Dolores Defreitas, soprano

  You can contact Dolores at 856-904-8460

of Dolores singing with the Shrewsbury Quartet  

Dolores considers herself fortunate to sing with the best musicians in the area doing something she loves. She has been singing in and around the Trenton Diocese for the last 11 years and has performed as a soloist in many churches, small and large, and even in the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. She has soloed with the Shrewsbury String Quartet many times. Dolores sincerely believes that every opportunity to cantor a mass is a wonderful experience, but that the unique pleasure of singing a wedding mass is extremely gratifying. She feels that music at a wedding becomes an integral part of the ceremony, connecting family and friends to the emotions of the bride and groom.

Rebecca Carr, soprano

You can contact Rebecca at 215-772-9202

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Several  years ago, I sang my first wedding -- my best girlfriend from music school's Big Day --  and cried so hard that I could barely see the music!  But I was hooked!  Since then, and hundreds weddings later, I've learned to control my emotions while singing the Mass, but never fail to be moved by the meaning of the ceremony.  I have sung on the stages of  The Kimmel Center, Carnegie Hall and many other fantastic venues, but none are more meaningful to me than expressing the words and melodies that mean most to a bride and groom on their special day. It is one of the greatest rewards of my work as a professional singer and performer.  I offer my personal and musical best to make your music beautiful and unique, just as the rest of your wedding will be!

Robin Massie, soprano

 You can contact Robin at 609-937-7521

  Robin's

Robin Leigh Massie has established her career as a versatile artist, performing in opera, concert and Musical Theater.  Roles include Flora in Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw with New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, and Kentucky Opera, Papagena in The Magic Flute with Opera Delaware and Princeton Opera.  Musical theater credits include Laurey Williams in Oklahoma! and Marion Paroo in The Music Man with Bucks County Playhouse, and the Heavenly Friend in Carousel with Gateway Playhouse in Bayport, Long Island.  Robin has also appeared as Jellylorum in the Hamburg, Germany production of CATS. She can be heard as a soloist on the Westminster Choir recording Like As A Hart.  Concert credits include Bach’s St. John Passion with the Shrewsbury Chorale (Freehold, NJ), Schubert’s Mass in G with the Greater South Jersey Chorus, Haydn’s The Creation with the PBU Symphony and Community Chorus, and Carmina Burana with the Pennsbury High School Choir.  A native of Austin, Texas, Ms. Massie received a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Westminster Choir College and a Master of Music in Voice/Opera Performance from Yale University. She has been a member of the voice faculty at PBU since 2004. 

Mark McKeever, tenor, organist

You can contact Mark at 609-977-4150 

Mark Mckeever's

Mark grew up in northeast Philadelphia and attended the Philadelphia High School of Creative and Performing Arts while beginning his career as an organist serving local churches of various denominations.  He went on to study sacred music, choral conducting, organ and voice at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ.  .  Mark is the of director of music at Sacred Heart Church in Riverton, NJ.  At Sacred Heart he coordinates a large music program, consisting of five choirs, for a growing and vibrant parish in South Jersey. Mark has appeared as a tenor soloist with the Shrewsbury String Quartet.  He regularly sings with the Greater South Jersey Chorus, a group whom recently named him as their Conducting Intern. 

Sarah Pearson, soprano

You can contact Sarah at  856-356-2450   Sarah singing 

Christine Favorite, soprano

You can contact Christine at 267-250-3872 

Christine is a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and has turned her love of singing and music into a full time career. She is the General Manager and performer for an entertainment company which provides singers, dancers and other entertainers for weddings, bar mitzvahs, parties, corporate events, etc. In addition, she has been the Cantor at a variety of Bucks County churches, has sung numerous times for the Cardinal at the Cathedral in Philadelphia, and is presently the Youth Music Minister at St. Andrews Church in Newtown, PA.  Christine’s credits include: Philadelphia Catholic League All-Catholic Choir, a variety of leading roles over 10 years in The Word, a Gospel rock-opera, lead singer in a local oldies band Some Assembly Required, and winner in numerous vocal competitions throughout the area.

Melissa Perry, soprano

You can contact Melissa at 856-858-6616    Melissa singing the Lord's Prayer

Melissa has taught private voice in New York, Los Angeles, Princeton, Columbia, PA and in the Philadelphia area since 1987. She has served on the voice faculties of Westminster Conservatory, and Swarthmore College. Melissa apprenticed with Maestro Vittorio Rosetta of La Scala from 1998 until 2002 for over 600 hours in Italian vocal technique. Her students have performed in Broadway and off-Broadway shows, international opera houses, major conservatories and universities. Ms. Perry is a member of both NATS and AGMA and she currently has an active voice studio of about 30 students in Collingswood, New Jersey.

