The Conspirare Symphonic Choir is an auditioned chorus of professional and volunteer musicians with significant choral experience.
Conspirare Symphonic Choir
Led by artistic director Craig Hella Johnson, the ensemble sings great choral masterworks with orchestra as well as new works for voices and instruments.
Symphonic Choir singers serve as singing hosts for Conspirare’s popular Big Sing community singing events. The choir collaborates with other major music organizations and was recognized with an Austin Critics Table Award for their performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with the Austin Symphony.
Soprano
- Alison Acton
- Erika Bacon
- Hannah Barnard
- Adrienne Pedrotti Bingamon*
- Ivy Cantu
- Amber Deem-Mullikin
- Caroline Dotter
- Afsoneh Esfandiari
- Susan Fernandez
- Jeanne Foels
- Katie Gleason
- Margaret Henderson
- Irida Herri*
- Melissa Huebsch
- Charlotte Shivers Johnson
- Zoe Littleton
- Suzanne Mitchell
- Mackenzie Powell
- Daniela Rodriguez
- Jordan Sanchez
- Chelsee Sandaker
- Miranda Stone
- Kate Stratton
- Jackie Turner-Creel
- Sarah Urias
- Jennifer Wang
Alto
- Brooke Beasley
- Karen Blizzard
- Jeannie Binder-Huet
- Audrey Bounds
- Ali Carraher
- Emily Chandler
- Mary Anne Connolly
- Monica Cravotta
- Melissa Eddy
- Cheryl Fuller
- Wravan Godsoe
- Pamela Hite
- Kassie Kelly
- Sachi Kulkarni
- Kathy Leighton
- Seulah “Stella” Lee
- Nancy Lesch
- Katie Lessley
- Mim Luetje
- Laura Martin
- Kari McDonald
- Meagan Moulton
- Lindsay Nelson
- Barbara O’Brien
- Linda Blair Ramsey
- Heather Rosen
- Deborah Rupp
- Liz Saunders
- Tatyana Smith
- Krystina Speegle
- Diana Stromme
- Agatha Torku
- Aislinn Welch
- Katherine White
Tenor
- Geoff Adams
- Shannon Carter
- Stephen Dugdale*
- Jon-Michael Eclar
- Van R Hoisington
- Mark Istratie*
- Jon Lees
- Jim Maxwell
- Connor O’Brien
- Tola Ojuri
- Randy M. Preston
- Omen Safavi
- John Spence
- Ross Tarpley*
- Nathan Thompson
- Christopher Tuggey
- Mark Wischkaemper*
- Curtis White
- Steve White
- Michael Zook
Bass
- Geoff Carlisle
- Marshal Crenshaw
- Devin Cornacchio
- Michael De La Garza
- Chris Deyo
- John Diaz
- Carlos Fernandez
- Jane Garvin
- Rick Gabrillo
- Keithon Gipson
- Robert Harlan*
- Sam Johnson
- David King
- Levi McClung
- Paul Pew
- Rob Phillips
- John Proft*
- Alex Rendahl
- Daniel Robertson
- Colby Schulz
- Andre Trahan
- Leocadio Valentin
- Joe Yu
Instrumentalist
* denotes section leader
- Faith DeBow, Pianist & Rehearsal Pianist
- Austin Haller, Organ
- Tim O’Brien, Hand Percussion