Praised by the New York Times for his "…clear voice and attractive timbre…" and San Francisco Classical Voice for his "flawless singing…," Ian Howell, Countertenor, has performed on major concert stages on five continents and thirty-five American states. In 2006, Mr. Howell took First Prize at the American Bach Soloists International Solo Competition with an acclaimed performance of Bach's Cantata BWV 170, Vergnügte Ruh, and Third Prize at the Oratorio Society of New York's Competition. This Blacksburg, VA native can be heard with the all male chamber choir Chanticleer on one DVD and seven CDs, including the GRAMMY award winning Lamentations and Praises and the GRAMMY award nominated Our American Journey. Recent roles include the alto soloist in Handel's Messiah at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, Endimion in Cavalli's La Calisto, and Lichas in Handel's Hercules. Mr. Howell has worked with such conductors as Kent Tritle, John Scott, Jeffrey Thomas, Neville Mariner, Simon Carrington, and James Sinclair. Future engagements include solo performances with The American Bach Soloists, The Berkshire Choral Festival, The Choir of St Thomas 5th Ave (NYC), The Vancouver Chamber Choir, The Philadelphia Bach Festival, and The Princeton University Glee Club. A debut solo CD with The American Bach Soloists will be released Fall 2008 featuring repertory by D. Scarlatti, J.S. Bach, and Handel. Mr. Howell is committed to spreading awareness of the countertenor voice and is an active teacher and clinician; he maintains a teaching studio in the New Haven area. Mr. Howell graduated in 2006 with a Master of Music Degree in Voice offered jointly by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and the Yale School of Music.

Henry Lebedinsky holds degrees from Bowdoin College and the Longy School of Music, where he earned a Master of Music in historical organ performance as a student of Peter Sykes. An active performer on organ, harpsichord, and clavichord, he has given numerous recitals around the country and currently performs with The Firebird Chamber Orchestra (Florida), Seraphic Fire (Florida), The Wild Rose Ensemble (California), and The Charlotte Symphony (North Carolina). He has worked with Chamber Music at St. Peter’s (North Carolina), The Harvard Baroque Orchestra (Massachusetts), and Holland’s Ensemble New Amsterdam. Mr. Lebedinsky is the director of the Ecclesia Ensemble, a group specializing in Baroque women composers, and has prepared the first modern editions of works by Isabella Leonarda and Maria Xaviera Peruchona for Saltarello Editions, which have been performed by numerous musicians across America and recently in Italy, France, South Korea, and Lebanon. In addition to performing, Mr. Lebedinsky has led workshops on historical keyboards and performance practice at The New England Conservatory of Music, Boston University, Davidson College, UNC Greensboro, and Appalachian State University. He also plays bouzouki with the Celtic band The Beggar Boys. The band’s second CD, Salem’s Musick: Songs and Dances of the Puritans, was recently praised as “lush and revealing” by the Boston Globe. A church musician since the age of 17, he currently serves as organist and director of music at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson, North Carolina, where he also directs the Music at St. Alban’s concert series.

Michael Albert has performed as a soloist in many chamber ensembles and orchestras as a violinist, oboist, and vocalist throughout the U.S. and Canada. This versatility allows him to explore several musical styles including baroque, contemporary, celtic, chant, and jazz. As a baroque musician, he performs with Seraphic Fire from Miami, Ecclesia, Blue Lobster, and Portland Pro Musica. Michael plays fiddle and on whistles with the Beggar Boys celtic band, sings chant and newly composed chant-based polyphony with the Schola Cantorum of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, Maine, plays oboe with the Portland and Bangor Symphonies, the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in Massachusetts, the Maine Chamber Ensemble, Colby College Orchestra, the Port City Wind Quintet, and jazz oboe with Initial Ascent, a Toronto-based band. On the side, Michael co-composes and performs film scores with Maine composer Jan Carter for Little Voice Productions in Denver, Colorado. He is a featured soloist on several of her recordings and can be heard on the filmscores to the PBS documentaries "Sweet Ambition" and "The Polygamist's Daughter." A new film, “Swift Justice”, is currently in production. Michael teaches oboe as a faculty member at Colby College.

An Honors graduate of Oberlin College/Conservatory with degrees in Cello Performance and English Literature, Brian Howard enjoys a varied musical career. As a baroque cellist and gambist, he studied performance practice with Catharina Meints, James Caldwell, and Webb Wiggins. He has also studied and performed with faculty at Oberlin’s Baroque Performance Institute. Brian has given numerous recitals on baroque cello throughout the southeast and he currently performs on period instruments with Seraphic Fire of Miami, Ensemble Courant at UNC, the Moravian Music Foundation, and the Rockbridge Choral Society of Lexington, VA. He is also active as a modern cellist and regularly performs with the North Carolina Symphony, Roanoke Symphony, and Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. In addition to his commitment to performance practice and early music, Brian is a strong advocate for contemporary music. He has performed in contemporary chamber music concerts at Severance Hall (Cleveland), Merkin Hall, and Miller Theatre (New York), and collaborated with some of today’s leading composers, including Joan Tower, Daniel Pinkham, Oliver Knussen, and Sir Harrison Birtwistle.