Artistic Director
Dr. Matthew LeRoy Faerber

Dr. Matthew Faerber joined the Arrowhead Chorale as Artistic Director beginning with the 2018-2019 season. He has received advanced degrees in music from the University of Iowa and Brigham Young University. As a conductor, Dr. Faerber has led choirs in concerts on four continents, including Vienna, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, and a joint orchestra-choral performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass in Tianjin, China with the acclaimed Nankai University Choir. He has conducted festivals and clinics in California, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin.

As a pianist, solo credits include first prize in the Utah Music Teachers Association Collegiate Auditions and solo and concerto performances on the Temple Square Concert Series. Dr. Faerber has coached and/or collaborated with numerous faculty and graduate student vocalists and instrumentalists over the years.

His principle conducting teachers include Ronald Staheli, Mack Wilberg, and William Hatcher. He has studied piano with Gladys Gladstone, Jeffrey Shumway, and Lennox Larsen, and received masterclass instruction from Jorge Bolet and Andre Michel-Schub. Dr. Faerber is currently active as a collaborative pianist and vocal coach.

Assistant Director
Jerry Kaldor

A Two Harbors native, Jerry Kaldor had great experiences singing in school and church choirs when he was young. He majored in music at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, singing in both the University Singers and the Elizabethan Singers. Jerry taught elementary music at Hermantown from 1988 to 2020. In 1992 he founded and directed what became the Lake Superior Youth Chorus and served as Artistic Director for ten years. For the past twenty-five years he has served in worship ministry with the Vineyard Church. For several years he directed choirs at the College of St. Scholastica. Singing in Arrowhead Chorale has been a wonderful experience, and Kaldor is thankful for the opportunity to sing great music with and for others.

Artistic Director Emeritus
Stanley Wold

Dr. Stanley R. Wold led the Chorale from the 1990s through the 2016-2017 season. He recently retired from his position as Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he taught choral conducting and vocal music education from 1984 to 2017. He has earned degrees from Concordia College (Moorhead), the University of Southern California (Los Angeles), and the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. At UMD, he directed the University Singers and the Chamber Singers, taught voice and vocal music education, and was chair of the vocal area.

In spring of 2011 he was awarded UMD’s Albert Tezla Teacher/Scholar Award. Under Wold’s direction, University Singers and Chamber Singers have maintained an active national and international performance schedule: Austria & Germany (1994), Kenya & Tanzania (1997-98), state and regional conventions of the American Choral Directors Association and Music Educators National Conference (1995-2009), Costa Rica (2003), the Netherlands & Paris (2005), Turkey(2007), and the former East Germany (Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin; 2010). University Singers performed again for the Minnesota ACDA convention in 2016 season, when UMD hosted the conference for the first time.

Five collaborations between the UMD choral/instrumental areas and Arrowhead Chorale have been conducted by Wold: Duruflé Requiem (2000), Bach Mass in B-Minor (2004), Mozart Grand Mass in C-Minor (2006), Bach St. John Passion (2011); and Bach Mass in B-Minor (2017). Performance sites for these masterworks have included Basilica of St. Mary (Minneapolis), the cathedrals of both Duluth and Superior, First Lutheran Church (Duluth), and Weber Music Hall, UMD.

Dr. Wold has studied and/or conducted choral music in Hungary, Russia, four Scandinavian countries, and Venezuela. In his seventeenth year as Artistic Director and Conductor of Arrowhead Chorale, Dr. Wold was also Chorusmaster for the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra (1991-99). He taught secondary vocal music in Minnesota and Iowa public schools for six years. His experience includes significant community and church music activities. Presently Senior Choir Director at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Duluth, he is also an active adjudicator and clinician for the Minnesota State High School League and the Wisconsin School Music Association.

Accompanist
David Packa

David Packa has been an active member of the arts and music community in the Twin Ports for many years. He received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, studying under Dr. Beth Gilbert. David has accompanied for the Lyric Opera of the North, the UW-Superior Choirs, UM-Duluth University Singers, the Lake Superior Youth Choir, and of course–the Arrowhead Chorale–joining the artistic staff in fall of 2020. He has also been a featured soloist with the Duluth Superior Youth Symphony, the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra as winner of the DSSO Young Artist Competition, the UW-Superior Orchestra, and the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra. David served as Worship Director of Bayside Baptist Church for several years and continues to invest in the music ministry as an active deacon. He currently works at IHS Door Company as a production technician.

