Handel & Haydn Society, Seattle Baroque, Boston Baroque, Opera Aperta, Kings Noyse, Ensemble Abendmusik, Boston Camerata, Boston Cecilia, Coro Allegro, Cambridge Bach Ensemble, Masterworks Chorale, and the Handel Society of Dartmouth College. He is on the voice faculty at Boston College and is music director of the Concord Chorale.

Jayne West, soprano, has sung with Emmanuel Music since 1987. She has sung with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke's, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as with the Mark Morris Dance Group and numerous opera and choral organizations throughout the US and Europe. She remains active with her singing career while teaching Voice at Longy School of Music and running her website design company, Webley West Designs. Jayne is the webmaster for Emmanuel Music and several other musical organizations.

Donald Wilkinson, bass