The Colorado Choir’s members come from all walks of life, united in our love of choral music. This month, we would like to introduce you to some of the members of our 1st Tenor section.
Ann W.
Years with the Choir: 5
Fun Facts about Ann:
- She teaches people who suffer from anxiety and depression how to “re-train” their brains.
- She graduated from Cornell University and Professional Baseball Umpire School.
Bill M.
Years with the Choir: 38 – since 1980 (last century)
Fun Facts about Bill:
- He is one of the seven Maniatis (Maniatii?) who has sung in the Colorado Choir over the years.
- He has often offered to be a mentor to the sopranos, alas, none has ever taken him up on the offer!
- He has nine grandchildren.
- His weakness(es) are golf, traveling (he’s been to 101 countries!) and WWII history.
- He is a retired urologist after 40+ years of practice as opposed to his two brothers, “tooth fairies” Peter and Jim (i.e., dentists), who have sung with the Choir for many years as well.
Eva P.
Years with the Choir: 2
Fun Facts about Eva:
- She is an artist and a semi-retired optometrist.
- She throws pottery pieces, enjoys gardening, plays the flute, and composes music for fun.
- She is taking a TaiChi class.
- She has lived in Spain and Mexico and visited China.
Mick P.
Years with the Choir: 42 off and on
Fun Facts about Mick:
- He visited Dracula’s castle in Romania. Owner was not in.
- He had a burger at the Hard Rock Cafe in Chang Mai, Thailand. Not their best effort.
- He hates to travel.
Robert P.
Years with the Choir: 10 – he was in the choir with Casey during the 90s for about 8 years and rejoined last year
Fun Facts about Robert:
- He’s a retired lawyer.
- He’s a Vietnam Veteran.
- He likes to SCUBA dive.
