Soprano
Diane Plaster has sung as soprano soloist/section leader for St. Matthew's
Parish Choir since January 1999. A Southern California native, she received
her degree in vocal music from California State University at Northridge,
after which she studied voice privately
and worked closely with the USC Opera Department, performing as well
as working as an Assistant Director. She has extensive experience as
a concert soloist and stage performer, and has performed and toured with
several
choral
groups including the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Chamber
Singers, and the Roger Wagner Chorale. In addition to performing, she
has taught children's music for over 6 years in the South Bay area, and
has been a clinician and advisor for several early childhood music workshops
in the Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Ms.
Plaster is Children's Choir Administrator and Director of the
Cherub Choir at St. Matthew's Parish.
Rachelle Fox
Soprano
Shelly Fox joined the Choir in the Fall of 2003. She received a B.A.
from
Syracuse University, then pursued a career as a folk singer-songwriter
in Nashville before leaving to attend Indiana University's Early Music
Institute, where she earned a Master's of Fine Arts degree in vocal performance.
Currently she is a member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and has
done a number
of performances with Musica Angelica, including concerts at the Getty
Center. She was featured in a production of "L'Orfeo" by Monteverdi
in Vancouver and in Long Beach Opera's production of "Euridice."
She has sung for the past several years at All Saint's Episcopal Church
in Beverly Hills.
Sara Campbell
Mezzo-soprano Sara Campbell, a native of Pacific Palisades, joined the
Choir in 2000. After completing a B.A. in Latin American Studies and
teaching
bilingual elementary school, she earned a second Bachelor's degree
in Vocal Performance/Opera
at Cal State Long Beach. She has sung Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Bastien
in Mozart's Bastien and Bastienna, Prince Orlovsky in Strauss' Die
Fledermaus
and Dorabella in Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte. For the past two seasons she
has sung in the Opera Pacific Chorus and the Los Angeles Opera Chorus.
Before coming to Saint Matthew's, Sara sang with the Choir at Saint Cyprian
Roman Catholic Church in Long Beach.
Rose Beattie
Mezzo-soprano
Rose Beattie joined Saint Matthew's Choir in 2002. Rose is pursuing
a Master’s Degree in Music from UCLA and has
her Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from the USC Thornton
School. While at UCLA, she has sung various leading roles in operas and
musicals, has been a guest soloist for the UCLA Chorus and has served
as Teaching Fellow for the interdisciplinary freshmen Cluster Course,
Inside the Performing Arts. Ms. Beattie soloed with the Seattle
Opera Outreach Program, Lyric Opera of Los Angeles, and has toured abroad
singing
opera’s and recitals in Italy’s Marche Region. Rose
was one of three back-up singers for America’s Millennium at
the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., has sung for a variety of
corporate events and as a studio singer. Locally, she performed the role
of Mercedes for
the Los Angeles Doctors’ Symphony production of Carmen, has
sung with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and was thrilled to sing the
National Anthem for a Los Angeles Lakers game and for two USC Commencement
Ceremonies. In addition to performing, Rose teaches privately,
has been the musical director for Mt. Olive Preschool and St. Matthew’s
Episcopal Church’s Day Camp, and adjudicated for the Washington
State West Central District High School Solo Contest.
Pablo Corá
Pablo
Corá (tenor/hautecontre) joined Saint Matthew's Choir in January
2004. Pablo began singing and playing recorder as a child in his native
Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he completed a trilingual baccalaureate
from Barker College. He later completed a Bachelor of Music degree in
Voice Performance from Ithaca College. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate
in Early Music Voice Performance. He performs regularly with the Concord
Ensemble, Musica Angelica, The Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Singers and Cappella, and has toured
with Paul Hillier’s Theatre of Voices. Pablo has performed as a
soloist in the U.S., Europe and South America, in a vast variety of repertoire
ranging from early music and oratorio, to twentieth-century opera. His
recorded credits include Harmonia Mundi USA, HM France, Dorian Recordings,
Gothic, TCM and other independent labels. He has been a member of the
music faculty at the San Diego Early Music Society workshop. In his spare
time, Pablo can be found sharing his time among his four nieces and nephews
who live in Miami and Northern Argentina.
Dwayne S. Milburn
Dwayne
S. Milburn is a native of Baltimore,
Maryland. He is a 1986 graduate of UCLA where he studied music education
and composition, as well as a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of
Music where he earned a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting in 1992.
