UNM Concert Choir
chorus
As the leading choral ensemble in the Department of Music, the UNM Concert Choir maintains a full schedule of performing, touring, and recording. The Concert Choir regularly collaborates with other UNM ensembles including the Symphony Orchestra and the Health Science Center Orchestra, in recent years presenting works including Mozart’s Requiem, Antonio Estevez’s Cantata Criolla, and Vaughan Williams’s Five Mystical Songs. In the spring of 2022, the Concert Choir collaborated with the UNMSO to present the world premiere of Andrea Clearfield’s Singing into Presence. We invite you to watch and hear past UNM Concert Choir performances on YouTube.
Sopranos
- Nadine Adisho
- Kelsey Beer
- Isabella Clarkson
- Kate Cleal
- Quiara Cortez
- Autumn Crabb
- Chelsie Davis
- Kacey Eustis
- Claire Johnston
- Emma Kirchgessner
- Austyn Knecht
- Magdalene Lowrance
- Emily Martinez
- Eleanor Matthews
- Mariah Michel
- Michelle Montez
- Cierra Moore
- Jacqueline Papp
- Amanda Rissman
- Taylor Stanley
- Jordyn Tatum
- Ally Thompson
Altos
- Ciara Barnett
- Maria Bollinger
- Christy Bryson
- Chloe Dugan
- Nadia Gilbert
- Citlalli Araujo Guzman
- Brooklyn Howard
- Rin Jones
- Kimberly Jurgens
- Elena Kunze
- Amber Lujan
- Alix Martinez
- Elyse McWethy
- Nahomy Medina
- Beatriz Sanchez
- Sadie Sheets
- Nina Syaheda
- Rebecca Thomas
Tenors
- Mateo Barela
- Denilson Cisneros
- Maxwell Dillon
- Ken Easton
- Adal Esparza
- David Hernandez
- Vernon Johnson
- Carlos Medina
- Sam Moreno
- Bailey Rutherford
- Levi Sommerdyke
- Jacob Webb
- Steven West
Basses
- Tzvi Bat Asherah
- Eli Behrens
- Christian Carillo
- Avrian Clauss
- Nathan Cleaveland
- Andie Grobler
- Aiden Gilbert
- Shane Hall
- Carter Heinrich
- Marshal Hollingsworth
- Shaw Jaramillo
- Ravijit Khalsa
- Henry Schuett
- Lucas Stafford
- Jack Vanlyssel
- Steven Villavicencio
- Caleb Ward
- Joel Zezulka
David Edmonds
director
David Edmonds, D.M.A., has served as Director of Choral Studies at the University of New Mexico since 2018, where he directs the UNM Concert Choir and University Chorus and teaches undergraduate and graduate conducting and choral repertoire. In addition to his role at UNM, Dr. Edmonds serves as Artistic Director and Conductor of Dolce Canto, a community-based choral ensemble in Missoula, Montana, and is the Interim Artistic Director of the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus for the 2023/2024 season.
An advocate for students and pre-service teachers, Edmonds recently completed a six-year appointment as ACDA National Repertoire & Resources Chair for Student Activities, working on the R&R team to create programming and initiatives supporting the ACDA national student membership.
Dr. Edmonds obtained advanced degrees in conducting from the University of North Texas (D.M.A., 2012) and Westminster Choir College (M.M., 2010) after teaching high school choral music for six years in Iowa and Texas. His original compositions and arrangements are published by Alliance, Colla Voce, and MorningStar Music Publishers.
He lives in New Mexico with his incredible wife and their two (often) well-behaved daughters.
Contact: dmedmonds@unm.edu
