Elizabeth Ayres-Kerr, soprano, attended the New England Conservatory of Music for Vocal Performance. She has sung with ensembles and companies local to New England and with ensembles all over the US. She has recently performed as the First Lady in Mozart’s Magic Flute with Opera 51 and Marianna (cover) in Das Liebesverbot with Cambridge Chamber Ensemble, as well as Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Droodwith The Lilac Players, Josephine in HMS Pinafore with MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Players. Elizabeth has also originated the role of Klara Schultz in the award-winning opera A Game of Werewolf. Originally from Traverse City, Michigan, Elizabeth now lives in Quincy with her husband Tim and their cat Eloise.

Leo Balkovetz, tenor, is a performer of operatic, choral and chamber music in the Boston area. In 2018, he graduated with a Master of Music in Historical Voice Performance from the Longy School of Music where he sang the role of Vaguas in Vivaldi's Juditha Triumphans with Early Music group Eudaimonia. This year he sang in the world premieres of You Reap What You Soul (Guy) and Bedbug (The Reporter) with Promenade Opera Project. As an oratorio soloist, Leo has performed across the state in Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem and Hasse’s Sanctus Petrus et Sancta Maria Magdalena. He is a member of the Cathedral St. Paul’s Schola Choir, Carduus and the Commonwealth Chorale. You can also find him at open mics or on social media as @yaboileonidas!

Alexandra Henderson, soprano, is a graduate student at the New England Conservatory of Music studying with Lisa Saffer. Recently, Alexandra was the third-place winner of the John Alexander National Vocal Competition, as well as the second-place winner of the TEXOMA NATS regional conference. While attending NEC, Alexandra participated as a soloist in the Liederabend series and is a member of the selective art song intensive, Songlab. Alexandra has performed as Zerlina in scenes from Mozart’s Don Giovanni in the Meadows Opera Ensemble, First Tourière in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, and Nanetta in a selection of scenes from Verdi’s Falstaff. In her free time, Alexandra loves to make elaborate charcuterie boards, read, and go on hikes with her dog, Happy.

Laura Thomas is a Boston-based soprano specializing in early and sacred music. She is excited to be in her first year of singing with the Cathedral Schola. Laura holds an M.M. in Historical Performance (Voice) from Boston University. She has performed extensively as a choral musician and oratorio soloist, recently appearing in concert with Carduus, Ensemble Altera, Jubilate, the Harvard Early Music Society, and Commonwealth Chorale.

Jameson Wells is a baritone based in Boston. He was the bass soloist in Handel's Messiah with the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston in 2019 and the First Congregational Church, Manchester. He appeared in NEC’s productions of The Marriage of Figaro (Antonio) at the Paramount Theater and Gianni Schicchi (Notaio) at the Huntington Theater. He was featured as the Wolf in NEC’s Outreach Opera, Little Red Riding Hood. His appeared as the Baron in Leonard Bernstein’s Candide in Jordan Hall. Jameson performed in the art song Liederabend series in 2019. As a soloist, Jameson has performed with Berkshire Choral International and the Sonoma (CA) Symphony (2016) in Handel’s Israel in Egypt. and at the Lougheed Festival of the Arts at Carnegie Hall (2016), in Vaughan William’s Serenade to Music and Gary Fry’s Awake Celestial Airs. He was featured with the Manchester Choral Society in their performance of Chilcott’s Wenceslas.