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Biographies:

Peter Becker, Mark Bleeke, Eric Edlund, Timothy Leigh Evans,            Wilbur Pauley, Pianists

 

Peter Becker

Bass-baritone Peter Becker has performed throughout the USA,
Europe, Asia, and South America in repertoire ranging from        medieval to contemporary. Theater credits include performances with Canadian Opera Company, Macerata Festival, Teatro Opera di Roma, the New York Shakespeare Festival, Glimmerglass Opera, the 21st Century Consort, and the Broadway show Band in Berlin. 
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Peter Becker

 

Mark Bleeke

Mark Bleeke, tenor, was born in Dover, Delaware, raised in Westfield, New Jersey, and has spent most of his adult life in New York City. He was blessed to have been raised in a family of musicians, where all of his older siblings played instruments and sang in choirs. His Father played violin in an orchestra and sang with many ensembles.   Read more

  

Eric Edlund

Eric Edlund grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota. As a very young child he showed a great interest in music. He started piano lessons at age 4 and violin lessons at 7 as well as sang in the Bach Boy Choir. He continued his musical pursuits throughout high school where he became concertmaster and soloist in the choir.  Read more

 

 

 

Timothy Leigh Evans

Mr. Evans began his musical career at age five, as a chorister at Ecclesfield Parish Church in his native England. He holds performance degrees from The Royal Academy of Music, Trinity College of Music and Huddersfield School of Music. Read more

 

 

 

 

Wilbur Pauley

Born in Beaver, Pennsylvania, bass Wilbur Pauley began piano lessons at age 7 and experimented with euphonium, trumpet and string bass before settling on the sousaphone in marching band. He began singing at 16 and, being the only high school student with a low D, was instantly in demand in every choral ensemble in Beaver High School and the surrounding area.          Read more

 

 

 

 

 

 Pianists

 

Stephen Hargreaves

 

 

Stephen Hargreaves divides his professional work between conducting and solo performance. Hargreaves was recently seen at Opera Omaha where he conducted performances of le nozze di Figaro from a replica of Mozart’s fortepiano, at Marion Philharmonic where he performed Rachmaninoff’s 3rd piano concerto, and at Green Bay Symphony where he was the soloist in the world premiere of the Parmentier 3rd Piano Concerto. Read more

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Fennelly

 

 

Following his sold-out recital debut in Carnegie’s Weill Hall, pianist Michael Fennelly has toured the world with an array of dynamic programs. He released his debut solo recording, The Legend of Faust, on One Soul Records and is currently recording his new album Bravura with legendary producer Max Wilcox of RCA. Read more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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