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Staff
Christine Noel, Founding Artistic Director
Christine Noel is currently a Doctoral student in Conducting at Boston University, where she studies with Ann Howard Jones and David Hoose. She is the 2008 recipient of the Boston University Women's Council Scholarship, the 2007 recipient of the Choral Conducting Faculty Honors Award at BU and is a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society. A member of the American Choral Directors Association, she chairs the Children’s Choral Activities for ACDA in Rhode Island. Ms. Noel recently served as Musical Director for productions of Our Town and A Christmas Carol at Trinity Repertory Company.
Fluent in the Italian language, Ms. Noel studied at the Istituto Italiano in Florence, Italy and attained the highest level of Italian studies at the University of Florence. She is also a graduate of the Kodály Institute of Music in Kecskemét, Hungary. While living in Italy, she served as assistant conductor and vocal coach for two Italian choirs, Animae Voces and Coro Polifonico di Caricentro and performed with them as soprano soloist throughout the country.
In addition to directing the RI Children's Chorus, Ms. Noel conducts Carillon Women's Chorus and serves as Assistant Conductor of the Providence Singers. She is also founder and director of Broadway Bound, a seasonal musical theatre camp for children.
Joyce Wolfe, Co-founder and Executive Director
Joyce Wolfe serves as the executive director of the RI Children’s Chorus and is responsible for the many administrative needs of the organization. She is a graduate of URI and has taught in Cranston and Woonsocket schools. For many years she owned and managed the Village Realtors agency of Chepachet. She is a member of the Providence Singers and the Carillon Women’s Chorus. As a parent and former teacher, Ms. Wolfe brings her knowledge and expertise in working with children to helping RICC provide the best possible choral experience for the singers and their families.
Allison Wroe, Apprentice
Allison Wroe is currently a music education student at Rhode Island College with a concentration in choral work. This semester she will student teach at Peter Thatcher Elementary School in Attleboro and at Barrington High School. Ms. Wroe studies piano with Stephen Martorella and was the 2007 recipient of the Melody Stappas Scholarship for outstanding pianist. Ms. Wroe has also studied clarinet and currently studies voice with Susan Rogers. She has also participated in a number of ensembles at RIC including Wind Ensemble (clarinet/piano), Chorus, Women’s Chorus, and Chamber Singers in which she performed on tours of Italy in 2006 and Central Europe in 2008. She was also a counselor at the summer Music Institute at RIC in 2006 for clarinet instruction and in 2008 for voice instruction where she also served as assistant conductor. Ms. Wroe currently teaches private piano lessons at East Bay Music Studio in Barrington.
Elsie Law, Pianist
Elsie Law, a talented pianist and music teacher, is majoring in music at
Rhode Island College where she studies under Lila Kane. Now in her sixth
year as accompanist for the RI Children's Chorus, Ms. Law is highly regarded
by the staff, children and audiences of RICC. She also teaches private piano
students at the Grand Piano studio in Smithfield.
Richard Sylvia, Staff
Richard Sylvia, a vocal performer and conductor, participates in various musical and theatre groups throughout the Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. A recent graduate of Rhode Island College with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education, Mr. Sylvia has studied voice and presently studies conducting with Dr. Edward Markward. As a student at RIC, he was active in many ensembles and organizations including the Chamber Singers, who toured Great Britain and Italy in ’04 and ’06. He is honored to have worked with celebrated composers and artists including Libby Larsen, Carlisle Floyd, Michael Remson, Michael Kregler, Jean Redpath and Michael Buble. Also active in community theatre, Mr. Sylvia has had leading roles in productions by Star Players of Bristol County and the Arts Collaborative of Taunton. Most recently he served as the Musical Director for the North Kingstown Player’s production of Joseph. Mr. Sylvia made his conducting debut with the RI Children’s Chorus at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul for the 2007 Holiday Concert. In addition to the Children’s Chorus, he also directs the Encore Community Chorus and the Stone Church Junior Choir.
2008-2009 Student Assistants
Andrea Borges
Cassandra Conte
Beth Crichton
Erin Flood
Sarah Gardner
Sarah Kane
Catherine Monfette
Corey Robinson
Julia Teeter