Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs Cast of HMS Pinafore - February 9, 2014

Michael Stebbins, baritone Sir Joseph Porter

MIKE STEBBINS is happy to be back on the PSMA stage again and thrilled to be knighted and raised to the rank of First Lord of the Admiralty. When not “Duking” it out on a gondola, “Generaling” it over pirates, chopping off heads in The Mikado or Captaining the HMS Pinafore, he and his wife Jody enjoy singing in Princeton Pro Musica and Trinity Church choirs. On land he is a radiologist working at Garden State Imaging in Hamilton, NJ.

Michael Tedesco, baritone Captain Corcoran

MICHAEL TEDESCO, baritone, is an artist-in-residence for the Continuo Arts Foundation. He began his journey as a vocalist at the , and eventually attended Westminster Choir College as a Voice Performance major. While at Westminster, Mr. Tedesco was a member and featured soloist of , and the renowned Westminster Choir. Mr. Tedesco has performed roles such as Pish-Tush in The Mikado and was recently seen as Private Willis in Iolanthe with the Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs. In 2007, Mr. Tedesco made his opera debut as a chorus member in The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagony and in 2008 in The Amistad at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. Mr. Tedesco has been a member of many professional choirs, including the Choir of St. James Long Branch, the Choir of All Saints’ Princeton, and the esteemed Anam Cara, under the direction of Dr. James Jordan. Mr. Tedesco’s discography includes Innisfree: Choral Music of Hopes, Dreams, and Living.; Litton Live! A Farewell Concert; and Westminster Choir's Flower of Beauty.

Tom Colao, tenor Ralph Rackstraw

Thomas Kane, bass-baritone Dick Deadeye

THOMAS KANE, originally from Salina, KS, graduated from Baker University in Baldwin City, KS, with a degree in Music Performance. He has since performed with a number of different choirs in Kansas, Indiana, Pennsylvania and, the most recent, Princeton, NJ, with the All Saints Choir.

Krishna Raman, baritone Boatswain

KRISHNA RAMAN is a 10th grader at South Brunswick High School and is a voice student of Danielle Sinclair.

Jared Judge, bass Carpenter

JARED JUDGE is a music educator in the South District and a conductor for Opera MODO and OperaNAUTS to Congo. Jared graduated in 2012 from Penn State University with a Music Education degree where he specialized in percussion and violin. Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs Cast of HMS Pinafore - February 9, 2014

Danielle Sinclair, soprano Josephine

DANIELLE SINCLAIR has performed with orchestras throughout the country in works ranging from Bach’s Magnificat and St. John Passion to Respighi’s Lauda per la Natività del Signore and Orff's Carmina Burana, and in operatic roles including Musetta in La Bohème, Despina in Così fan tutte, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel and Mabel in Pirates of Penzance. Ms. Sinclair currently teaches voice at Westminster Conservatory, and heads the Westminster Conservatory Young Artist Vocal Program.

Sophie Thompson, mezzo-soprano Cousin Hebe SOPHIE THOMPSON is a senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South and has been studying voice for four years with her teacher Danielle Sinclair. In addition to graduating from High School this coming June, Sophie excited to be graduating from Westminster Conservatory's Honors Music Program for High School students after being a part of the program for three years, also ending with performing a senior recital. This year Sophie will also be performing the soprano solo for the West Windsor-Plainsboro District Major Work Fauré Requiem. Sophie has performed the role of Celia in Iolanthe last year with the Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs, the soprano solo in her Districts' major work "Carmen" by Bizet (excerpts), and Solo Recitals and Chamber Concerts with Westminsters' Honors Music Program. She has also been given awards including first place in Doris Lenz NJ NATS Competition (Upper Women, 2013), first place in Westminsters' Teen Voice Competition (2012), and second place in Doris Lenz NJ NATS Competition (Lower Women, 2012). In addition to her study of voice, Sophie has started studying acting and has performed the role of Miss. Willie in "The Curious Savage" with South High School. Sophie hopes to pursue a degree in vocal performance in college.

Jocelyn McGillian, contralto Buttercup

JOCELYN MCGILLIAN is a graduate of Westminster Choir College, where she was a student of Sharon Sweet. This is her fifth appearance with the Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs. Ms. McGillian has performed scenes from Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, Delibes’ Lakme, and Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, had her solo professional debut in the Spoleto Music Festival’s production of Charpentier’s Louise and has appeared as a soloist with the Westminster Chapel Choir, Schola Cantorum, Williamson Voices, and the world-renowned Westminster Choir. Ms. McGillian is the Executive Assistant for the Continuo Arts Foundation, where she has also been a featured soloist, and will be a part of the Continuo Arts Symphonic Chorus, which will be the first American Choir to perform a concert in the Sistine Chapel this February. Ms. McGillian is also a member of the All Saints’ Choir in Princeton, NJ, where she performed as a mezzo soloist in Mozart’s Requiem.