The Austin Lyric Opera Chorus is a professional ensemble drawn from a pool of talented Central Texas vocalists. The ensemble, whose members are selected based on annual auditions, features a diverse sampling of people from throughout Austin and its surrounding area.
The chorus is a spirited group and it continues to be one of the most prominent artistic elements of the company since its inception. Whether a score calls for the precision of a chorus of twelve or the power of one hundred and twenty voices, the ALO Chorus provides a solid musical foundation for each production.
Soprano
Carol Brown
Amelia Ciskey
Elizabeth Cooper
Natalie Cummings
Christina Flores
Jeanette Franz
Michelle Hache
Julia Hamon
Rebecca Heath
Angela Irving
Lisa Kelly-Willis
Melody Long
Courtney Longcrier
Maureen Papovich
Erin Rogers
Amanda Shelton
Rebecca Smeltzer
Mari Stoner
Courtney Tellman
Sarah Walker
Anna Welch
Lauren White
Alto
Amber Alarcon
Lisa Alexander
Patila Ayala
Jessica Blau
Claudia Chapa
Kimberley Clemons
Patricia Combs
Joanna Fernandez
Juliann Gorman
Rosa Harris
Meaghan Heath
Kristine Olson
Stephanie Pollack
Paula-Rae Walker
Anne Westdyke
Tenor
Tom Ainsworth
Brent Cockerham
Chris Denholm
Dan Dworin
Andy Fleming
Glenn Gelvosa
Kai Griffen
Michael Hamilton
Holton Johnson
Soo Chan Kwan
Mark Manning
Kevin Oliver
Cody Parrot
Paul Provence
Daniel Stone
Don Wallace
Arnold Yzaguirre
Bass
Eun Duk Cho
Daniel Cohen
Todd Deathrage
Sergio Gaona
Jake Jacobsen
Robert LaBas
Ray Langenberg
Brian Losoya
Daniel Madrid
Brian Pettey
Jeff Phillips
Andrew Polk
Daniel Thompson
Jay Young
Noted as the first performer to appear onstage at the company premiere, Mr. Erck served as a performer, Assistant Director/Stage Manager, and Supertitles Coordinator before assuming his current duties as Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor in the spring of 2001. With a background that includes more than twenty-four years of choral conducting and over thirty-five years of stage work, Mr. Erck brings a unique and varied experience to the Austin Lyric Opera. He resides in his native Austin with his wife Debra, a music educator and children’s choir director. They have two sons who both are accomplished musicians.
