With a $3,000 grant from The Brockport Arts Fund of the Rochester Community Foundation, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Brockport has established its first Choral Leader program to benefit the community.
The 2022-23 Choral Leaders are Ben Monacelli of Hamlin and Jessica Moss of Rochester. They are planning two public concerts, one in January and the other in May. All proceeds will flow to the Brockport Food Shelf.
Lyric soprano Jessica Moss has performed as soloist with the Amalfi Coast Festival in Italy, the Miami Music Festival, Northern Lights Opera, Houston Operativo, and the Peabody Conservatory Opera in leading roles including Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan Tutte. She was Grand Prize winner in the Charleston Symphony Young Artists Competition. An avid recitalist, Jessica has appeared as a soloist in the Vivaldi Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, and Schubert’s Mass in G. With creative skills in artistic entrepreneurship and a strong desire to contribute to the community around her, Jessica spent several years performing and teaching in Houston, Texas. She recently relocated to Rochester, where she maintains a thriving online vocal studio. She holds a M.M. in Vocal Performance from Peabody Conservatory where she studied with Phyllis Bryn-Julson and a B.S. in Music Performance from Roberts Wesleyan College in Voice as a student of Constance Fee.
“Working with these two young musicians is sparking all kinds of good energy at St. Luke’s and beyond,” said church music director Brenda Tremblay. “The choir is expanding learning every week from our choral leaders.”
Anyone interested in joining the choir, helping with upcoming benefit concerts, or taking voice lessons can contact St. Luke’s music director at brendatremblay@yahoo.com.
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