Business Manager
Catherine Grimm

Catherine Grimm has been singing with the Arrowhead Chorale since 2017. She started her career as an elementary music educator while singing for three seasons with the Great River Chorale in St. Cloud, MN under the direction of Mary Kay Geston. During her time with Arrowhead Chorale, she has earned her Master’s of Music Education from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and is currently a graduate teaching assistant and Ph.D. student in Music Education at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Catherine enjoys singing with Arrowhead Chorale so much that even between concerts you can find her with the Chorale’s treble ensemble Echoes of the Lake.

Gayle Ankarlo

For as long as she can remember, Gayle Ankarlo has wanted to sing.  Her mother even had a rule about no singing at the table because of her.  When she was young, Gayle used to sit next to her mother on the piano bench, singing hymns as she played.  This continued throughout her school years.  Gayle received a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the College of Saint Scholastica and taught 7-12 music in Wisconsin and Duluth (including Duluth Marshall) for several years.  After teaching, she sold coffee for 20 years before switching gears to real estate, which she has enjoyed for the last 13 years – through it all, she has been involved with music; singing, playing, and directing at church, weddings, and other events.  Gayle began singing with the Arrowhead Chorale at its inception, under the direction of Paul Fletcher.  She loves to sing and can’t think of a better way to spend her time (unless it’s with her family).

Rachel Bartell

Rachel Bartell has been a member of the Arrowhead Chorale since 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Music from UW-Superior, where she stufied clarinet, voice, and piano. When not Rachel enjoys baking, cheering for the Twins and the Vikings, spending time with family, and cuddling up with her two cats to read a book or binge-watch a show.

Kyle Biggar

Growing up with a natural connection to music, Kyle developed a passion for music at an early age singing with his school and church choirs in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. While living in the Twin Cities he was deeply involved in the music ministry of New Hope Church, and sang with the Two Rivers Chorale while also serving on the board of directors for that organization. Now settled in the Twin Ports area in the healthcare industry, Kyle is thrilled to be pursuing his continued passion as a singer and board member in his first season with the Arrowhead Chorale.

Elsa Sjolie Calhoon

Growing up in a home that appreciated music, Elsa began singing as a toddler sitting beside her mother at the piano. She sang in choirs at St. Olaf College, the College of St. Benedict/St John’s University and the University of Wisconsin-Superior, studying voice both as a student and as an adult. Holding degrees from St. Olaf College, Hamline University School of Law and UW-Superior, Elsa is an original member of the Arrowhead Chorale, returning this season. She also currently sings in the DSSO Chorus.

Rob Calhoon

Brent Chouanard-Nguyen

Brent Chouanard, a St. Peter, Minnesota native, has immersed himself in different aspects of music from an early age. His singing career followed him through grade school and into college where he sang in the Choir of Christ Chapel and the Gustavus Choir at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. During his time with the college choirs, he toured around the United States and parts of western Europe singing in historic sanctuaries including Notre Dame, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and the Madeleine. After graduating from college, he joined Musicorum, a chamber choir based in Mankato, Minnesota, and sang for one year before moving out west to pursue his master’s degree at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Post graduation, he moved to Duluth in 2018 and began singing with the chorale in January of 2019. Chouanard works at Hermantown Elementary School and Great Lakes Aquarium. He loves living in Duluth and having the opportunity to share music with the larger community.

Hannah Christenson

Hannah Christenson, born in Janesville, WI, moved up to Duluth in 2016 with her husband, Paul. Previously an elementary music teacher in Proctor, she now has the pleasure of working as an in-home daycare provider and staying home with her three children. In 2014, Hannah graduated from Luther College with a BA in elementary education and music education and shortly after, completed her masters of education at St. Catherine University. She has performed with Nordic Choir while at Luther College, The Singers while living in the Twin Cities, with Twin Ports Choral Project in Duluth, and is occasionally on worship team at the Duluth Vineyard church. When not participating in music activities, Hannah enjoys hiking with her family and two golden doodles, all kinds of crafting, playing board games, and baking desserts. A shout out to her husband for caring for (and thriving with) all three kids alone when she is at choir and encouraging her to get back into music outside of teaching!

