Timm Adams, Artistic Director

Timm Adams has had the honor of conducting the Chicago Chamber Choir since January of 2000, after singing with the group for one season. Adams is currently Associate Professor of Music at Rockford College in Rockford, IL, where he teaches private voice and musical theatre courses, conducts three choirs, and musical directs the Performing Arts Department’s mainstage musicals. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Liberty University and a master’s degree (M.M.) in vocal performance from Baylor University, where he served as Opera Teaching Assistant and directed several operas. A conducting student of Dr. K. Lawrence Renas and a voice student of Dr. John Van Cura, Adams has had the privilege of singing under the tutelage of Dr. Eph Ely, Dr. Hugh Sanders, Dr. Robert Young, and the renowned Dr. Robert Shaw. He also has enjoyed an extensive career in theater, both as an actor and musical director, and has performed throughout the U.S. in summer stock, regional theater, and in numerous revues, including a premier contract aboard Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas.

Dr. Julia C. Brueck, Associate Conductor

Dr. Julia Brueck, Associate Conductor, joined the Chicago Chamber Choir in January 2011.  Presently, she serves as Minister of Music at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Glenview, IL.  She received a B.S. in Music Education and a B.A. in Organ and Church Music from Lebanon Valley College, PA, where she studied with Dr. Shelly Moorman-Stahlman.  She earned an M.A. in Organ Performance and Sacred Music, the Graduate Certificate in Sacred Music, and a D.M.A. in Organ Performance and Pedagogy from The University of Iowa, where she served as the organ department teaching assistant under Dr. Delbert Disselhorst.  She was a member of The University of Iowa’s premier choral ensemble, Kantorei, and studied graduate-level choral conducting with Dr. Timothy Stalter.  Dr. Brueck has successfully competed in a number of organ competitions and is active as an organ recitalist, private teacher, and accompanist.  She is a member/guest accompanist for the North Shore Choral Society and currently serves on the board of the North Shore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. 

Board of Directors

Executive Committee
Robert Collins, President *
Matthew Vaughn, Ph.D., Vice President
Marion Amling, Treasurer *
Uvon Tucker, Secretary *

Directors
Kevin Anderson
Jim Collins
Matthew Krause
Jessica Lavery
Virginia Mann
Andrew Reuland
April Shouse
* Denotes Singing Board Member

 

 

Support Staff
 
Jim Carter
Music Librarian
 
Dr. Julia Brueck
Associate Conductor
 
Heather Dumdei
Box Office Manager
 
Joel Fox
Recording Engineer
 
Clifton McReynolds
Composer in Residence
 
Andrea Nott
General Manager
 
Airan Wright & Kelly Wright
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