Our Group

The Bach Society of Dayton’s mission is to perform and promote appreciation of choral music, both sacred and secular and to nurture the next generation of choral singers. Chorus members, community volunteers, and paid staff work dedicate their time and talents to secure the future of the Bach Society to bring our concerts to life and to lift spirits through the power of music and voice.

Bach Society of Dayton Chorus

Soprano

Carla Ballou
Michelle Carner
Molly Carner
Kay Cherry
Susan Cotten
Sally Dennis
Jackie Duff
Allyson Echols
Diane Gentner
Cathy Harruff
Rachel Lammi
Samantha Leal
Karen Linaberry
Connie Palmus
Christin Rondeau
Julie Reuning-Scherer
Jennifer Smith

Alto

Stephanie Bange
Ellie Beaulieu
Madelyn Callender
Madelyn Dial
Laura Ernst
Katherine Fanjoy
Peg Holland
Linda Keith
Sharon Kohnle
Sharon Norton
Keara Parciak
Pam Rauch
Mary Beth Rodes
Averill Tinker
Christine Tripp
Sharon Vander Gheynst
Hannah Village

Tenor

Fred Bartenstein
Alfred Bertleff
Nathan Clark
Joe Codispoti
Alex Fernandez
Frank C. Gentner
Matthew Keener
Bill Lamb
Tim Mahorney
Bradley McCarroll
David Morgan
Kevin Samblanet
Brian Skinn
Vincent Velten

Bass

Mike Bates
Dan Bruno, Jr.
Bryan Daly
Luke Dennis
Mike Dial
Michael Flanagan
Marc Fleischauer
Neal Gittleman
LeRoy Gorham
Tom Gottweis
Lew Hann
Robert Hartigan
Larry Hollar
Stuart Lohrum
Steve Makovec
Ethan Patterson
Bill Spohn
Mark Spencer
John Stengel
Mike Taint

Music Director

Appointed in 2022, Bach Society music director Dr. David Crean enjoys a multifaceted career as a conductor, teacher, recitalist, church musician, and radio personality. As an organist, he has concertized throughout the United States and completed two concert tours of Australia, where he gave several Australian premieres and performed on historic instruments. Other recent highlights include the opening recital of WQXR's "Bachstock" marathon, the Poulenc organ concerto with the Bach Society of Dayton, solo recitals at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and St. Thomas Fifth Ave. in New York, and several programs for American Guild of Organists (AGO) chapters.

Dr. Crean has held adjunct positions in organ, harpsichord, and music theory at Wright State University, Wittenberg University, The Juilliard School, and The University of Iowa. He is also a past Dean of the Dayton, Ohio chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

Since February 2017, Dr. Crean has been the Midday Host and Music Director at Discover Classical WDPR, Dayton’s only full-time classical radio station. An active church musician since age 15, he currently serves as Organist and Director of Music at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Dayton. Dr. Crean is in demand as a program and CD annotator, and has provided liner notes for a Grammy-winning recording. His first book, a history of the famed Hazel Wright Organ at Orange County's Christ Cathedral (formerly the Crystal Cathedral) was published in 2021.

A native of New York, Dr. Crean received his D.M.A. from The Juilliard School, where he was the 2014 recipient of the Richard F. French Doctoral Prize for outstanding research in a dissertation. He also holds degrees from Oberlin College/Conservatory and The University of Iowa.

Accompanist

R. Alan Kimbrough, retired professor of English at the University of Dayton, is well known within the Dayton arts community as an outstanding organist-accompanist.

Dr. Kimbrough was the accompanist for the former Dayton Bach Society from 1978 to 2002. He is a long-time member of the American Guild of Organists and is currently a co-organist at the First Baptist Church of Dayton.

BOARD MEMBERS

Sharon A. Norton, President
Dr. Ryu-Kyung Kim, Vice President
Sharon Kohnle, Secretary
John Stengel, Treasurer
Steve Makovec – Immediate Past President
Susan Cotten
Tom Gottweis
John Gummel
Mark Sharp

STAFF

Brittany Campbell, Graphic Production and Layout Administrator
Fred Poland, Business Manager
Ren Jett, Business Administrator
Gloria Scheibert, Stage Manager

COORDINATORS

Sharon Kohnle, Music Librarian & Attire Coordinator
Pam Mahorney, Child Care Coordinator
Carla Stengel, Concert Volunteer Coordinator