John Church

Up to 2020, music and singing in choirs had enriched John’s life in Hartford, CT — church choirs, informal sightreading group, Musical Club of Hartford, CitySingers of Hartford, volunteering at a nursing home, to name a few. Then twin granddaughters brought him and his wife to Lakeside, and Covid sidelined group singing. After a two year hiatus he is eager and grateful to make a new start with a very accomplished Arrowhead team.

Hannah Clare

Hannah joined the Chorale in spring of 2024. She grew up in a musical family in Montana where she and her father and brother had a Peter, Paul, and Mary tribute show featured on MontanaPBS 11th and Grant. When not singing folk music, she participated in Montana All-State Choir and Montana State University Chorale and toured in France and Spain. She took some time off from formal singing to get her Master’s degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics in Long Beach California then moved to Madison WI for her residency at UW health. She works as a Prosthetist/Orthotist here in Duluth and is delighted to be back to singing.

Patty Dorn

Karen Earley

Karen grew up singing in church and school choirs in the Twin Cities. In addition to singing, she played violin and piano through high school. After briefly considering pursuing a degree in music, she chose nursing as a career and singing as her favorite hobby. After a year at UMD, her introduction to Duluth and Lake Superior, Karen transferred to the University of Minnesota and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. For the next 35 years, she worked in hospitals and sang in church and community choirs in Menomonie, La crosse and Ashland, WI. Being part of the Rittenhouse singers in Bayfield, WI filled Karen’s soul with music each December and created enduring friendships. The Arrowhead Chorale became her new choir home in January 2020 after she and her husband relocated to Duluth to be closer to family. What an adventure and privilege to make music with this group of talented musicians!

Rebecca Farmer

Jeffrey Flory

Jeffrey Flory was heavily involved in music as a child, performing in choirs, orchestra, and musical theater. He sought to identify his passion in school, studying music education at Drake University in Des Moines, IA and environmental science. While pursuing a career in environmental science, his varied schedule kept him from joining choir and theater productions. He greatly missed performing, and finally found time to sing with Coro! Sonomento; was a tenor section leader at St. Olaf Catholic Church in Minneapolis and sang in VocalPoint. Work brought him to Duluth in 2014, and he fulfilled his need to sing in the Arrowhead Chorale. Flory said he is so thankful for the camaraderie that he has found with this group.

Gregory Garmer

Hilary Godard

To Hilary Godard, singing with Arrowhead Chorale combines interesting repertoire with a high quality musical environment that helps make him a better musician. Godard is a retired glass maker with a PhD in ceramic engineering who came to choral singing relatively late. He has performed with multiple groups include Coming (NY) Philharmonic Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, Westmoreland (PA) Choral Society, Mansfield (PA) University Festival Chorus, Cantata Singers of Elmira (NY) and the Wellsboro (PA) Men’s Chorus. In Duluth, he sings with DSSO, Echoes of Peace, UUCD and Arrowhead Chorale and studies voice with Dr. Matthew Faerber.

David Greenberg

Mandy Haggen

Mandy began doing music with her family at a young age. She began singing with her 3 sisters for events and eventually her family created a family band that would play around the state, most often heard at the Forest City Stockade. She received an instrumental music ed degree in 2015 and went on to get a master’s in French Horn performance from Montclair State University. She stayed in New Jersey as a teacher and performer until the pandemic hit and moved back home to Minnesota. After taking a 10 year break from singing to focus on horn, she is excited to be back at it with the Arrowhead Chorale.

Bob Hess

Bob Hess joined the Arrowhead Chorale in 2017. In high school, Bob sang in the A’Cappella Choir under the direction of Robert Mix at Duluth East High School. Bob also sang with Dr. Stanley Wold’s University Singers at UMD in 1983-1984. Over the years, Bob has sung in his church choir as well as currently singing in a Men’s Chorus group, consisting of up to 15 men, at Lakeview Covenant Church, where the group performs mostly a cappella traditional/hymn selections.

