Norton Bicoll is a dentist by profession and a tenor by passion. He has been a "singing fool" for most of his lifetime. Choirs have taken him through Europe and into many communities in the United States. Norton has been a lay cantor for over 40 years in many congreations and chants prayer in several Santa Fe temples. He still finds time to serenade his wife, Sheila.

Christopher Fletcher, President of the Camerata Board, was born in NY and raised in Dallas. Christopher is married with two sons, and has a busy family practice in Santa Fe. He sang six years in the St. Mark's School of Texas Boys Choir and Glee Club. He sang tenor in the Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus and in the Harvard Glee Club, where he sang concerts under Seiji Ozawa, Leonard Bernstein, and with the Boston Symphony. Moving to Santa Fe as a public health physician in 1981, he joined Landon Young's Chorus of Santa Fe in 1985, a group which became the Santa Fe Symphony Chorus in which he was a first tenor for fourteen years.

James Klebau sang with the Washington Opera Chorus, the National Cathedral Choral Society, the University of Maryland Chorus and the Washington Men's Camerata. After he moved to Santa Fe, James missed the joy of singing with the Washington Men's Camerata, and in 1998 he founded the Santa Fe Men's Camerata. As a professional photographer, James is aware of the similarities between music and visual art: form, contrast, rhythm, texture, dynamic range and the undefinable or spiritual.

Jeff Welch, a member of the Camerata Board, grew up appreciating good music, especially his father's old recordings, (Phi Gam Quartet, etc.). He loved singing, and aspired to be a tenor, "like Pavarotti," but had little knowledge of opera. He found a niche in his church choir and after just a year made the leap to join Camerata. Jeff is a Realtor in Santa Fe.

Bill Wheeler's singing career began at the age of six. His aunt, who owned three local taverns, encouraged him to sing along to the juke box, mimicking the current singing celebrities, and he in turn was rewarded with substantial tips from the patrons. He was introduced to Opera, Jazz and Blues through his mother’s eclectic taste in music. He began writing song lyrics in his early teens and, while living in Louisiana, two of his Blues songs were recorded under his label, Wheeler Records. Bill recently retired from the Veterans Administration as a Trauma Therapist.

 

 

        

Darrell Anderson was trained in clinical psychology, graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1958. He is retired from the faculty of the University of New Mexico where he was training director in the counseling psychology doctoral program. He was soloist with his college traveling chorus and has sung tenor over the past 50 years in several church choirs in Lincoln, Nebraska; Greeley, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Littleton, Colorado, and briefly at St. John's United Methodist church in Santa Fe. He is the proud father of three sons and has ten grandchildren.

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John Harnisch sang second tenor in his Hinsdale, IL high school chorus and with the West Point Glee Club, United States Military Academy. Over the years, he has sung in quartets, including barbershop, and has performed in a variety of musicals, including “Oklahoma” in the role of Curly. John has sung in many church choirs during his 30-year service in the US Army, and most recently was a cantor at Santa Maria de la Paz. For the past 14 years, John has worked with Santa Fe Public Schools as a teacher and administrator. He and his wife Peggy have a son and three daughters, and three grandchildren – so far.

Campbell Martin began singing in his church choir in Wichita Falls, Texas and continued singing in choirs throughout his college years. Growing up involved in musical theatre, ballet and tap, it was no choice but to venture off to NYC to train: Harkness Ballet, American Dance Machine, David Howard's Ballet School and tap with Gregory Hines. Campbell appeared in many musicals in NY, touring companies, concerts at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall and in WISEGUYS, an award winning, musical comedy trio. In Santa Fe, he choreographs and teaches dance at the College of Santa Fe, Charisma Dance, sings with Canticun Novum and is a Realtor with Santa Fe Condo.

Mark Corey sang throughout high school in Missouri's State recognized and award winning Raytown High School Choir. At the University of Missouri in Kansas City Mark studied the technical aspects of recording music and later ventured into television production and photojournalism. After several news media positions he landed in the Santa Fe/Albuquerque market at KRQE News 13. Still very much in love with choral music, he is now very proud to have found a place to "Sing On" with the Santa Fe Men's Camerata.

Bob Hill spent his early years in Kansas City, Missouri, where he sang In a church choir, a high school choir and took voice lessons. At Northwestern University Bob sang in the Chancel Choir of First Methodist Church in Evanston, Illinois. Subsequently Bob's firm transferred him to New York City where he was accepted in the Chancel Choir of Riverside Church. Bob had not sung in a group for over 30 years when he joined the Camerata, which he says "has been a great experience and a real joy." Bob is a Vice President and Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Will Hobbs, a member of the Camerata Board, grew up on a farm in western Pennsylvania, Will loved to sing, but did only the occasional performance in college and church choirs. In 1982 Will sang with the Breckenridge Choral Society. In Santa Fe in 1984 Will discovered Barbershop harmony. He sang Baritone and Lead with choruses in Santa Fe, Los Alamos, and Longmont, Colorado, and was the baritone in 3 quartets in that period. Will says, "After 4 years with the award-winning Longmont Chorus, I'm delighted to be singing with the Camerata. an exciting and talented group."

