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Frank Albinder, Music Director
frank_albinder_smallFrank Albinder came to Washington, DC in 1999 to become music director of the Washington Men's Camerata.  In 2000, he became Music Director of the Woodley Ensemble, a professional chamber choir also based in Washington.  He has been the conductor of the Virginia Glee Club, the 136-year-old men’s chorus at the University of Virginia, since 2003.  Frank came to Washington from the internationally renowned male vocal ensemble Chanticleer, where he most recently served as the group’s Associate Conductor in addition to singing with the ensemble.  During his 11-year tenure with Chanticleer, Frank performed in all 50 states and in 20 foreign countries.  He appears on 18 of the ensemble’s recordings, including Wondrous Love, which was recorded under his direction, and the Grammy® Award-winning Colors of Love, for which he designed the concept.  Other performance credits include the Boston Camerata, the Robert Shaw Festival Singers, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Concord Ensemble.  He holds a B.A. in Vocal Performance from Pomona College  in Claremont, California, and two M.M. degrees (Choral Conducting and Vocal Performance) from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.  Between 1984 and 1988, Frank was Director of Choral Activities at Davidson College in North Carolina. In addition to serving as  the National Chair of Repertoire and Standards for Male Choruses for the American Choral Director's Association, he is also vice president of Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses, a board member of the National Collegiate Choral Organization and vice-president of ChoralNet.org, the Internet's principal portal for information and resources relating to the choral field.  He sings as part of the professional music staff at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, the Church of the Presidents.
 
Mark Vogel, Accompanist
Mark Vogel received his Bachelor's Degree in piano performance from the University of Iowa studying with Rene Lecuona, and his Master’s Degree from Manhattan School of Music studying with the late Ruth Laredo. In addition to his role with WMC, he is Director of Music at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton, Virginia. He has also worked with the Washington Ballet Orchestra, Woodley Ensemble, Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington and St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church. Other credits include music director positions with Hawaii Opera Theater Studio and Army Community Theater in Honolulu.
 
Administration of the WMC
  • Frank Albinder, Music Director
  • Jill Strachan, General Manager
  • Bob McKinless, Librarian
  • Kasi Patterson, Stage Manager, Fundraising Chair
  • Alan Munter, Website manager
 
Board of Directors
  • John Harpold
  • Terry Horner, President
  • Oliver Lewis
  • Kasi Patterson
  • Reginald Richards, Secretary
  • Brad Spencer, Counsel, ex officio
  • John Terry
  • Mark Young
  • Frank Albinder ex officio
  • Alan Munter, Treasurer, ex officio
 
Advisory Board
  • Phyllis Bryn-Julson
  • Richard Dirksen
  • Tom Hall
  • Rosa Lamoreaux
  • John Liepold
  • Mark Ohnmacht
  • Samuel Audiway Peal
  • David Petrou
  • Malcolm Rowat
  • Norman Scribner
  • Donald Sutherland
 
Members
First Tenor Second Tenor Baritone Bass
Tim Cashin* Tom Baldridge Colin Agnew Bob Chase
Jim Cohen Steve Bauer Keith Davis* David Evans
Joey Coleman Chuck Baxter David Duxbury Brian Frey
Joe Gordon Armin Bondoc* David Glass Dean Goeldner
Michael Greaney Thomas M. Deal Aaron Guertin Gregg Grisa
Francis Gutierrez Howard Frost Joe Hamner Ben Grosz
Chip Heath Ned Goldberg AJ Holliday Oliver Lewis*
Rob Hennings Eliott Grabill Terry Horner Kevin Locke
Craig Lustig John Harpold Rick Latterell Jim Mastracco
Patrick McMahan Robert Harris Steve Lockwood Jake Mello
Carib Mendez Michael Hurlbut Antonio Mayorga Derek Minshew
John Meredith Larry Lengbeyer Bob McKinless Alan Munter
Jim Nix Steve Lipps Gary C. Mead Jim Nichol
Edward Potosnak III Michael McHenry Peter Pfaffenroth Mike Regan
Michael Rose Jerry Parshall Bob Sinclair Craig Ruskin
Jeff Skeer Kasi G. Patterson Nelson Smith Harry Schechter
Scott Spencer Reg Richards Rus Thomas Michael Schrier
Dave Witkowski Chris Ritthaler Kuo-Wei Wang Peter Scott
Paul Seligman Gregory White Brad Spencer
Rich Steffan John Terry
G. A. Vick Bob Wood
Mark Young Chris Yim

Last Updated: 2008-06-11 06:55:33
*Denotes section leader