Below is a trial run of a list of current contributors for the About page. I’ve ordered the list by last name, which I’m not crazy about.
Dr. Samuel BackmanSamuel earned degrees at Saint Olaf College, Yale University, and the University of Oklahoma. He resides with his wife in Minneapolis, Minnesota.—(Read full biography).
Veronica BrandtVeronica Brandt holds a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering. She lives near Sydney, Australia, with her husband and six children.—(Read full biography).
Dr. Alfred CalabreseDr. Alfred Calabrese is Director of Music and Liturgy at St. Rita Catholic Church in Dallas, TX. He and his wife have two children.—(Read full biography).
Richard J. ClarkRichard J. Clark is the Director of Music of the Archdiocese of Boston and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.—(Read full biography).
Rebecca De La TorreRebecca holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Arizona State University. She resides with her husband and daughter in Phoenix, Arizona.—(Read full biography).
Aristotle A. EsguerraAristotle A. Esguerra has served in the Diocese of Madison since 2009 as music director at the churches of St. Mary, Pine Bluff and St. Ignatius, Mount Horeb, and as the chant instructor to the Cistercian Nuns of Valley of Our Lady Monastery, Prairie du Sac.
Matthew FrederesMr. Frederes is a software engineer, pilot, served as an organist for 31 years, and directed small parish choirs/scholas for 22 years. He and his wife have 12 children. —(Read full biography).
Fr. David FrielOrdained in 2011, Father Friel is a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and serves as Director of Liturgy at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. —(Read full biography).
William J. FritzWilliam J. Fritz currently serves as music director at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Costa Mesa, CA where he resides with his wife and three boys.—(Read full biography).
Mark HaasMark Haas is a composer and speaker whose music has been sung in over 600 parishes and 10 countries. He lives in Florida with his wife and seven children.—(Read full biography).
Dr. Gregory HamiltonDr. Gregory Hamilton is a composer and performer currently on the faculty of Holy Trinity Seminary in Dallas TX.—(Read full biography).
Gwyneth HolstonGwyneth Holston is a sacred artist who works to provide and promote good quality Catholic art. Her website is gwynethholston.com. Read more.
Julie HuebnerJulie earned degrees at Luther College and Southern Illinois University. With her husband and three children, she resides in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.—(Read full biography).
David J. HughesDavid J. Hughes is Organist & Choirmaster at St. Mary Church in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he directs a both professional and childrens' choirs. A native of Stamford, Connecticut, Mr. Hughes is a graduate of Yale College.
Wilfrid JonesWilfrid Jones is a PhD student in the theology faculty of the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, studying the theology and practice of sacred music.—(Read full biography).
Dr. Peter KwasniewskiA graduate of Thomas Aquinas College (B.A. in Liberal Arts) and The Catholic University of America (M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy), Dr. Peter Kwasniewski is currently Professor at Wyoming Catholic College. He is also a published and performed composer, especially of sacred music.
Andrea LealAndrea Leal is a wife and homeschooling mother of 6 children. She serves as choir director for the Traditional Latin Mass in Las Vegas.—(Read full biography).
Andrew LeungAndrew Leung currently serves the music director of Vox Antiqua, conductor of the Cecilian Singers, and music director at Our Lady of China Church.—(Read full biography).
Corrinne MayCorrinne May is one of Singapore’s most celebrated singer-songwriters. She is also a wife and homeschooling mother.—(Read full biography).
Veronica MorenoVeronica Moreno is married to a teacher and homeschools five children. She has been cantor at her local Catholic parish for over a decade.—(Read full biography).
Andrew R. MotykaAndrew Motyka is the Archdiocesan Director of Liturgical Music and Cathedral Music for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.—(Read full biography).
Christopher MuellerChristopher Mueller is a conductor and composer who aims to write beautiful music out of gratitude to God, Author of all beauty.—(Read full biography).
Jeff OstrowskiJeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He resides with his wife and children in Michigan. —(Read full biography).
Cynthia OstrowskiCynthia Ostrowski holds a bachelor's degree (2005) in Geographic Information Science and a minor in Computer Science from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.—(Read full biography).
