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Who directs the Foundations Chorus?
Artistic Associate Kathryn Aaron directs the ensemble in each rehearsal. Rehearsals consist of not only time to sing, but also time to learn some basic music fundamentals at a speed appropriate to the group assembled. 

More about Kathryn Aaron

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Ms. Aaron comes to the Chorus of Westerly with a solid background in vocal training, music education, choral singing, and conducting. She has extensive experience working with youth and adult singers, professionals and volunteers in many different types of choirs. During her professional tenure, Ms. Aaron has worked extensively with many Early Music and Baroque ensembles including Catacoustic Consort, Eudaimonia, Pomerium, and the American Baroque Orchestra. She has also shared the stage with many important conductors including Masaaki Suzuki, Simon Carrington, Helmut Rilling, and recently worked with Ian Watson and the Arcadia Players. Beyond her performance background, Ms. Aaron is a true scholar and student of music. She holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music at Johns Hopkins, the Jacob School of Music at Indiana University, and the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale. Her professional conducting work has taken to her to churches and institutions across New England where she has had extensive experience teaching children and adult amateurs how to sing and read music, both in sacred and secular traditions.