About

Singers (click on a name to read a brief bio):

Soprano:
Hannah Doll
Katrina Kuka
Loralyn Light
Allison Matthews
Erin Murphy
Haley Rayfield
Rachel Somers
Sophie Sparrow
Janine Willis
Alto:
Jennifer Lawrence Birnbaum
Marilyn Crooker
Abby Deering
Maia Finkel
Lisa Banlaki Frank
Jessica Franken
Lynn Leopold
Barbara Ann Powell
Tenor:
Chuck Burch
Seamus Buxton
Scott Miller
Paul Soper
Ben Stevens
Andy Weislogel
Timmy Samuel Yesudasan
Bass:
Miles Ludek
Jeremy Pletter
Dennis Powell
Geof Royall
Keith B. Slayden
Daniel Taylor
Gavin Tremblay

Sean Linfors, Artistic Director
Phoro credit: Sheryl Sinkow

Sean Linfors is an Associate Professor of Music Education at Ithaca College, where he directs ensembles and has taught choral methods, choral conducting, and choral literature. He received his undergraduate degree in trumpet performance from University of Richmond and graduate degrees in choral conducting and choral music education from Florida State University, studying with André Thomas. 
Prior to graduate study, he taught public school in Florida and Virginia.  In 2013, he was the Guest Conductor and Clinician for the East African Choral Festival in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2016 he was  semi-finalist for The American Prize, as a conductor and as director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus. 
In 2019 Linfors was named the Artistic Director of the Syracuse Chorale in Syracuse, New York, and in 2020, he was named to the same position by the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble in Ithaca. 
Ensembles under Linfors’ direction have toured Canada, Italy, and the United States, and have been featured at National ACDA Conference and regional conferences. 
The Ithaca College Choir, under his direction, was awarded the 2023 American Prize in Choral Performance for larger collegiate programs. 
He’s an active commissioner of new choral works for collegiate and community ensembles.  Recent performances have included Reena Esmail’s This Love Between Us, Margaret Bonds’ Credo and The Ballad of the Brown King, and Carol Barnett’s Bluegrass Mass: the World Beloved.
Locally, he has prepared choirs for Opera Ithaca and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra.

Board of Directors

The Board assumes responsibility for our group’s fiscal well-being, long-term direction, and overall stability. We are looking for interested community members to join these critical efforts. Contact us for more information.

Helen Perl, President, President
Rich Shaff, Secretary
Keith Slayden, Archivist
Lynn Leopold
Timmy Samuel Yesudasan
Kat Lynch
Sean Linfors, Artistic Director (ex officio)