Author: Greenville Chorale

Amy Joye, soprano

A native of Woodruff, SC, graduated from Furman University with a degree in church music. Amy also attended Converse College and Southern Seminary. She is a Children’s Choir specialist who has taught music, led choral workshops, and directed children’s and youth choirs in Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina. Amy has performed with VOX and the Ethos Chamber Singers in Charlotte, and locally with Greenville Light Opera Works and the SC Bach Choir…

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Kathryn Knauer, soprano

A native of Houston, Texas. She holds a Master of Music degree from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Furman University. Kathryn has enjoyed solo opportunities performing with the Kingwood Chorale, Carolina Pops, Northwestern and Furman symphonies and operas, as well as professional opera roles with Houston Grand Opera and New York City Opera. She has been featured as soloist with the Chorale and Ensemble regularly since returning to Greenville in 2008…

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Laura Ritter, soprano

Originally from Morristown, Tennessee, is currently on the faculty of Anderson University, where she directs the Women’s Choir and AU Choir. Laura is a graduate of Furman University with a degree in music education and earned her master’s degree in choral conducting at the University of Illinois…

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Kelley Batson Addison, mezzo-soprano

Kelley grew up in Greenville, and was a student of The Fine Arts Center and Brevard Music Center. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Theory from Furman University, where she was in Furman Singers, Chamber Singers, and the Honeybees. Kelley’s background in music performance spans a wide range including musical theater, classical, church music, and pop/rock. For many years, she operated a private teaching studio, and recently recorded a collection of original piano compositions…

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Judith DeFoor, mezzo-soprano

Juditha native of Columbia, SC, graduated from Furman University with a degree in choral music education. She was a member of Furman Singers, Chamber Choir, and studied voice with Dr. Bruce Schoonmaker. For nine years, she taught choral and general music in South Carolina and Georgia. She holds a Master of Science degree from University of South Carolina and works as a speech-language pathologist at Greenville ENT, where she specializes in treating voice, swallowing, and upper airway disorders…

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