Aurelio PorfiriRenowned as composer, conductor, theorist, author, pedagogue, and organist, Aurelio Porfiri has served the Church on multiple continents at the highest levels. Born and raised in Italy, he currently serves as Director of Choral Activities and Composer in Residence for Santa Rosa de Lima School (Macao, China).
Adam RahaTogether with his wife, Adam Raha has embraced the role of being the first (and most important) teachers for their eight children.—(Read full biography).
Keven SmithKeven Smith, music director at St. Stephen the First Martyr, lives in Sacramento with his wife and five musical children.—(Read full biography).
Dr. Lucas TappanDr. Lucas Tappan is a conductor and organist whose specialty is working with children. He lives in Kansas with his wife and four children.—(Read full biography).
Patrick TorsellPatrick Torsell is a staff substitute organist at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, CO, and associate organist at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (FSSP), Littleton, CO—(Read full biography).
Daniel TuckerDaniel Tucker is choirmaster at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in South Bend, IN. He holds degrees from Western Michigan University and Yale University. —(Read full biography).
Dr. Charles WeaverDr. Charles Weaver is on the faculty of the Juilliard School, and serves as director of music for St. Mary’s Church. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and four children.—(Read full biography).
from the documentation: Users are ordered by their display name A-Z by default. You can adjust this by changing this parameter. Possible values are:
- random,
- user_id,
- user_login,
- display_name,
- last_name,
- first_name,
- post_count (0.7+),
- date_registered (0.7+),
- recent_site_activity,
- recent_post_activity,
Here I’ll paste the original list as a backup :
JEFF OSTROWSKI was chosen to be President of Watershed by the board of directors in 2011. He holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004), where he also did graduate work in Musicology. He serves as choirmaster for the new FSSP parish in Los Angeles and lives in that city with his wife and two children.
VERONICA BRANDT holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering. As editor, she has produced fine publications (as well as valuable reprints) dealing with Gregorian chant, hymnody, Latin, and other subjects. These publications are distinguished on account of their tastefulness. She lives in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her husband Peter and five children.
DR. ALFRED CALABRESE is a conductor, educator, composer, scholar, and church musician. Having worked in academia for two decades, he felt called to enter full-time work in the Catholic Church, and since 2007 has directed the music at Saint Rita Catholic Church. He and his wife live in Dallas, TX. They have two grown children.
RICHARD CLARK has served since 1989 as Music Director and Organist at Saint Cecilia Church in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also Chapel Organist (Saint Mary’s Chapel) at Boston College. For the Archdiocese of Boston, he directed the Office of Divine Worship Saint Cecilia Schola. His compositions have been performed on four continents.
FR. DAVID FRIEL studied Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and currently serves as Parochial Vicar of Saint Anselm Parish (Philadelphia, PA). He was ordained to the Catholic Priesthood in May of 2011.
ANDREW LEUNG is a seminarian for the Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio. Before moving to Ohio, he was the Director of Music at St. Pius X Catholic Church (Atlanta) and taught Gregorian chant at the Cistercian Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia.
VERONICA MORENO is married to a teacher and homeschools five children. While at UCLA, she earned an undergraduate degree in Ethnomusicology and then went on to study special education at Cal State LA. She has been cantor at her local Catholic parish for over a decade.
ANDREW MOTYKA is the Archdiocesan Director of Liturgical Music and Cathedral Music for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. He holds a Master of Music in Sacred Music from Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America, and lives with his wife and children in Indiana.
CHRISTOPHER MUELLER is a church musician, conductor, and composer. He aims to write beautiful music out of gratitude to God, the Author of all beauty. He lives with his wife and children in rural New England.
CYNTHIA OSTROWSKI holds a bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Science and a minor in Computer Science from Texas A&M University (2005). She is currently a stay-at-home mother of two children. A former GIS analyst, Cynthia’s interests include photography, french horn, and singing polyphony.
DR. LUCAS TAPPAN is a conductor and organist whose specialty is working with children. He earned his Master of Music (organ performance) in 2009 from the University of Kansas and in 2014 was granted a Doctorate (choral conducting) from the same institution. He lives in Kansas with his wife and two sons.
