Evanne Brown, soprano: Sensitive musicianship and a voice described as "clear" with "sweet highs" and "an impressive range" have brought soprano and early-music specialists Evanne Brown engagements with many outstanding early music ensembles including the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Folger Consort, The Orchestra of the 17th Century, Washington Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, and the Washington Bach Consort. She is a frequent performer of Baroque, Renaissance and Medieval works with period instruments including staged versions of the medieval Play of Daniel, Monteverdi's Orfeo, Purcell's Dido and Aeneus at the Kennedy Center, and a celebrated performance of Hildegard von Bingen's Ordo virtutum at the Washington National Cathedral, after which she was pictured on the cover of Early Music America magazine. She sang the Colorado premier of the dramatic Planctus Mariae, a 12th century work from the Cividate (Italy) monastery; and recently performed in The Passion of St. Ursula, a dramatic performance of music of Hildegard von Bingen. At the Smithsonian Institution, she performed in recital accompanied on various original "objects" in the Hall of Musical Instruments collection. This year she performs with period instruments along with the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado; with Ars Nova Singers in solo works of Luzzaschi and Monteverdi; as soloists for the St. John's Passion in Helena, Montana; and appears at both the Montana and Washington D.C. early music festivals.

Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano, has had career high points singing Bach at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Monteverdi at San Marco in Venice and the St. Matthew Passion one-to-a-part with Tafelmusik in Toronto. She has appeared with many of the East Coast’s finest early music groups, including Chatham Baroque, the Four Nations Ensemble, The Washington Bach Consort, and The New York Collegium, and has sung under the baton of eminent conductors such as Christopher Hogwood and Andrew Parrott. She also performs extensively in Manhattan and its environs as a member of the NY-based chamber group ARTEK which received audience ovations and critical acclaim at its performance in the Regensburg (Germany) Festival for Early Music. Ms. Hollinshead began her vocal studies at her opera-singing mother’s knee, and as an adult has studied with coaches in New York, Washington, and with Max Van Egmond in the Netherlands. Her discography includes recordings of solo lute songs with lutenist Howard Bass, Renaissance Spanish and Sephardic music with La Rondinella, and works by Mrs. H.H. Beach. Ms. Hollinshead rounds out her musical contributions with educational endeavors as professor of voice at American University, a leader of master classes on Renaissance and Baroque styles and a cast member of "Bach to School." When not performing, you can find her judging dive competitions and proudly listening to her sons sing at evensong services.

Jacqueline Horner, in addition to her work as a member of the world famous vocal quartet Anonymous 4, has a reputation as a versatile and accomplished soloist, performing music from Bach to Babbitt. Recent solo work has included Bach cantatas with The Washington Bach Consort and Dr. J Reilly Lewis, the Bach Sinfonia DC, Bach and Handel arias at Carmel Bach Festival with Bruno Weill, songs by Dowland and others with The Folger Consort at the National Cathedral, Haydn’s The Creation, Faure’s Requiem with Riverside Choral Society NYC, The Elijah with Ars Musica New Jersey, Mozart’s Regina Coeli with The Capitol Hill Chorale, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, and the premiere of new opera and concert works with Albany Symphony Orchestra’s contemporary music group Dogs of Desire, conducted by David Alan Miller. Upcoming projects include the world premiere of Richard Einhorn's oratorio Darwin at SUNY Oswego, and a new CD of medieval Christmas music with Anonymous 4. Jacqueline is also a voice teacher. She has thriving studios in NYC and DC, and is a member of the faculty at Trevor Conservatory of Music and the annual choral workshop Musica Deo Sacra in DC. She gives master classes all over the US, including SUNY Oswego, Mannes School of Music NYC, University of Georgia at Athens and Georgetown University DC. She also gives ensemble technique workshops in NYC, DC and beyond. Her website is jacquelinehorner.com.