Dan Hoffman

Dan Hoffman has been involved in music for as long as he can remember. In addition to singing with the Arrowhead Chorale, he is also an active member in the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and has sung with Lyric Opera Of the North, the Playhouse Theater, and other smaller production companies in the past.

Michelle Hoffman

Michelle has been singing so long that she cannot remember when she first started. However, her mother reports that she first learned of Michelle’s love of vocal music in early elementary school when Michelle started singing the gospel choir songs that had been performed on the Mr. Rogers Neighborhood television program. That explains Michelle’s love of gospel music! Michelle grew up performing both vocally and on the piano in school, church, musical theatre and with the Bel Canto Voices Minneapolis touring choir. Michelle attended the University of Minnesota where she minored in vocal performance and sang with the University of Minnesota choir. Although her primary career is nursing, the love of singing has never left and the skill of deep breathing that goes along with singing has proven to be an invaluable skill in the journey of life! Michelle has continued to be involved in music through occasional church performances and through her children’s musical endeavors throughout their developing years. However, Michelle feels she has waited much too long since moving to Duluth to join the Arrowhead Chorale and is thrilled to be filling her soul with the joy of singing in a more formal capacity with so many talented individuals!

Jan Ihrke

Jan Ihrke has been involved in music since grade school, playing piano and clarinet. Jan holds a degree in Music Education (K-12) from the University of Minnesota – Duluth, and taught in public and parochial schools, as well as private piano and instrumental lessons, for over 30 years, and recently retired from the USPS after 20 years. She sang for four years with UMD University Singers under Vernon Opheim, played with Twin Ports Wind Ensemble for several years under Timothy Mahr, and has been involved in music at church, singing in choir and ensembles, playing piano, clarinet and hand bells.  Music has always been a part of Jan’s life, and she is looking forward to this next chapter with the Arrowhead Chorale.

Karly Karp

Born and raised in Duluth, Karly Karp attributes her love for music to her parents who always have encouraged her singing. While at Duluth East High School she sang in both A Capella Choir and Choralaires, which solidified her desire to pursue music in college. While at Waldorf University, Karly was an active member of the Fine Arts Department, singing in many vocal ensembles, several musicals, and countless voice recitals. Post-collegiately, Karly has continued her singing with Bel Canto Cedar Valley, The Rittenhouse Singers, DSSO Chorus, LOON Opera Chorus and is especially excited to embark on her first full season as a member of the Arrowhead Chorale.

Jane Killough

Singing has always been the creative outlet for Jane Killough, as she performed in church community groups, at Carnegie Hall, or in the shower! Killough graduated from Carleton College with a major in biology, and studied voice and singing during her time there. She joined Arrowhead Chorale during our first season in 1988 and has sung with us every season since. Killough said she keeps singing because it keeps her sane, so it is no surprise that one of her favorites is “How Can I Keep from Singing?“!

George Killough

George Killough is a retired English professor who used to make his poetry students sing. He sang in a choir as an undergraduate at the College of Wooster in Ohio and has been singing in church choirs ever since.

Mark Knutson

I have sung in wonderful church choirs and small groups for many years and to be able now to also sing with the extraordinary singers and directors of the Arrowhead Chorale is a dream come true. Choral music can lift me up and transport me in ways that nothing else does. Levitation is real.

Dan Maki

Dan Maki has been a member of the Arrowhead Chorale since 2018.

Rachel Mason

Rachel Mason has been singing in the Arrowhead Chorale since 2007. Prior to moving to Duluth, Rachel also sang with the Central Dakota chamber choir and the Central Wisconsin Chamber Singers. Rachel graduated from Jamestown College with a degree in music education, where she studied piano, clarinet and voice, and she currently teaches many private music students. She also teaches early childhood music in preschools and in programs that integrate preschoolers and their families with residents in assisted living centers. Rachel is a mom to five musical children, many of whom play and sing multiple instruments in a crazy house filled with piles of books.

