50th Anniversary Section Spotlight: Meet the Baritones

The Colorado Choir’s members come from all walks of life, united in our love of choral music. For our 50th Anniversary Season, we want to introduce (and re-introduce!) our members to our audience. We also asked them if they would like to share any thoughts on what music and The Colorado Choir mean to them.

We look forward to meeting you at our concerts and events this season!

This month we showcase our Baritone section.

Byron B.

Years with the Choir: 3

Byron’s Thoughts on Music:

Music has always impacted my life like nothing else can and being in the choir is a musical outlet that just makes me happy.

Fun Facts about Byron:

In college, Byron studied psychology and music (B.A.) and later earned an advanced music production certificate from Berklee.
He works in finance.
He grew up in Canada.

Chris D.

Years with the Choir: 25

Chris’s Thoughts on Music:

Choir has tied me to all the phases of adulthood, marriage, paternity, and spirituality.

Fun Facts about Chris:

Chris started dating a choir girl he met sitting in the tenor section of his college choir. She got him to move out to Colorado and into the Colorado Choir, and now they’ve been married for 26 years!
He loves wilderness canoe trips!!
He makes preserves.

Colin E.

Years with the Choir: 1

Fun Facts about Colin:

This is Colin’s first year with The Colorado Choir and he’s excited to be a part of the 50th Anniversary season.
He enjoys playing video games when not singing.

David G.

Years with the Choir: 3

David’s Thoughts on Music:

Music has been a thread running through every stage of my life. Every time we sing, it feels like we’re creating something new together, and that sense of connection and renewal is why music, and this choir, means so much to me.

Fun Facts about David:

David was voted “Most Likely to Win a Grammy” in high school, and while that prediction has aged, he did get one brush with musical glory when his college a cappella group, In The Buff, won ICCA Regionals one year before being swiftly reminded of their place in the semifinals.
He has a growing Colorado mineral collection and loves taking his kids rockhounding, turning every trip into a small adventure together.
He takes his family on epic road‑trips as they work their way through as many national parks as possible. They recently explored Zion and are headed to the Redwoods later this summer.

Jim B.

Years with the Choir: 7

Position on the Choir’s Board of Directors: President

Jim’s Thoughts on Music:

Music speaks to our emotions in a powerful way. It connects us to others and to our memories in a way nothing else can. It gives each member of the choir a shared experience that is unique. There is a joy that comes from singing beautiful music that refreshes my soul.

Fun Facts about Jim:

Jim has moved 13 times.
He has been to China, Chechia, Thailand, and India.
He acted in high school plays with the creator of the original Night Court TV series

Liam H.

Years with the Choir: 1

Position on the Choir’s Board of Directors: Vice President

Liam’s Thoughts on Music:

Music has been one of the constants in my life, choral singing in particularly.

Fun Facts about Liam:

Liam is also an organist and is currently working on completing the American Guild of Organists’ Colleague certification.
He has previously done both the Ride the Rockies and Pedal the Plains bicycle tours in Colorado.
His professional career has been in academic libraries. His first full-time library job was music-related, working in the cataloging unit for a music library and sound recording archive.

Thomas K.

Years with the Choir: 4

Position on the Choir’s Board of Directors: Concertmaster

Thomas’s Thoughts on Music:

Music is an essential part of my life. It touches people’s souls and lets them express deeper emotions than words alone can. The Colorado Choir has given me an outlet for my voice. As a music teacher, conductor, and coordinator in my life outside of the Colorado Choir, it is the only place where I can come and participate and not need to be in charge of, but rather can enjoy sharing music that I love with like-minded and passionate individuals.

Fun Facts about Thomas:

Thomas is a crazy Buckeye fan.
Outside of the Colorado Choir, he is an elementary school teacher, director, and conductor of music at an Aurora Church.
Not only is Thomas a music teacher, but he married a music teacher, and both of their sons attend Denver School of the Arts for music.
Thomas did his student teaching under the direction of Kelly Parmenter

Wyatt K.

Years with the Choir: 1

Fun Facts about Wyatt:

Wyatt is attending school at Metropolitan State University for Theatre starting this summer.
He is happy to be a part of The Colorado Choir, for it gives him another outlet to be a passionate singer.

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The Colorado Choir is really something else. A family member of mine has been signing with them for years and I look forward to listening to them at each of their annual concerts. It’s a unique experience worth enjoying!

Evan C.

Sang in the choir in a recent season and it was one of the best decisions that I have made in a long time. It really rekindled my love of music. If you have the opportunity to hear the choir, you definitely should it’s a group of overwhelmingly passionate local musicians that want to share lovely music with the community!

Michael

Interesting, varied repertoire in a beautiful setting. Thank you for the music!

Chen J.

I have been an ongoing fan of the Colorado Choir and thank our close friend Becky McGurk for providing us tickets. We frequently attend the Christmas concert as it gets us in the spirit of the holiday. We plan to take our grandson to the March concert as he is very involved in the music program at North High School. We want him to experience the sounds of a beautiful choir. Looking forward to another great evening of music.

Juanita R-J.

My husband and I attended the Colorado Choir’s Christmas concert. When the first song was over the audience sat stunned. It took a few seconds for the applause to burst out because the performance was superb! It was a multicultural event as well! I recommend that everybody go and listen to the Colorado Choir.

Theresa B.

I took my wife and sister-in-law to this concert. It was truly awesome. They sang how I imagine angels sing in Heaven.

Thomas T.

My favorite event of the holiday season is the choir’s Christmas performance. It has become a tradition for us to attend because it provides a lovely start to holiday festivities. The choir’s music is inspirational and awe-inspiring. Their sound fills the church and fills the heart.

Kevin S.

I have been attending their concerts for a couple years now, their Christmas concert is always very well done and the online will call purchase is really convenient.

Andrew H.

I have attended the Colorado Choir concerts for the past 20 years. The Christmas Concert is so joyful and very rich in sound it always starts my Christmas Season. This Christmas I understand the choir will perform songs in French, Latin and Russian and during the Winter and Spring concerts will add a Spanish piece to the repertoire. This choir is spectacular.

Jennifer C.