Spectrum Singers at 40!

PIANO

James Barkovic has been active in the Boston area as a conductor, pianist, organist, violist and accompanist for more than thirty years. In addition to serving as the Assistant Conductor and Accompanist for The Spectrum Singers, he is the Music Director of the Westford Chorus. He serves as Music Director at Holy Family Parish and West Concord Union Church, both of Concord, Mass. Mr. Barkovic is the Chapel Organist and Instructor of Organ at Middlesex School, also of Concord. He is also the Choir Director at Congregation B’nai Shalom of Westborough, Mass.

This is Mr. Barkovic’s 30th season with The Spectrum Singers.

ORGANIST

A native of Denmark, Heinrich Christensen, organist, came to the US in 1998 and received an Artist Diploma in Organ Performance from the Boston Conservatory. Mr. Christensen was appointed Music Director of historic King's Chapel, Boston in the year 2000. He was a prizewinner at the international organ competitions in Odense and Erfurt and has given solo recitals on four continents.

An avid proponent of contemporary music, Mr. Christensen has premiered works by Daniel Pinkham, Carson Cooman, Graham Gordon Ramsay, and several others. He has recorded several organ and choral CDs, and Daniel Pinkham’s works for solo voice and organ with Florestan Recital Project.

BASS

Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass, with extensive credits as a soloist throughout the Northeast, made his Boston Symphony debut in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion under the direction of Bernard Haitink. He has been a featured soloist with The Spectrum Singers, Back Bay Chorale, Boston Baroque, Cantata Singers, Masterworks Chorale, Boston Cecilia, Brookline Chorus, and most of the choral organizations in New Hampshire. A compelling operatic performer, he has appeared with the Granite State Opera, Monadnock Music, Prism Opera and Salisbury Opera.

Mr. Cleveland, a graduate of Westminster Choir College, is a senior adjunct faculty member at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell and teaches at St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH and at Phillips Exeter Academy. In addition, he serves as the Director of Music at Grace Episcopal Church in Manchester, NH.

PIANO

Terry Halco, piano, has over 25 years’ experience in the Boston area. He is the accompanist for Musica Sacra, Chorus pro Musica, and the Westford Chorus. Mr. Halco is also Music Director at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church.

Born and raised in northern Ohio, Mr. Halco received his musical education at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio, at the New England Conservatory, and at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.

TRUMPET

Richard Kelley, trumpet, is a versatile player, with performances ranging from symphony orchestras and chamber music to jazz, studio work, and Broadway shows. He performs regularly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, Boston Philharmonic, and Boston Classical Orchestra.

Previously based in New York City, Mr. Kelley was principal trumpet of the Queens Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Virtuosi. He also performed regularly with the Metropolitan Opera, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the New York Pops, and many other orchestral ensembles.