Deke Melone

Lucas Masterson

Susan Masterson

Susan Masterson’s singing career began in high school as she performed in several renowned musicals and sang the lead role in Amahl and the Night Visitors. Masterson continued to sing in various groups while in college and after college, she became involved with local community choirs and church groups. In addition to performing with the Arrowhead Chorale for the past four seasons, Masterson has performed at the Big Top Chautauqua and continues to perform in both musical and theatrical performances at Stagenorth in Washburn, WI.

Audrey May

Audrey has always had a passion for singing. From a young age she involved herself in various ensembles while attending high school in Willow River, Minnesota. This passion drew her to the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Here, she studied music theory, improvisation, and collaboration. After graduating, Audrey studied and performed at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Her roles included Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro, Miss Jessel in Turn of the Screw, and various opera scenes and choruses. After graduating from UMD, Audrey joined the Arrowhead Chorale during the 2019-2020 season. She later joined the Arrowhead Chorale Board in 2021. Aside from her work at the Arrowhead Chorale, she also sings at the Lyric Opera of the North (LOON) and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra Chorus (DSSO). Audrey currently lives in Duluth, Minnesota and works as the Development Assistant for the DSSO.

Jake Olson

Growing up in New Richmond, WI, Jake was active in school and church choirs. His love of music and performance started early with involvement in a local children’s and community theatre company. He has a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he was a member of University Singers and Chamber Singers, with whom he participated in two international tours to Costa Rica (2003) and France/Netherlands (2005). Jake has sung with Arrowhead Chorale as well as the DSSO Chorus. In 2006, he was given the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall with Arrowhead Chorale and is thankful for the opportunity for continued involvement in the growth of this amazing organization.

James Olson

Jody Ondich

Jody has sung alto with the Arrowhead Chorale since 1997. She has been singing in various choirs since she was 5 years old (church, school, at St Olaf) and cannot imagine her life without a choir in it! When not at AC rehearsals, she teaches philosophy at Lake Superior College, knits a little maniacally, lives on a boat in the summer, and plays with the cats and dog who have taken over their family house.

Sharon Rigby Osborn

From before I could sing in tune, choral singing has been a big part of my life. Singing opens my heart, makes me feel hopeful, and connects me with others who are singing their way through life!

Lisa Roazen

Lisa Roazen received her BA in Psychology from Carleton College, where she sang with the chamber ensemble, travelling to Carnegie Hall for a world premiere work. She continued to sing in the DSSO chorus during medical school, and after residency in New York City, with the Brooklyn Community Chorus. After returning to her hometown of Duluth in 2017, she rejoined the DSSO, as well as Arrowhead Chorale and LOON. When not singing or working in the ER at Aspirus-St. Luke’s, she is biking, cooking, travelling, or wrangling her 3 classical-guitar-playing, hilariously awesome children with her rockstar husband, Jules.

Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson is an accomplished artist, singer, performer, puppeteer, designer, fiberist, teacher, administrator, and consultant. Paul has enjoyed music from an early age, singing in choirs while in school and through college. He has had the privilege to sing with The Grand Forks Master Chorale, The Oratorio Society of Minnesota, and now with the Arrowhead Chorale. Paul lives in Superior, Wisconsin.

Angela Russeth

Angie Russeth grew up surrounded by music of all varieties and found a love for choral music at a young age. She has been a member of various choirs since high school, including four choirs during her time at UMD, as a worship leader at her church, and has been a member of DSSO Chorus since 2008. She is honored to be a part of Arrowhead Chorale since 2023. Angie currently resides in Moose Lake with her husband, two amazing children, and her awesome pets.

Gretchen Safstrom

Alexander Saumer

Alex has been singing with the Chorale since the 2021 concert series.

Rachel Schall

Jordan Sebesta

Jordan Sebesta has been involved in music since she was very young. She studied piano for ten years and has been involved in a choir since kindergarten. In high school, she participated in all the vocal ensembles offered at Duluth Central, including Little Mob. Jordan was involved with the UW-Superior choirs for more than six years. She studied voice under Dr. Vicki Fingalson for seven years while attending UWS, and was also involved in the UWS opera workshop program, including roles in two operas. She received a BA in Music from UWS in 2017. This is her first year as a member of the Arrowhead Chorale and Jordan is excited to perform with a group of amazing people and singers.