 

Crystal DiGiovacchino, soprano

 

 

You can contact Crystal at 856 275-4537

Crysal's life is performance related in a nutshell.  I always take the first opportunity I can to further my education and performance experiences which has served me well.  I've performed with orchestras in the U.S. and in Europe and have trained with some of the finest musicians that have graced the stages.  Currently I'm dabbling in the movies and modeling and educating myself in movement.  I've seen glory being a lead in operas, winning competitions, and traveling and performing.  However, singing for weddings is absolutely special.  I'm the most excited non-relative on that day because I am singing my heart out for two people that are joining their souls together in holy matrimony.  If you're looking for a performance of genuine, heartfelt emotion on your special that is high in quality, then I am looking forward to singing for your wedding.

Jaclyn E McKeever, soprano

 

 

You can contact Jaclyn at 609-672-2822

Jaclyn has performed in many choirs from Westminster Choir College with NJ Pops Orchestra, NJ and NY Symphonic and Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London.  Performances were held in venues such as Carnegie Hall and NJPAC.  She traveled with the Westminster Concert Bell Choir to Canada for the Royal Christmas Tour in 2003, featuring soloists Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and Charlotte Church.  Jaclyn has also recently performed her own Voice Recital on the College Campus.  She has cantered and accompanied the piano for churches in many areas of New Jersey, including her current tenure at Sacred Heart Church in Riverton.  She has also had the opportunity to sing soprano in a performance of the Faure Requiem for a 9-11 tribute in St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Woodbury, NJ. She has studied voice with Carol Porter and Anne Ackley Gray.  She has studied piano with many teachers, but most recently with Lillian Livingston.

 

Nancy Hanson Fort, Soprano

You can contact Nancy at 856-303-0209

Nancy has been a cantor for Catholic masses for the past three years.  She also sings in the Sacred Heart Church choir.  In addition to her liturgical experience, Nancy has sung with various vocal ensembles including the Drexel University Chorus and Chamber Singers where she has been featured as a soloist.  Nancy has also performed in musical theater in both college and high school. Nancy enjoys singing at masses and strives to bring the spiritual meaning of the music to the congregation.

 

Karen Friedlander, soprano

You can contact Karen at 609-707-8245

Karen Friedlander has been singing in several churches for the past 22 years.  She started as a choir member, then became a cantor.  The experience of singing before large congregations has led her to audition and perform in many community theatres as a hobby.  The roles she is most proud of are Maria in The Sound of Music and Lily in The Secret Garden. Karen has been married for 23 years and is a mother of two.  She works as a freelance court reporter and is a consultant for The Pampered Chef.  Sharing her gift of music is an outlet for her. Karen has performed with the Jubilate Deo Chorale and Orchestra and understudied as a soloist at a 9/11 remembrance concert at Carnegie Hall. She is presently a cantor at St. Agnes Parish in Blackwood and a member of Messenger, a contemporary Christian band.

 

 

Michael Jones, tenor

 



You can contact Michael at 856-981-7125

Michael Jones, tenor, is a young, talented vocal artist and musician currently pursuing his education and career in music. Michael’s accomplishments include solo performances at Carnegie Hall  “Rekindle the Flame-Remembering 9-11 Memorial Concert,” the Kimmel Center “America-A Patriotic Tribute,” the Miss America Pageant, the Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award Ceremony, the National Constitution Center, NBC-10, ABC/Boscov’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Tropicana’s Ultimate Variety Show, Notre Dame University, the Mrs. NJ-America Pageant, the USS Battleship NJ,  Trenton War Memorial - State of New Jersey Diversity Conference, NJ-PSAP, New Jersey State House, NJ GSETA Conference, NJ State Federation of Women’s Clubs of GFWC, NJ101.5FM radio and 92.1FM- Patti Lattanzi and the Gang radio show, Philadelphia’s Italian Festival,  Philadelphia 76ers,  Philly Souls and Flyers Alumni. He is currently working on a sacred recording and can be found performing in sacred concerts throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Michael has performed with the Shrewsbury String Quartet on many occasions.

 John Quinn, baritone, organist,

You can contact John at 609-221-0071

John,  a native of Philadelphia,began to study piano at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia and later privately. By age 15, he had taught himself to play at the organ for liturgical functions held at his high school and later college. In 1996, John began more a more disciplined study of the organ under private tutelage as well as playing church services professionally. John attended Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ in January of 1999 to study Sacred Music with concentration in organ as well as choral conducting. His instructors have included James Jordan and Andrew Megill (conducting), Don Giannella, Joseph Jackson, Mark Anderson (organ). During his attendance at Westminster, John was a member of the esteemed Westminster Symphonic Choir and performed under the batons of noted conductors such as Kurt Masur, Zdenek Macal, Sir Colin Davis, and Wolfgang Sawallisch. John has played at numerous churches from Main Line Philadelphia through Northern New Jersey. In his first post as Choirmaster, he has conducted works by Thomas Tallis to Benjamin Britten and William Mathias as well Morten Lauridsen. In February of 2002, John conducted Hubert Parry's I was Glad with a 50 voice choir and small orchestra. Since joining the Music Dept. at Sacred Heart Church in 2004, John has composed several works and hymn arrangements for the choir of Sacred Heart Church. John has also performed with the Greater South Jersey Chorus as baritone soloist and chorus member. John now resides in Newark, DE.