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Coro Lux

Community Chorus

Coro Lux (“Chorus of Light”) is an auditioned community chorus based in Albuquerque, founded in the fall of 2015. Under Artistic Director Bradley Ellingboe, the chorus has grown into one of the top choruses in New Mexico. Coro Lux consists of the larger Oratorio Society and the smaller Chamber Chorus. The Oratorio Society, with 60 members, presents major choral works, usually with orchestra and often in conjunction with the New Mexico Philharmonic. The Chamber Chorus is an ensemble of 16 members that presents a variety of smaller works in various locations around Albuquerque. Each ensemble presents about three concert programs each season.

Coro Lux has participated in music events far from Albuquerque, including a Carnegie Hall concert in 2016 and the Great American Choral Series festival in Florence, Italy, in the summer of 2018. In 2017, Coro Lux became the Ensemble-in-Residence at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Albuquerque.

Bradley Ellingboe Conductor & Artistic Director
Jonathan Davidson Assistant Conductor
Mary Ann Ybarra piano

Soprano

  • Gabrielle Dietrich •
  • Shelly Ley
  • Sarah Lopez •
  • Jen Prakash
  • Elizabeth Wenrich

Alto

  • Rebecca Brunette •
  • Angelynn Gomez •
  • Camille Kelly
  • Sharlotte Kramer •
  • Sarah Rulfs

Tenor

  • Mark Adrian
  • Cameron Byrley •
  • Bryan Butler
  • Casey Haynes
  • Garrett Keith

Bass

  • Martin Doviak
  • Richard Macklin
  • David Milford
  • Joe Mitchell •
  • Peter Stoll 

Soloist for December 9, 10 & 11, 2022

Updated Fall 2022

Soprano 1

  • Katy Anderson
  • Gabrielle Dietrich *
  • Tania Hopkins
  • Shelly Ley
  • Jody Spalding
  • Susie Tallman Yarbrough

Soprano 2

  • Karen Ellingboe
  • Rebecca Jackson
  • Ashley Jonkman
  • Nicole Lopez
  • Quynh Truong
  • Antoinette Utsinger
  • Elizabeth Wenrich
  • Vicky Wood

Alto 1

  • Rebecca Brunette
  • Elizabeth Dwyer
  • Angelynn Gomez
  • Sharlotte Kramer
  • Lori Nash
  • Alexa Nguyen
  • Kirsten Norman
  • Natalie Tiesi

Alto 2

  • Jan Bowers
  • Jo Browning
  • Linda H. Buffett
  • Victoria Hontas
  • Kristen Hutchinson *
  • Vinnessa Martinez Ohle
  • Sue Spaven
  • Kristin Thelander
  • Jamie Villanueva

Tenor 1

  • Bryan Butler
  • Hal Ratcliff

Tenor 2

  • Garrett Keith
  • Neal Ohle
  • Peter Spalding

Baritone

  • Nick Jones
  • Martin Doviak
  • David Milford
  • Chester Sakura
  • Peter Stoll
  • Wayne Thelander

Bass

  • Joe Alcorn
  • George Arthur
  • Bill Artman
  • Paul Bushnell 
  • Ennio Fermo
  • Martin Kroebel
  • Richard Macklin
  • Joe Mitchell *

*Section leader

Updated Spring 2022

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Meet the Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Carmelo de los Santos
Karen McKinnon Concertmaster Chair
Sarah Tasker •••
Assistant Concertmaster
Ana María Quintero Muñoz
Joan Wang +
Heidi Deifel ++
Juliana Huestis
Barbara Rivers
Nicolle Maniaci
Barbara Scalf Morris

SECOND VIOLIN
Rachel Jacklin •
Carol Swift •••
Julanie Lee
Jessica Retana ++
Liana Austin
Lidija Peno-Kelly
Sheila McLay
Brad Richards

VIOLA
Laura Chang
Kimberly Fredenburgh •••
Allegra Askew
Christine Rancier
Laura Steiner
Michael Anderson
Lisa DiCarlo
Joan Hinterbichler
Laura Campbell

CELLO
Amy Huzjak
Jonathan Flaksman •••

Carla Lehmeier-Tatum
Ian Mayne-Brody
Dana Winograd
David Schepps
Lisa Collins
Elizabeth Purvis

BASS
Mark Tatum •••
Katherine Olszowka
Terry Pruitt
Marco Retana
Frank Murry

FLUTE
Valerie Potter
Esther Fredrickson
Jiyoun Hur ••+
Noah Livingston ••++

PICCOLO
Esther Fredrickson

OBOE
Kevin Vigneau
Amanda Talley

ENGLISH HORN
Melissa Peña ••+
Rebecca Ray ••++

CLARINET
Marianne Shifrin
Lori Lovato •••
Jeffrey Brooks

E-FLAT CLARINET
Lori Lovato

BASS CLARINET
Jeffrey Brooks

BASSOON
Stefanie Przybylska •
Denise Turner

HORN
Peter Erb •+
Allison Tutton
Andrew Meyers
Maria Long ••••

TRUMPET
John Marchiando
Brynn Marchiando
Sam Oatts ••

TROMBONE
Aaron Zalkind
Byron Herrington

BASS TROMBONE
David Tall +
Robinson Schulze ++

TUBA
Richard White

TIMPANI
Micah Harrow •+

PERCUSSION
Jeff Cornelius
Kenneth Dean
Emily Corneliu

Principal •
Associate Principal ••
Assistant Principal •••
Assistant ••••
Leave +
One-year position ++
Half-year position +++