The Alpha Omega Ensemble

Under the leadership of Brian DeMaris (New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Ash Lawn Opera Festival, Emmanuel Music), The Alpha Omega Ensemble has a perpetually growing roster of devoted musicians of national and international renown. They are graduates of some of the most prestigious institutions (Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, New England Conservatory, Aspen Music Festival, and Tanglewood Music Institute) and have performed with some of the largest symphonies, oratorio societies, and opera houses throughout the world (The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera Chicago, Boston Baroque, and the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, Carmel Bach Festival, Portland Bach Festival, Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Emmanuel Music).

Conductor

Brian DeMaris

Violins

Amy Iwazumi
Amanda Krauss
Amy Martin
Emily Martin
Emily Ondrace Peterson
John Vaida

Viola

Johanna Beaver
Lesley Hogg
Dottie Stoltzfus
Chern Hwei Fung
Erik Peterson

Cello

Cara Miller
Caleigh Drane

Bass

Patrick Keady
Brian Krauss
Mike Vitale

Oboe

Priscilla Smith
Scott Perry

Recorder

Priscilla Smith

Bassoon

Karen Brooks

Trumpet

Kristen Calohan
Nicholas Jemo
Carla Moebius
Sam Oatts
Angela Romero

Keyboards

Brian DeMaris
Djordje Nesic
Allen Perriell

Guest Soloists:

Jason Abrams, counter-tenor
Javier Abreu, tenor
Christopher Burchett, baritone
Steven Herring, bass
Kate Mangiameli, soprano
Valerie Nicolosi, mezzo-soprano
Jeffrey Picon, tenor
Erin Elizabeth Smith, mezzo
Alexander Tall, baritone
Ariana Wyatt, soprano
Leah Wool, mezzo-soprano

Sopranos

Jessica Bunchman
Veronica Chapman-Smith
Lianne Coble
Donata Cucinotta
Amanda DeMaris
Teresa Eickel

Mezzo Sopranos

Alissa Anderson
Katherine Altobello
Sylvie Jensen
Hayley Thompson King
Heather Johnson
Valerie Nicolosi

Countertenors

Jason Abrams
Biraj Barkakaty

Tenors

Dorian Balis
Donald Groves
Peter Tantsits
Chad Hilligus
Kanan Vasudevan
Edwin Vega

Basses

Christopher Burchett
Joseph Flaxman
Brandon Gaines
David McFerrin
Michael Scarcelle
Marc Webster

Photos by Alfred Laij