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Jon
Noyes, Music Director/Conductor |
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Lisa Bettke,
Conductor/Accompanist |
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Lucille Parkinson,
Conductor |
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Kevin
Cotellese, Conductor |
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Todd Simmons,
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JON NOYES
is a music educator in
the Fairfield (CT) Public Schools (grades K-5) and is the Music Director &
Founder of the Fairfield County Children’s Choir (grades 4-12). He is also
Adjunct Professor of Music at Fairfield University. A Massachusetts native,
Mr. Noyes received Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the
Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford. He holds a fourth-year
certificate from the Kodaly Musical Training Institute and is a Past
President of the Southern New England Kodaly Educators. He has completed
post-graduate studies with Doreen Rao, Betty Bertaux, Henry Leck, Leon
Thurman, Edwin Gordon, Gabriella Thesz and Tibor Szabo.
Mr. Noyes
was named Choral Director of the Year for 1998 by the Connecticut Chapter of
the American Choral Directors Association and is presently serving as
Member-at-Large for that organization. He has conducted all-state and
regional festivals in Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York and
Connecticut. He has presented in-service workshops throughout the region and
has published articles in local, state and regional journals. Under his
direction, the Fairfield County Children’s Choir has performed in New York
at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and West Point, in Boston, Burlington,
Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, San Francisco, Oakland, Hawaii,
Canada, England and Ireland.
Mr. Noyes
is a member of CMEA, MENC, ACDA, GIML, OAKE and ASCD. He resides in Orange,
CT with his wife, Sarah, and children, Jake and Abby. |
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Jon Noyes in
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Lisa Bettke
is an elementary music specialist at McKinley School in Fairfield,
Connecticut. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance and French
from Gettysburg College and a Master of Science in Music Education from the
University of Bridgeport. Ms. Bettke completed her Orff Teacher Training
Levels I and II at Central Connecticut State College and Level III and
Master Class at the University of Memphis. She served as President of the
Connecticut Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association and is the
accompanist for the Wilton Singers. Ms. Bettke studied conducting with
Dorren Rao and Henry Leck. As an accompanist she has worked with
Dorren Rao, Henry Lect, Mary Goetze and Joan Gregory.
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Lisa Bettke rehearsing Choristers |
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Lucille Parkinson
is the Music Department
Coordinator for the Milford Public Schools where she has taught elementary
vocal and general music since 1990. She was on special assignment as
Teacher-in-Residence for Music for the Beginning Educator Support and
Training (BEST) Program at the State of Connecticut Department of Education
from 2004-2008. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education and Music
from Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts, a Master of Science in
Education from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, and a
Sixth Year Degree in Educational Leadership from Southern Connecticut State
University. She has done post-graduate work in choral music at University of
Massachusetts, Lowell, piano at Boston University, and Orff Schulwerk at the
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Mrs. Parkinson currently sings with
the Fairfield County Chorale. She is a member of the National Association
for Music Education (MENC), the Connecticut Association of Arts
Administrators and the American Choral Directors Association. |
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Mrs. Parkinson and the Chorus at the Trumbull Mall during the holiday
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Lucille Parkinson at rehearsal |
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KEVIN
COTELLESE is Director of Choral
Activities at Fairfield Ludlowe High School, were he conducts the choirs and
teaches music theory, piano and voice classes. Originally from
Philadelphia, he spent three seasons with the Opera Company of Philadelphia
as the Assistant to the Chorus Master and Orchestra Manager. Mr.
Cotellese received a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from West
Chester University in Pennsylvania and recently completed a Master of Music
degree in Choral Conducting at Temple University in Philadelphia. He
studied conducting with Dr. Donald Nally, Mr. Alan Harler and Mr. Luis Biava.
In addition to conducting, Kevin has been a member of the Bridge Ensemble in
the Spoleto Festival, Italy, and has sung with choruses in recent tours of
England and Ireland. |
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Kevin Cotellese in rehearsal with Concert Choir
Mr. Cotellese rehearsing the baritone section of Concert Choir |
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TODD SIMMONS
lives and teaches in Westport, CT where he
is the Assistant Director and Instructor of Piano at the Westport School of
Music. He is an active performer and accompanist who can be heard
performing on piano, harpsichord, and organ throughout the region. He is
the accompanist for the Fairfield County Children’s Choir and performs
frequently with them in various places around the world. Mr. Simmons
has held teaching positions at Ridge High School and Princeton High School
in New Jersey, as well as Fairfield Warde High School in Connecticut. He
has also served as the Director of the Women’s Choir at Fordham University,
in Bronx, NY. Mr.
Simmons received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the Eastman
School of Music and a Master's degree in Choral Conducting from the
University of Southern Mississippi. He has studied piano with Ingrid
Clarfield and Vincent Lenti, and harpsichord with Dana Ragsdale. He has
studied conducting with Helmut Rilling, Timothy Koch, and David Effron. |
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Todd
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