Artist description St. Joseph Church Adult Choir is an all volunteer 50-voice ensemble, under the Direction of Teresa SturckenRiley.

Music Style Choral

Musical Influences Classical, Gospel, and Liturgical, English Cathedral Choirs

Artist History During the past thirteen years at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival of Churches in Charleston, South Carolina, the choir has performed such major works as Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, Mozart's Great Mass, Gounod's Saint Cecilia Mass, the Durufle Requiem, the Chichester Paslms by Leonard Bernstein, and Poulenc's Gloria. They were the service choir at the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome on January 2, 1994 at the 10:30 Solemn High Mass. Also, while in Rome, the choir performed on Italian television in a concert that was part of the Christmas Festival of Concerts, sponsored by the Vatican. The choir has been featured on WIS-TV in Columbia, SC as a part of the station's Christmas day programming. In 1996, the choir toured Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic with the choir of Christ Our King Catholic Chruch from Charleston, SC. The choirs gave concerts in Prague, Vienna and Salzburg. In 1998 the Choir toured England and France giving concerts in London, Paris and Chartre. In 1999 the choir was invited to perform for the American Choral Directors Association Southeastern Division's confence in Orlando, Fla. The Choir has released two CD's and has two more in production in colaboration with South Carolina Educational Television. The first of their CD's, "A Festival of Lessons and Carols", was chosen by National Public Radio for national broadcast as a special program during the 1999 Christmas season. In addition to the two CD's currently in production South Carolina Educational Television is also producing a television special of the Choir's performance of the 1999 Festival for broadcast during the 2000 Christmas season.

Group Members Teresa S. Riley -Music Director St. Joseph Adult Choir Soprano Ruth Ann B. Allawos Sue Atria Peggy Aun Cathy Beauzay Marth Becht Mary Sue Gambrell Michell Hubbert Elizabeth Loeffler Linda Mooney Becky Patrick Carol Peterson Michele Reap Lisa A. Riley Mary K. Rushman Cathlene Skrocki Amanda Steck Alto Alice Abdala Mary Sue Barnum Eileen Barry Ellen Reed Fuseler Rebecca Goodrich Katie Herbkersman Jill Hnat Sara Howe Liz Jones Michele Kerbow Patty Korn Carolyn Masek Stephanie McCabe Vicki Mullek Susan Provence Lisa M. Rayner Doda R. Starkey Tenor Charles Baker Cliff Barrineau Jim Gambrell Tim Glowacki Romel Lacson M. Carl Mayers Bass Andy Aun Jeff Kerbow Jim Le Blanc Andrew M. Loeffler Jim Masek Tom Moore Philip D. Reed Charles Renick Fred RileySt. Joseph Handbell Choir Katie Herbkersman Jill Hnat Patty Leonard Michelle Hubbert M. Carl Mayers Ellen Monahan Carol Peterson Fred Riley Lisa a. Riley Mary K. Rushmann Cathlene SkrockiSt. Joseph Youth Choir Greg Alia Rebecca Alia Beth Allawos Andrew Bird Teresa Cavanaugh Jenny Hubbert Jessica Knight Kate Lambert Michelle LeBlanc Katie Palyok Jessica PalyokSt. Joseph Junior Choir Michaela Alexander-Daneil Mary Katherine Allawos Bennett Andrews Casey Andrews Meredith Barb Patrick Barrineau Morgan Bolchoz Bonney Brady Daniela Burrows Carol Anne Cooley Kellen Gatling Chris Harvie Elizabeth Harvie Bryan Howle Ann Kahaly Mary Kathryn Marsha Taylor McCabe Ashleigh Myers Alexandra Perez-Caballero Julia Piasecki Sonia Piasecki Evans Poole Jessica Sosa Jaime Yarborough Julia ZimmermanInstrumentalists: Organist - Janet Shuffler Marks Flute - Robyn P. Leadbitter Flute - Lisa M. Rayner Harp - Charles Renick Trumpet - Andrew M. Loeffler Trumpet - Mike Berry Timpani & Percussion - Matthew Jones Percussion - Vincent Gainey Percussion - Chris Jones

Instruments Organ, Flute, Clarinet, Trombone, French Horn, Bells, Hand Bells, Harp, Piano, Trumpet, Timpani

Albums "A Festival of Lessons and Carols", "Sundays at St. Joseph Catholic Church"

Press Reviews The Choir of St. Joseph Catholic Church has established itself locally and begun to build an international reputation. The Choir has appeared in such diverse settings as the Piccolo Spoleto festival in Charleston, the Vatican, Austria and the Czech Republic. A fifty voice ensemble, the choir is under the direction of Teresa Sturcken Riley, a dimunitive dynamo of energy and cheer. With a firm hand and ever ascendant good cheer, Ms. Riley coaxes beautiful music from the voices of this diverse group. She is in her 20th year as Organist-Director of Music at St. Joseph Church, in Columbia, SC. She received her Masters in Voice Performance from Converse College, Spartanburg, SC. She performed several major roles at Brevard Music Center in the summers of 1966-1968 and has been responsible for music programs in the public schools of Baldwin, New York and Atlanta, Georgia. She has been soprano soloist in churches and temples in New York, Atlanta and Charleston. She has taught voice and piano and serves on the Bishop's Liturgical Commission and the Diocesan Synod Commission. Currently the choir is preparing for their Festival of Lessons and Carols, a wonderful event for the holiday season. This event features traditional Christmas music in the setting of the beautiful Saint Joseph Church on Devine Street. The Festival is to be performed this year on December 12 at 3:00pm and on December 13, and 14 at 7:30pm. In addition to these performances, the choir may be heard at the Midnight Mass at St. Joseph's on December 24th. The music begins at 11:00pm. The choir has also been tapped for the American Choral Director's Southern Conference in Orlando, Florida in March of 2000. South Carolina ETV will be filming "A Festival of Lessons and Carols" in January for rebroadcast during the Christmas season of 2000. A full schedule of events is available on the St. Joseph Choir's homepage. The choir has also released two Compact Discs in the past few years. Their first endeavor was "A Festival of Lessons and Carols" which is a live recording of their annual Christmas celebration. This beautiful recording features such traditional favorites and hymns as: O Holy Night, Carol of the Bells, Hodie Christus Natus Est, Once in Royal David's City, and The Holly and the Ivy. The choir's second album is entitled "Sundays at St. Joseph Catholic Church" and features selections from the choir's repertoire of religious music including: Exsultate Deo, There Is a Balm in Gilead, Amazing Grace, Sanctus (St. Cecilia Mass),Let Their Celestial Concerts Unite, and Softly and Tenderly. These beautiful recordings are available via an order form on the St. Joseph Choir website. Sample of the recordings are also available in RealAudio™ format on the site. Recently, during a pledge drive for South Carolina Educational Radio and Television, the two CD's were played on air. The response was so tremendous that the recordings were scheduled to air on a special program on NPR and SCERN in December. You can catch the programs on South Carolina Educational Radio on December 19 at 3:00pm and December 21 at 9:00pm. The Festival of Lessons and Carols this December 12-14 at St. Joseph Church is certainly one of those smaller events that shouldn't be missed. While the Pageant over at First Baptist gets much press and attention. For the lover of classical and traditional music this beautiful and internationally acclaimed choir can't be beat. St. Joseph Church and its choir is a top pick for the holiday season - don't miss this one! From About.com

Location Columbia, SC - USA

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