Kenneth Lincoln grew up in northwest Nebraska south of Wounded Knee.  He studied conducting and a cappella singing six years with Rodney Eichenberger of Florida State University.  As well as playing piano and guitar, he sang in the Stanford University choir and completed a doctorate at Indiana University in Modern British Literature.  He has taught at UCLA for forty years, publishing over a dozen books on Contemporary and Native American Literatures.

Peter G. Merrill  is President and CEO of Construction Dispute Resolution Services and serves on the Executive Board of the National Association of Home Builders. He is an author and a speaker at construction trade and legal association conferences. Peter grew up in music. In high school he played the accordion professionally, as an individual and with a group performing at parties, weddings and sweet sixteens. Throughout high school and college he played the F and B flat Double French Horn, in band and orchestra. In college Peter sang light opera with the SUNY Albany Music Ensemble. After a serious automobile accident, Peter had to give up playing the accordion. He currently plays the flute.

Richard Morehead, a native of Austin, Texas and a long-time sojourner in the Bay Area of California, is now "blissfully" settled in Northern New Mexico as a semi-retired radiologist and the devoted spouse of Kenneth Knight. A chorister since junior high, he was a founding member of the Sonoma County Bach Choir. Richard is a musical theater wannabe, having played ensemble roles in community group productions of Tales of Hoffman, Fiddler on the Roof, Poulenc’s Breasts of Tiresius, and three fabulous Sondheim shows – Into the Woods, A Little Night Music and Assassin.

Mark Onstad received a Bachelor of music in theory and composition from the University of Iowa. He performed with the Santa Fe Early Music Ensemble and New Mexico Pro Coro. He appeared with Theaterwork in "The Threepenny Opera," "Amahl and the Night Visitors," and "Luisa Fernanda." Mark also sings with the St. Bede's choir and Canticum Novum.

Karl Ray, a member of the Camerata Board, began singing as a soprano in a children's choir at his church, then went up through the ranks in a boys choir, glee club, high school choir. At Duke University he sang in the glee club, chapel choir and Chancel Singers . While finishing medical school and serving an internship at Duke University, Karl sang as a chorus member and later a soloist in a Gilbert and Sullivan troupe. He has been in Santa Fe for the past twenty two years, practicing psychiatry. Karl says he has been "singing with this great group of men for six years, and it just keeps getting better."

Steve Spencer sang his way through high school, college and medical school in barbershop quartets. He moved to Santa Fe in 1985 and has sung with several choral groups here. He joined the Men's Camerata in 2003. An internist and former medical director of the New Mexico Corrections Department, he is currently a consultant to prison and jail health care programs.

John Brient grew up on the desert in El Paso, Texas and came back to El Paso to teach physics for 35 years at the University of Texas at El Paso. He sang in Pro Musica in El Paso and sang the part of Dr. Grenvil in La Traviata. He walked and climbed mountains in New Mexico before retiring in Santa Fe five years ago. He has sung in the Santa Fe Symphony Chorus for the last four seasons. John joined the Men's Camerata last January.

Dick Frost has sung with Camerata on various occasions over the last ten years. He is a bass in the choir of the of the Church of the Holy Faith and has sung with Canticum Novum, Santa Fe Symphony Chorus, Santa Fe Community Chorus and the former Santa Fe chorus Pro Coro. A retired professor of history and Native American studies from Colgate University, Richard is a charter member of Tapestry, an a cappella madrigal group of Clinton, New York, for whom he recently published I Never Saw a Silver Swan, a book of poetic introductions to Renaissance madrigals.

Tom Rogowskey, a member of the Camerata Board, comes to Camerata after having sung with Santa Fe Symphony Chorus and Masterworks Chorus. Tom and his wife, Wendy, sang with Masterworks Chorus in Carnegie Hall, performing Mozart's "Requiem" under the direction of Sir John Rutter. Tom is the proud father of budding violinist Sarah.

George Smith recognizes that, other than his parents, his primary early influence was Lee Knolle, his high school music director, who led him to be active in glee club, barbershop quartet and choir. In Santa Fe George has sung in New Mexico Pro Coro. He now sings with the Santa Fe Harmonizers barber shop chorus. George sometimes sings solo, accompanying himself with his ukulele or banjo. Before retiring, he worked in law and law related areas. George earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado School of Law. He is now involved with A.C.L.U. and MENSA, and he serves as a docent at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas, a living history museum.

Shawn Woodyard received a B.A. in Russian from Lawrence University and an M.A. in Creative Writing from New Mexico Highlands University, and he is a graduate of Lyle Murphy's five-year Equal Interval System of composition, arranging, and orchestration. He is an author and editor as well as a musician, and among his published works are two college music textbooks and a history of African-American music for children. He is an active member of the jazz and world-music communities in New Mexico. A former member of the Santa Fe Symphonic Choir and Highlands University's madrigal, concert, and jazz choirs, he currently sings with Canticum Novum as well as the Camerata.

Roy Yinger earned his B. A. degree at Antioch College, but received his voice lessons from his mother, Joy Yinger. In the Westport/Weston Community Theater Roy sang in Jacque Brell's "Alive and Well, and Living in Paris." Before joining Camerata Roy sang in the Santa Fe Symphony Chorus.