THANK YOU, MR. AMES

Alisa Endsley has worked with some of the biggest names on Broadway including composer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Trevor Nunn and Tony award-winning actors Patti Lupone and George Hearn. She has sung lead roles on London’s West End and Broadway, as well as with the B.B.C. orchestra, recorded in the famous Abbey Road studios and been featured on PBS here in the U.S. As a Teaching Artist, she shares her talents with vocalists and musical theatre students through master class workshops and one-on-one voice lessons. Alisa had the GREAT privilege to create and perform many musical shows with her dear friend and musical partner in crime The Great Russell Ames over the last 15 years and not a day goes by without her wishing he were still here making music (See www.singforthestage.com).

Alisa Endsley

Jennifer Moore

PBN board member, Jennifer Moore, teaches PreK-12 music at Willsboro Central School and serves as music director for St. John’s Episcopal Church in Essex, NY. She is often at the piano, on the podium, or at the computer planning for a wide variety of school and community music projects. With education at the heart of her work, she holds a BFA in piano performance from Purchase College, SUNY, a MM in Music Education from the Crane School of Music, and is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Music Education at Boston University Online.

An accomplished soprano, Amy Nelson has participated in both the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and the Bel Canto Competition, where she was a quarterfinalist. Amy was a soloist with the Festival Choir of Madison at the prestigious Ost-West Musikfest in Austria, the first choral performance in that festival’s history. Since moving from the Midwest in 2015, Amy has performed regularly in her beloved Adirondacks.

Amy Nelson

Marilyn Reynolds

Marilyn Reynolds graduated from Oberlin Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Belgium). She spent most of her younger adult life in the New York City area, playing in the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, in many other ensembles, and for multiple Broadway shows. Now living on the shore of Lake Champlain, she performs throughout the North Country and in Quebec, and she is on the faculty of SUNY Plattsburgh.

Rose Chancler is a frequent performer as soloist, collaborative artist, and teacher. She has played hundreds of concerts across America, including performances in over thirty states with a variety of artists and instruments. She is a founding member and Artistic Director of Piano by Nature, and she holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

Rose Chancler

Hans Himelein

Hans Himelein, saxophonist, has a B.A. degree in Music from Plattsburgh State and also went to Indiana University for three semesters to study Jazz. He currently plays in the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra and the Adirondack Jazz Repertoire Ensemble. He lives in New Russia with the renowned oboist Janice Kyle and her three dogs.

Jeris French graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a degree in music education and taught in Fairfax County, VA and New York State. She retired in 2018 from Crown Point Central School where she taught general music, chorus, and band and developed a new string instrumental program. She continues to teach privately and has been active in local music organizations including the Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra, the Spruce Top Trio, Champlain Valley Strings, and as director of the Champlain Valley Chorale. Jeris also has played in many pit orchestras in the area which she considers her “favorite sport.”

Jeris French

Michael Bergman

Michael Bergman is a lifelong resident of upstate New York and an accomplished actor and singer with many years of Community Theatre experience. He is very honored to be making his debut in this venue!