Artistic Team
Our Artistic Team is the face of our Community. They are the hands that shape our music, the ears that tune our sound, and the voices that speak our mission.
Founder & Artistic Director | Adult Chorus Director
Matthew J. LaPine
Matthew J. LaPine is an active performer, educator, conductor, and composer in central New Jersey (read more...)
Adult Chorus Collaborative Pianist
Florence Simons
Pianist Florence Simons enjoys a varied career as a piano teacher, accompanist, music director and performer. Her love of piano (read more...)
Soprano Coach
Jennifer Jenkins
After receiving her B.A. from Montclair State University, Jennifer Jenkins has been a vocal and general music teacher for (read more...)
Tenor Coach
Alexander Minter
Alexander Minter is the Director of Vocal Music at Ewing High School in Ewing, New Jersey. Here he directs 2 curricular choirs (read more...)
Youth Chorus Director
Helen V. Kernizan
Ms. Helen Kernizan is the Youth Chorus director with Rise Up Chorus. Her biggest passion is educating young people to (read more...)
Youth Chorus Collaborative Pianist
Hannah Han
Hannah Han is a pianist with over 20 years of piano teaching experience. Ms. Han earned a Bachelor of Music in Piano (read more...)
Alto Coach
Elizabeth Amory-Teutsch
Elizabeth Amory-Teutsch earned a Bachelor of Music Education from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey (read more...)
Bass Coach
Nicolas Noa
Nicolas Noa received his bachelor's of music from Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts where he studied vocal music (read more...)