OUR STAFF
EMILY ISAACSON
Artistic Director
Named the 2018 Maine Artist of the Year and one of the 50 Mainers Leading the State, Dr. Emily Isaacson is an emerging leader in classical music and arts entrepreneurship. Isaacson’s performances have been heralded as “inventive, enlightening, and moving” (Portland Press Herald) and “virtually flawless...little short of phenomenal” (Maine Classical Beat). eisaacson.com
MARIA BELVA
Director - Sweetest in the Gale & Horizon Voices
Maria Belva is a professional choral conductor and private voice teacher. She has a B.A. in Psychology and Education from the State University of New York at Potsdam and an M.M. in Choral Conducting from the University of Maine. She is a Certified McClosky Voice Technician, and in her voice studio focuses on technique and musicianship.
SCOTT WHEATLEY
Assistant Music Director - Oratorio Chorale
Baritone Scott Wheatley is on faculty at the University of Southern Maine and enjoys an active career as a coach and accompanist collaborating with both singers and instrumentalists. Scott holds a B.M. from the University of Missouri/Kansas City and a M.M from the University of South Florida.
EMILY SOUTHARD
Managing Director
Emily Southard is a nonprofit arts administrator with experience in event planning, volunteer coordination, financial management, social media, and graphic design. She has a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in visual arts from Boston University, and a M.S. in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.
MEAGAN BRUS
Program Coordinator
Meagan Brus is an artistic administrator with experience in marketing, event planning, project management, and content production. As a vocalist specializing in contemporary music, Meagan has premiered over three dozen works by living composers and can be heard on nine albums. She holds an M.M. from Manhattan School of Music and a B.M. from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Boyd, President
Peter Griffin, Vice President
Barbara Nash, Treasurer
Richard van Bergen, Secretary
Paul Allen
William Doughty
Marshall Green
Anneliese Guzman-Bass
Daniel Nitsch
Ryan O’Neil
John Todd