about
The finest professional vocalists and instrumentalists
The Company of Singers strives to be one of the leading professional choral/orchestral organizations in the southeastern United States. With a commitment to sacred choral works from the Renaissance to the 21st century, the group’s main focus will be the performance of Classic period choral masterworks of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, breathing fresh spirit and life into these exceptional historic compositions, and offering great musicians and great music lovers the opportunity to experience these works afresh, if not for the first time.
Dominic Armstrong, tenor
Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Philadelphia, Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera, LA Opera
New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Detroit Symphony
Assistant Professor of Voice at University of South Carolina School of Music
LaDejia Bittle, mezzo-soprano
Resides in Savannah, GA
Wingate University, BA
University of South Carolina, MM
Chauatauqua Opera and Conservatory, Opera Carolina, Chicago Summer Opera, Opera at USC
Victoria Boyce, soprano
Resides in Columbia, SC
Florida State Opera
Professor of Voice, Berry College
Daniel Bubeck, countertenor
Voice Faculty, University of North Texas
London Symphony Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony
American Bach Soloists, Carmel Bach Festival
Recordings with Nonesuch records (John Adams, El Niño) and Deutesche Grammaphon (John Adams, The Gospel According to the Other Mary)
Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano
Resides in Columbia, South Carolina
New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Castleton Festival
The Kennedy Center
Ensemble Modern
Assistant Professor of Voice, Director of Spark Music Leadership, University of South Carolina School of Music
Aaron Cates, tenor
Resides in Washington, D.C.
Soloist, Pärt Passio with Duke Chapel
Winter Festival, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Seraphic Fire, Washington Bach Consort, The Thirteen
Staff Singer, Washington National Cathedral
Daniel Cole, founder and director
Resides in Columbia, South Carolina
Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Netherlands Opera, Opera Hall Belgium, Opera Boston, Opera Carolina
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Theatre of Voices, Concord Ensemble, Catacoustic Consort, Atlanta Baroque, Bach Society of Charleston
Recordings on Harmonia Mundi, Dorian Records, BMOP Records
Director of Music, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC
Holly Cole, soprano
Resides in Columbia, South Carolina
Netherlands Opera, Asheville Opera, Indianapolis Opera
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Pro Arte Singers, Catacoustic Consort
Recordings on Harmonia Mundi
Ashley Emerson, soprano
Metropolitan Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Kentucky Opera, Cedar Rapids Opera, Opera Omaha
Marlboro Music Festival, Verbier Festival, Brooklyn Art Song Society
Cleveland Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony
Abraham Hardy, bass
Resides in Columbia, South Carolina
B.A. University of South Carolina
M.M. Rice University
Opera San Antonio, Midlands Light Opera Society
Bonnie Lynch, soprano
Resides in Columbia, South Carolina
South Carolina Philharmonic, Bowling Green Symphony Orchestra
Sterling Chamber Players
Doctor of Musical Arts, University of South Carolina School of Music
Dustin Ousley, tenor
Resides in Summerville, South Carolina
Director Choral Activities at Coker College, Charleston Southern University
Conductor for Sandlapper Singers, Hilton Head Choral Society
Jonathan Pilkington, tenor
Born in Atlanta, Georgia
Voice faculty at Emory University
Professional chorister–New York Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Taylor Festival Choir
M.M. Westminster Choir College
D.M.A. University of Georgia
Jackson Ray, tenor
Born in Asheville, North Carolina
Piedmont Opera, A.J. Flethcher Opera Institute, IU Opera Theatre
M.M. candidate, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
B.M., North Carolina School of the Arts
Timothy Renner, baritone
Resides in Atlanta, Georgia
Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera Tampa, New National Theatre Tokyo, Palm Beach Opera
Christina Pier, soprano
Resides in Charlotte, North Carolina
Santa Fe Opera, Minnesota Opera, Nashville Opera, Opera Carolina, Virginia Opera, Sarasota Opera
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Orquesta Sinfónico Nacional de Mexico, Charlotte Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Indianapolis Philharmonic
Princeton Festival
Recording on Naxos Label
Emily Savage, mezzo-soprano
Resides in Lexington, South Carolina
BYU Singers
LSU A Capella Choir
University of Illinois Chamber Choir
Wanda Yang Temko, soprano
Born in Atlanta, Georgia
Kinarra, New Trinity Baroque, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Chamber Choir
Recordings on Telarc, Harmonia Mundi, and Edition Lilac
D.M., Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
William Unthank, tenor
Resides in Columbia, South Carolina
Erskine College Choraleers
Section Leader, First Presbyterian Church Chancel and Chamber Choirs
Jacob Will, bass
Resides in Irmo, South Carolina
New York Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and Berlin Radio Symphony
Zürich Opera, Vancouver Opera, and San Francisco Opera
Voice Faculty, University of South Carolina
Ann Louise Wright, mezzo-soprano
Resides in Charlotte, North Carolina
Savannah Voice Festival
Opera on the Avalon, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Opera at USC,Manhattan School of Music Opera Theater
James Wright, Jr., baritone
Resides in Charlotte, North Carolina
Buffalo Philharmonic
Opera Orlando, Sarasota Opera, Palm Beach Opera
Savannah Opera; Savannah Voice Festival