Upon his graduation from UCLA he became the Director of Cadet Music for
the United States Military Academy at West Point, a position that included
musical responsibility for the Cadet Glee Club and Cadet Band. During
his four-year tenure both these organizations performed with some of
the finest orchestras in the country, appearing in New York’s Carnegie
Hall, the Myerson Symphony Hall in Dallas, as well as making their European
debut in 1987. After completing his Masters degree, he served in the United
States Army. In 1993 he graduated from the United States Army Officer
Candidate
School
(Fort Benning, Georgia) with the rank of Second Lieutenant then went
on to serve for twelve years as one of only twenty-four commissioned
officer conductors in the Army Band program. His duty stations include
three years each as Associate Bandmaster for the United States Army Band
Pershing’s Own (Washington, DC) and the Deputy Commander of the
United States Army Europe Band and Chorus (Heidelberg, Germany). He concluded
his military career as the Commander and Conductor of the Army Ground
Forces Band (Atlanta, Georgia), holding the rank of Major. Dwayne is active
as a conductor, composer, arranger, and clinician. In 2002 he conducted
the Kennedy Center’s Annual
Messiah Sing Along. In 2003, he served as an instructor for the University
of Wisconsin’s Conductor’s Art Workshop. The Cleveland Orchestra,
the United States Army Band, the United States Military Academy Band,
the University
of North Texas Wind Ensemble, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Wind
Ensemble, and other major university ensembles have performed his works.
He continues to write field shows for various high school bands whenever
possible and always enjoys a good game of racquetball. Currently he is
pursuing advanced degrees in composition and conducting at UCLA. He sang
with the St. Matthew Choir in 2004 and after a brief hiatus returned
as a permanent staff member in 2005.
Michael Stevens
Bass/Baritone
Michael Stevens is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma. After graduating form
Baylor University with a degree in music education, Mike continued his
education in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California, completing
a Master's degree in vocal performance. Recently Mike has sung with the
Pacific Chorale and the John Alexander Singers, Los Angeles Chamber
Singers,
San Diego Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Long Beach Opera, and USC Opera.
Mike keeps busy by teaching as well as performing. Currently Mike is
teaching
full-time at the Hamilton High School Academy of Music (a magnet school
of the Los Angeles Unified School District), at the Colburn School,
and
he has a few students at Pasadena City College. In his spare time Mike
is the associate producer of Chorus America's nationally syndicated
radio
program "The First Art," heard in Los Angeles on KUSC-FM on
Sundays at 12:00. Mike has been at St. Matthew's since 1992.
Andrew Klein
Bass/baritone Andrew Wick Klein joined the choir in the fall of 2007. The Minnesota native received his B.A. in chemistry from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN where he also sang with the St. Olaf Choir. In the past he has sung with Kantorei (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN), the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN), the Meridian Vocal Consort (Indianapolis, IN) and the Angeles Chorale. Currently he sings with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Occidental Chorale. In his spare time he teaches undeserving youth about the magic of libraries and enjoys baseball, kittens and chocolate chip cookies.
Adjunct Staff Singer
Robin Guyett-Neenan
Soprano
Robin Guyett-Neenan has recently retired from her duties as Staff Singer
but is ready to help out on special occasions. Robin is an accountant
for the television industry by day (currently working at Nickelodeon)
and a cellist by night. Currently she is studying voice with Louis Lebherz
of the Los Angeles Music Center Opera. She has studied cello with Alayne
Armstrong, Victor Sazar and Eileen Strang and is principal cellist with
Saint Matthew's Chamber Orchestra, Music Theater West Civic Light Opera,
and The Magnetic Ragtime Orchestra. She freelances with many other groups
in Southern California including Thousand Oaks Civic Light Opera, South
Bay Civic Light Opera, Torrance Symphony and various churches. She is
a former member of the American Youth Symphony, Four Seasons Symphony,
guest artist for the Cathedral of St. Luke in Orlando, Florida, and was
principal cellist for the Long Beach City College Symphony, Chamber Orchestra
and the Bellflower Symphony.
Soprano
Diane Plaster has sung as soprano soloist/section leader for St. Matthew's
Parish Choir since January 1999. A Southern California native, she received
her degree in vocal music from California State University at Northridge,
after which she studied voice privately
and worked closely with the USC Opera Department, performing as well
as working as an Assistant Director. She has extensive experience as
a concert soloist and stage performer, and has performed and toured with
several
choral
groups including the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Chamber
Singers, and the Roger Wagner Chorale. In addition to performing, she
has taught children's music for over 6 years in the South Bay area, and
has been a clinician and advisor for several early childhood music workshops
in the Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Ms.
Plaster is Children's Choir Administrator and Director of the
Cherub Choir at St. Matthew's Parish.
Soprano
Shelly Fox joined the Choir in the Fall of 2003. She received a B.A.
from
Syracuse University, then pursued a career as a folk singer-songwriter
in Nashville before leaving to attend Indiana University's Early Music
Institute, where she earned a Master's of Fine Arts degree in vocal performance.
Currently she is a member of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and has
done a number
of performances with Musica Angelica, including concerts at the Getty
Center. She was featured in a production of "L'Orfeo" by Monteverdi
in Vancouver and in Long Beach Opera's production of "Euridice."
She has sung for the past several years at All Saint's Episcopal Church
in Beverly Hills.
