THE DESSOFF CHOIRS | 2025-26 Season
SOPRANOS
Aleha Aziz
Alexandra Bobrow
Amanda Kelly
Charlotte Levitt
Christina Kershaw †
Diana Young *
Gianna Terranova
Jiyu Kim
Julie Siegmund
Katherine Fox Wolf
Kathryne Singleton *
Kathy Schuman
Mara Montez †
Nadine Lee
Nicole Banchik
Nicole Hakli
Rada Hastings
Rebecca Kuo
Savannah Gordon
Vanita Joseph
ALTOS
Anna Suessbrick
Barbara Scharf Schamest *
Carol Shapiro
Catherine Handy
Christina Peter
Cyndee Socci *
Diana Claps
Emily Wilkerson
Helen Kapstein
Gintare Bukauskas
Jennifer Dapice
Jojo Karlin
Laurie Yorr †
Macy Drake
Martha Hollander
Nicole Osmolovskaya
Nicole Yuen *
Paola Nunez del Prado
Sarah Stevenson
Sophie Lair-Berreby
Tara Tisch-Wallace
TENORS
Albert Martinez
Andrew Willett
Carter Brown
Christopher Miller
Christopher Davidson
Johnathan Gibbs †
Jonah Benning-Shorb
Josh Bowden
Joshua Pyram
Joshua Angelo Mondares
Jules Baldwin
Marc Isserles
Michael Hegedus
Steve Kass
BASSES
Christopher Platt *
Don Harrison
Francis Menton
George Baolin
Ian Milliken
James Jennings
Jeffrey Leonard
Jon Lowy *
Jonas Cartano *
Jonathan Reyes
Kevin Mann
Pablo Giraldo
Richard Hadsell
Ryan Mesina *
Steve Winn †
William Bodenlos
* Member, Board of Directors
† Section Leader
Dessoff Executive Board and Staff
Barbara Scharf Schamest, President
Jon Lowy, Vice-President
Christopher Platt, Treasurer
Cyndee Socci, Secretary
Kimberley Cohan, Operations Director
Ryan Cheung, Assistant Conductor
Steven Ryan, Accompanist
The Dessoff Choirs is one of New York City’s leading choruses, and is known for pioneering performances of choral works from the pre-Baroque era through the 21st century.
Auditions
Auditions are by appointment only, and are held in September and January each season. You do not need to bring a prepared piece. The audition consists of the following:
Vocalises
Pitch memory exercise
Sight reading
Text recitation (French, German, Latin)
The Singing Scholars Program
Each year since 2009, Dessoff has invited several talented New York City high school students to join the choir for one concert cycle, giving them the chance to rehearse and perform on an adult level. Students must be recommended by a teacher or choir director, and pass an audition with Dessoff’s music director.
Rehearsals are Monday evenings, 6:30-9:30 PM on the Upper West Side.