Lord Nelson Mass - February 24
Saginaw Choral Society
Artists
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Dr. Carl Angelo
Dr. Carl Angelo is the Director of Music and Fine Arts/Organist at First Presbyterian Church of Flint, Michigan. He has served on the faculty of Saginaw Valley State University as Artist in Piano and Organ, Music Director/Organist at First Congregational Church, Saginaw, Michigan (1999-2010), and First Presbyterian Church, Winter Haven, Florida (1990-1999), establishing popular concert series in both communities. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Indiana University where he studied with Larry Smith. He was the winner of the 1987 American Guild of Organists Young Artist Competition, Indianapolis, Indiana and is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honorary Society. He holds Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from Kent State University where he studied organ with John D. Herr and John Ferguson, and piano with Robert Palmieri.
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Rachelle Austin
Ms. Austin holds a Master of Music in Voice Performance from Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts under the tutelage of Judith Haddon. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a Theatre Minor from Saginaw Valley State University, where she studied voice under Dr. Julie Meyer. She has performed throughout North America and Italy and most recently made her Canadian debut as Zerlina in Don Giovanni. Locally, Ms. Austin has performed as a soloist with the Saginaw Choral Society, Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra, Saginaw Eddy Band, and the Baroque on Beaver Music Festival. Ms. Austin currently serves as an Adjunct Faculty member in Voice at Saginaw Valley State University. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and remains active in the Saginaw community as a performer and private voice instructor.
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Tiffany Wika
Born and raised in Indiana, Ms. Wika has been a member of Saginaw Choral Society since moving from Oklahoma in 2016. She is a graduate of Butler University and earned her master’s degree in voice from the University of Connecticut. Ms. Wika currently sings with Exultate Deo in Bay City, and at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Saginaw. She teaches preschool music classes at Major Chords for Minors.
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