Richmond Symphony Chorus (Richmond, VA)
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  • Home
  • Spring Sings!
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Leadership
    • James Erb, Founder
    • Chorus Roster
    • News
    • Concert Schedule
  • Media
    • Audio
    • Video
    • Radio
    • Shenandoah
  • Auditions
    • Auditions
    • Auditions Details
    • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • MEMBER LOG-IN
    • OUR VOICES >
      • Vocal Warmups
      • Voice Classes & Lessons
      • Music Skills
      • Music Appreciation
    • OUR CHORUS >
      • Directories
      • Committees
      • Social
      • Pictures
    • OUR PROJECTS >
      • Rehearsal Recordings
      • Tech Help
      • Spring 2021 Summary
      • St Patrick's Day
      • Haydn Creation
    • SECTION LEADERS >
      • SOPRANO
      • ALTO
      • TENOR
      • BASS
    • ERIN'S NOTES
    • LOGISTICS >
      • Schedule
      • Handbook
      • What to Wear
      • Ticket Info
      • Seating and Divisi
      • Merchandise
      • Donate

Leadership

Conductor - Erin Freeman

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Erin Freeman serves in multiple capacities throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and maintains a national presence through guest conducting engagements. Freeman holds a joint position as Director of the Richmond Symphony Chorus and Director of Choral Activities at Virginia Commonwealth University. Additionally, she is the Artistic Director of Wintergreen Music and Resident Conductor of the Richmond Ballet. Guest conducting engagements include the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Portland Symphony Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic, Savannah Symphony, Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and additional ensembles in New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, and Illinois. In the 2018-2019 season, Freeman made her debut at Symphony Hall in Boston with Berkshire Choral International, conducted multiple engagements with the Richmond Symphony and Richmond Ballet, and led an international ensemble of singers and the Orchestre Symphonique Bel’Arte at La Madeleine in Paris. Freeman holds degrees from Northwestern University, Boston University, and Peabody Conservatory. 

For more information, visit erinrfreeman.com. 

Rehearsal Pianist - Ingrid Keller

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Ingrid Keller is an active recitalist, collaborative artist, and teacher.  She has performed nationally in such distinguished venues as the Kennedy Center, the Banff Centre, Jordan Hall, and Tanglewood, as well as internationally.  She is a graduate of Northwestern University (B.M. magna cum laude), and Indiana University (M.M. and D.M.), under the tutelage of world renowned pianist, Menahem Pressler. 
Recent collaborations have brought Ingrid Keller on the stage with the Mark Morris Dance group, members of the Dayton Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and Richmond Symphony and alongside such celebrated musicians as Yo-Yo Ma, and Joe Burgstaller.  She has held positions at University of Dayton, Northern Kentucky University, and University of Oregon.  Since having relocated to Richmond, Virginia, she has been appointed on the faculty of University of Richmond where she teaches piano, coaches vocalists and chamber music. 
Ingrid Keller currently lives in Richmond, Virginia with her husband, Nathan Bick, and their two daughters, Clara and Phoebe.  Her most recent album in collaboration with Jason Vest, Evening Hours,  songs of Richard Hundley, was released through Roven Records in 2018.


Chorus Manager - Barbara Baker

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Barb Baker has been working with the Richmond Symphony Chorus for many years. She is a graduate of the University of Richmond, where she sang under Jim Erb's direction for four years. She became manager of the Chorus shortly after it was formed, took a seven-year hiatus from the position in the 1980s, and then returned in 1994. 

Barb's professional life has revolved around human resources. She formed her own company, Management Plus, in 1996, and served as a consultant for ten years while transitioning into association management work and management coaching. Now semi-retired, she stays just busy enough to allow her to tend to a large garden and travel often.



Additional leadership

Kevin L. Barger, Assistant Rehearsal Pianist
Melva Carle and Carl Eng, Rehearsal Assistants
Arianne Barrus, Soprano Section Leader
Rachel Fish, Alto Section Leader
Aaron Todd, Tenor Section Leader
John Luther, Bass Section Leader