Maren Sharland

Music and singing were definitely a part of Maren’s childhood growing up in St Louis, MO. Family vacations included traveling to Nauvoo, IL to participate in an outdoor musical every summer for the first 20 years of her life. Maren also has great memories of participating in choirs and musical performances at church and school during her high school years. Her college studies and professional pursuits led her in different directions and her singing experiences have been limited for the last 20+ years. As her children are maturing and no longer requiring all of her free time, she is excited to rediscover her love for singing. She feels honored to sing with so many talented musicians in the Arrowhead Chorale.

Sandy Skrien

Sandy has been singing since 2nd grade when she first learned to read music in hymnals from a friends’grandma. Sandy sang and traveled with the Son’s Rays in Grand Marais, MN, a young women’s Christian choir directed by Dode Stoskopf. Tour stops included Trinidad and Tobago, St. Thomas, Florida, Canada, and rural MN. Music brings joy into her life and although she moved often, she joined local choir groups and sang in Lutheran church choirs. Groups included the Boreal Chorus and Orchestra in Grand Marais, MN, Juneau Symphony and Chorus, Ketchikan Community Chorus, Wrangell Chorale in Alaska, Woodbridge Choral in VA and DSSO Chorus in Duluth. Sandy also performed with two women’s barbershop groups in Alaska, Harmony in Juneau and Sweet Adeline’s in Ketchikan. When volunteering at regional history sites of the fur trade era, Sandy learned some of the French Voyageur paddling songs, which added to demonstrations and performances at MN and Canadian historic sites.

Amy Spampinato

Beth Storaasli

Music has been central to Beth’s life with children’s choir and piano study throughout childhood, and 40 years in the Senior Choir at First Lutheran after moving to Duluth. Beth sang in the University Choir under Dr. Thomas Lancaster while completing a piano performance and anthropology major at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She diverted to accompanying string players while her three daughters studied Suzuki violin from age three through high school, and directed and accompanied children’s’ choirs at First Lutheran while her children were small. She is very excited to be back in choral repertoire!

Alex Strelow

Alex Strelow has never not been singing in some capacity. Elaborate fireplace hearth concerts with three-part harmony were a regular occurrence as a child. Growing up, she sang in church youth chorus, junior high and high school choir, and just about every small group or ensemble that came along. During Alex’s time attending Bethel University, she sang for a variety of bands, but put her choral singing on pause. One husband and one move to NYC later, while working on her MA in Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU Steinhardt, Alex put an end to her inadvertent chorale hiatus and joined the Brooklyn-based Bella Voce Singers Women’s Choir under Founding Director Jessica Corbin. Next up, she was fortunate to be a member of the Young New Yorkers’ Chorus (YNYC) under Artistic Director Michael Kerschner. Through YNYC Alex had the privilege of participating in a number of singular experiences, including singing in the world premier of Mohammed Fairouz’s Symphony No. 3 “Poems and Prayers,” being featured on NPR podcast Radiolab’s Colors episode, performing at the 2011 national American Choral Directors Association annual conference in Chicago, providing backup vocals for a heavy metal Hanukkah band, and much more. Once her baby boy twins were born in 2013, Alex once again had to put choral singing on pause. Three moves and one more boy later, husband Reid and Alex have now settled in Duluth. She was over the moon to discover a strong choral tradition in the region and quickly joined the DSSO Chorus. Spring of 2018 marked Alex’s first season singing with Arrowhead Chorale, and she is thrilled and grateful to have found her musical home.

Jessica Thompson

Maeve Ulrick

Katie Wagner

Growing up in a home that loved and cherished music, Katie began plunking on the piano and singing from an early age. She has been involved in choir throughout her life: singing in choirs at Luther College in Decorah, IA, taking voice lessons, and later, performing in musical theatre productions (Into the Woods, Guys & Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying) at the Mabel Tainter Theater in Menomonie, WI. She holds degrees from Luther College and Luther Seminary and is currently serving as a Pastor in Lake Nebagamon, WI. This is her second year in the Arrowhead Chorale.

