Did you love singing Victoria's “O Magnum Mysterium” in high school? Do madrigals make you happy? Maybe it’s Renaissance rounds you love? Early music is the BEST to sing, so we’re bringing back this popular event from the old Cincinnati Early Music Festival! Come and spend a Saturday morning singing rounds, madrigals, motets, and more with special guest conductors from around Cincinnati.
We’ll have music available as both hard copies and digital versions. Please register below so we know how much music (and coffee) we’ll need. No experience required! You can also just sit and listen, if you’d like.
Don't just listen to early music this month. Be a part of it!
Tickets are not required for this event, but please register so we know how much music and coffee we’ll need!
Mexican conductor and organist DAVID CASTILLO GOCHER began his musical studies at the Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA). He holds a master’s degree in Sacred Music and Choral Conducting from Boston University and Doctorate of Musical Arts in conducting from Northwestern University. David currently serves as the Music Director at St. Catharine of Siena, conducting its choir and instrumental ensemble, overseeing the Siena Music Series, and providing organ music for services and recitals. In Cincinnati, David founded Ensemble con Fuoco (Ensemble with Fire), a professional vocal group dedicated to chamber choral music of all periods and musical styles currently in residence at St. Catharine of Siena. Recent seasons of Ensemble con Fuoco included performances of Brahms' Requiem Handel’s Dixit Dominus, MacMillan’s Cantos Sagrados, and a concert featuring contemporary and early choral works. A passionate supporter of Cincinnati non-profit organizations, David serves as a board member of the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, an Advisory Council member of the Cincinnati Boychoir, and a board member of Keep Cincinnati Beautiful. He has served as a grant reviewer for Cincinnati Artswave on several occasions.
STEPHANIE NASH brings her passion for choral music to every ensemble she conducts. Working in church music for the past 35 years, she has been the Director of Music at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Lakeside Park, KY since 2006, where she oversees the music program, concert series and conducts three choirs. Stephanie also works with other choirs in the greater Cincinnati area. She is the Artistic Director of the Northern Kentucky Community Chorus and Conductor of Kol Rinah at Isaac M. Wise Temple. As a music educator, Stephanie has taught in the public schools in Florida and Ohio as well as conducted choirs and taught music education courses at the University of Florida, University of Cincinnati and Miami University.
LISA PETERS is a graduate of Ithaca College School of Music in Ithaca, New York where she received a Bachelor of Music Education with an emphasis in Choral and Vocal Music. In addition, she holds a Master’s Degree in Education with Music Emphasis from Xavier University. Ms. Peters taught high school choir in the Cincinnati area for 30 years, finishing her career at the nationally-ranked Walnut Hills High School. Since her retirement from high school teaching, Ms. Peters has stayed active as a local music educator and choral conductor. She held the position of adjunct choral director at Mount Saint Joseph University and has taught voice privately for the Mount Saint Joseph Music Academy and the Northern Kentucky University Preparatory Department. She also held the position of Children’s Chorusmaster for the Cincinnati Opera for a number of seasons. Ms. Peters has sung with numerous groups here in Cincinnati including the Cincinnati Opera Chorus, Cincinnati Camerata, and the Christ Church Cathedral Choir. Ms. Peters is currently the Director of Choirs at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and is the Associate Director of the Cincinnati Choral Society, where she also sings alto and is a member of the CCS Board of Directors. Ms. Peters has been on the artisitic staff of the Cincinnati Boychoir for a number of years and is excited to step up to the position of Director of the Cincinnati Boychoir as of 2024/2025. In both of her roles as a music educator and conductor, Ms. Peters’ singers and choirs have consistently shown her commitment to the development of beautiful choral tone as well as exemplary individual musicianship. Throughout her career, she has been continually praised for her skill in choosing, teaching and presenting varied, exciting repertoire for choirs of all ages and in all settings. Her passion for choral music is grounded in the belief that people of all ages singing together in community brings a deeper meaning and fuller joy to our human experience.