Laura Heimes, soprano, is widely regarded as an artist of great versatility, with repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century. She has collaborated with many of the leading figures in early music, including Andrew Lawrence King, Julianne Baird, Tempeste di Mare, The King’s Noyse, Paul O’Dette, Chatham Baroque, Apollo’s Fire, The New York Collegium, The Publick Musick, Brandywine Baroque, Trinity Consort, and Piffaro – The Renaissance Band, a group with whom she has toured the United States. She has been heard at the Boston, Connecticut and Indianapolis Early Music Festivals, at the Oregon and Philadelphia Bach Festivals under the baton of Helmuth Rilling, at the Carmel Bach Festival under Bruno Weil, and in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil in concerts of Bach and Handel.
Rebecca Mariman, soprano, has sung with Fuma Sacra since 1990, as a member of the ensemble as well as a soloist, performing music ranging from the medieval to premieres of works by prominent composers such as John Magnusson, Joanne Metcalf and Andrew Bleckner. Rebecca has also appeared as a soloist with the Westminster Community Chorus, the Masterwork Chorus, the West Village Chorale, Garden State Philharmonic and the Dryden Ensemble. She graduated from Westminster Choir College (MM, Voice Performance and Pedagogy) and Dickinson College (BA).
Clara Rottsolk, soprano, has appeared with various ensembles, including Fuma Sacra, Triomphe de L’Amour, the Handel Choir of Baltimore, Tempesta di Mare, and Brandywine Baroque. Clara’s oratorio credits include varied works from Bach and Couperin to Caplet and Poulenc. Operatic roles include Micaela in Carmen, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and Laetitia in Old Maid and the Thief. Clara is a graduate of Westminster Choir College (MM) and Rice University (BM), and teaches voice at Swarthmore College and the Lawrenceville School.
Alyson Harvey, mezzo-soprano, is a graduate from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (MM and Artist Diploma in Opera) and Westminster Choir College (BM). Alyson’s professional career highlights include her debut at Lincoln Center in Copland’s In the Beginning during the Copland Festival of the New York Philharmonic and her Carnegie Hall debut singing Handel’s Messiah with the Masterwork Chorus of New Jersey. She has also performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, singing the alto solo in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms conducted by Bobby McFerrin. Alyson sang the role of the Abbess in Suor Angelica under the direction of Gian Carlo Menotti at the Spoleto Festival in Italy. Professional affiliations include, The Philadelphia Singers and St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.
Timothy Hodges, tenor, was the tenor soloist for the 2006 performance of Handel’s Messiah with the Garden State Philharmonic. He has appeared in the opera chorus for the Spoleto Festival USA. Timothy is a member of Trinity Choir at Trinity Wall St., in New York. He received is degree from Westminster Choir College (BM).
Vincent Metallo, tenor, has distinguished himself as a conductor, singer and music educator. He is currently Chair of Performing Arts at Princeton Day School and was Assistant Professor of Music at Westminster College, DePauw University, Wellesley College and Lehigh University, as well as Artistic Director of the American Boychoir. Vincent has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony and the New York Collegium. His professional affiliations include Boston Early Music Festival, Brandywine Baroque, and the Spoleto Festivals in the U.S. and Italy. Westminster Choir College (MM) and Hartt School of Music (BM).
David Kimock, baritone, earned a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster Choir College. As a member of the world-renowned Westminster Choir, he has performed at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and at Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic. Mr. Kimock is also a classically trained baritone who has performed in opera and choral productions throughout the United States, England, and Italy. Mr. Kimock has served on the music faculty at the University of Delaware where he directed the University Chorale, Choral Union, and taught courses in Choral Literature and Choral Conducting. His teaching credentials also include The Lawrenceville School, Stuart Country Day School, and Westminster Choir College, and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Mr. Kimock is currently the Director of Music and Liturgy at the Church of St. Andrew in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
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Matthew Knickman, baritone, has performed with ensembles Trinity Choir, Cantatica, and the Antioch Chamber Ensemble. His operatic roles include Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, Sid in Albert Herring, Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus, L'Horloge Comptoise/Le Chat in L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Marullo in Rigoletto, Spinelloccio/Guccio in Gianni Schicchi, and The Businessman in The Little Prince. Upcoming engagements include a reprise role of The Businessman for Opera Theatre of Weston. Westminster Choir College (BM; MM).