Aaron P. Wainman

Aaron P. Wainman (they/he) joined the Arrowhead Chorale in the Fall of 2022. He is thrilled to be singing with the chorale under the direction of Dr. Matthew Faerber, who was his college choir director. They received their BM – Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UWS) in 2012, and then went on to complete his MEd in Student Personnel Administration in Higher Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. During his time in Greensboro Aaron sang in the Bel Canto Company. After graduating with their master’s degree, they worked professionally at Southern New Hampshire University where they sang in the university choir as a community member, and worked professionally as a Tenor soloist for the First Congregational Church in Manchester, NH. Upon returning to the Twin Ports in 2016 they sang with the Twin Ports Choral Project, and was cast in the UWS community production of Company, which was cancelled due to COVID. Currently Aaron serves as the Assistant Director for the TRIO McNair Scholars program at UWS, while enrolled full time in an EdD program for Student Affairs Administration and Leadership through the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. 

Christina Walther

Christina Walther is an accomplished alto entering her second season with the Arrowhead Chorale. Originally from Minneapolis, and now residing in Cloquet, Christina’s musical journey began early, inspired by her mother, a dedicated music educator, and her father, an avid music lover. Her vocal journey took root in childhood, singing in church choristers, and blossomed through her participation in Madrigals during high school and the Bel Canto Women’s Choir at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. As an adult, Christina has enriched the musical life of her community, performing with the church choir at St. Matthews in Esko and singing and playing the piano in Worship Teams at St. Matthews and Grace Church in Cloquet, MN. Frequently invited to sing at special events, Christina considers it a privilege to share her passion for music during significant moments in people’s lives. Her talents extend beyond singing; she has directed musicals and children’s choirs, showcasing her versatility and leadership in the arts. In addition to her vocal pursuits, Christina is a composer and multi-instrumentalist, playing the piano, guitar, and clarinet. Her heartfelt mission is to spread joy and inspire others through music, reflecting her faith and dedication to the Lord.

Zachary WareJoncas

Paul Wartman

Tim White

Tim White became a member of the Arrowhead Chorale in 2018. Music has always been important in his life. He was a trumpet player and choir member in high school and college. Much of his singing experience comes from his involvement in musical theater, having performed on many stages in the Duluth area since moving here in 1981. His favorite role was Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof at the Duluth Playhouse in 2003. He and his wife Peggy recently retired after 20 years of producing dinner theater. Their company, Change of Pace Productions, worked out of the Fitger’s Brewery Complex from 1994 to 2014. Tim teaches mathematics at Denfeld High School and loves to sing in the church choir at Lakeside Presbyterian Church which Peggy directs.

Mary Whitlock

Mary’s mother has been her greatest inspiration in life and singing. She instilled the value of sharing music with others that started at a young age in Mary’s hometown church in Berea, KY – the heart of Appalachia; where church hymns, bluegrass, and shape note singing were a natural blend. Mary received a music education degree at Eastern Kentucky University and started teaching music in 1990. She sings in the Sanctuary Choir at FUMC (Coppertop Church) and professionally, is a member of ACDA (American Choral Directors Association and MN-ACDA) and NAfME (National Association for Music Educators and MMEA). Mary has lived in Duluth since 1994 and, known respectfully as Ms. Mary, continued to share her passion and love of music through teaching hundreds of students in elementary, middle school, and high school for over 30 years in Kentucky, Iowa, and Minnesota. She and her husband Mark have three beautiful daughters: Macaulley, Meredith, and Mayson.

Kirby Wood

Kirby Wood spent the first 59 years of his life in the Milwaukee area before moving to Duluth to be near family and spoil his grandchildren. He sang in church choir from an early age but didn’t have a chance to sing in high school, since he played trumpet in the band and couldn’t participate in both band and choir! Later, however, Wood sang with the Bach Chamber Choir of Milwaukee and then the Master Singers of Milwaukee. Both of those groups perform fine repertoire similar to what the Arrowhead Chorale does right here in Duluth. Wood said it is an honor to be able to participate in such a fine organization.

Jenna Yeakle

Jenna Yeakle is delighted to rejoin the music community in Duluth after taking a long hiatus. Her love of choral music started in high school and grew throughout college and beyond. She sang in A’Cappella and Choralaires at Duluth East High School and several collegiate choirs at Luther College, and is now excited to be a part of the commitment, skill, and heart of the Arrowhead Chorale.