Mezzo-soprano Sara Campbell, a native of Pacific Palisades, joined the
Choir in 2000. After completing a B.A. in Latin American Studies and
teaching
bilingual elementary school, she earned a second Bachelor's degree
in Vocal Performance/Opera
at Cal State Long Beach. She has sung Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Bastien
in Mozart's Bastien and Bastienna, Prince Orlovsky in Strauss' Die
Fledermaus
and Dorabella in Mozart's Cosi fan Tutte. For the past two seasons she
has sung in the Opera Pacific Chorus and the Los Angeles Opera Chorus.
Before coming to Saint Matthew's, Sara sang with the Choir at Saint Cyprian
Roman Catholic Church in Long Beach. 
Mezzo-soprano
Rose Beattie joined Saint Matthew's Choir in 2002. Rose is pursuing
a Master’s Degree in Music from UCLA and has
her Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from the USC Thornton
School. While at UCLA, she has sung various leading roles in operas and
musicals, has been a guest soloist for the UCLA Chorus and has served
as Teaching Fellow for the interdisciplinary freshmen Cluster Course,
Inside the Performing Arts. Ms. Beattie soloed with the Seattle
Opera Outreach Program, Lyric Opera of Los Angeles, and has toured abroad
singing
opera’s and recitals in Italy’s Marche Region. Rose
was one of three back-up singers for America’s Millennium at
the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., has sung for a variety of
corporate events and as a studio singer. Locally, she performed the role
of Mercedes for
the Los Angeles Doctors’ Symphony production of Carmen, has
sung with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and was thrilled to sing the
National Anthem for a Los Angeles Lakers game and for two USC Commencement
Ceremonies. In addition to performing, Rose teaches privately,
has been the musical director for Mt. Olive Preschool and St. Matthew’s
Episcopal Church’s Day Camp, and adjudicated for the Washington
State West Central District High School Solo Contest. 
Pablo
Corá (tenor/hautecontre) joined Saint Matthew's Choir in January
2004. Pablo began singing and playing recorder as a child in his native
Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he completed a trilingual baccalaureate
from Barker College. He later completed a Bachelor of Music degree in
Voice Performance from Ithaca College. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate
in Early Music Voice Performance. He performs regularly with the Concord
Ensemble, Musica Angelica, The Los Angeles Master Chorale, the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Singers and Cappella, and has toured
with Paul Hillier’s Theatre of Voices. Pablo has performed as a
soloist in the U.S., Europe and South America, in a vast variety of repertoire
ranging from early music and oratorio, to twentieth-century opera. His
recorded credits include Harmonia Mundi USA, HM France, Dorian Recordings,
Gothic, TCM and other independent labels. He has been a member of the
music faculty at the San Diego Early Music Society workshop. In his spare
time, Pablo can be found sharing his time among his four nieces and nephews
who live in Miami and Northern Argentina.
Dwayne
S. Milburn is a native of Baltimore,
Maryland. He is a 1986 graduate of UCLA where he studied music education
and composition, as well as a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of
Music where he earned a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting in 1992. 
Bass/Baritone
Michael Stevens is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma. After graduating form
Baylor University with a degree in music education, Mike continued his
education in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California, completing
a Master's degree in vocal performance. Recently Mike has sung with the
Pacific Chorale and the John Alexander Singers, Los Angeles Chamber
Singers,
San Diego Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Long Beach Opera, and USC Opera.
Mike keeps busy by teaching as well as performing. Currently Mike is
teaching
full-time at the Hamilton High School Academy of Music (a magnet school
of the Los Angeles Unified School District), at the Colburn School,
and
he has a few students at Pasadena City College. In his spare time Mike
is the associate producer of Chorus America's nationally syndicated
radio
program "The First Art," heard in Los Angeles on KUSC-FM on
Sundays at 12:00. Mike has been at St. Matthew's since 1992.
Bass/baritone Andrew Wick Klein joined the choir in the fall of 2007. The Minnesota native received his B.A. in chemistry from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN where he also sang with the St. Olaf Choir. In the past he has sung with Kantorei (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN), the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN), the Meridian Vocal Consort (Indianapolis, IN) and the Angeles Chorale. Currently he sings with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Occidental Chorale. In his spare time he teaches undeserving youth about the magic of libraries and enjoys baseball, kittens and chocolate chip cookies.
Soprano
Robin Guyett-Neenan has recently retired from her duties as Staff Singer
but is ready to help out on special occasions. Robin is an accountant
for the television industry by day (currently working at Nickelodeon)
and a cellist by night. Currently she is studying voice with Louis Lebherz
of the Los Angeles Music Center Opera. She has studied cello with Alayne
Armstrong, Victor Sazar and Eileen Strang and is principal cellist with
Saint Matthew's Chamber Orchestra, Music Theater West Civic Light Opera,
and The Magnetic Ragtime Orchestra. She freelances with many other groups
in Southern California including Thousand Oaks Civic Light Opera, South
Bay Civic Light Opera, Torrance Symphony and various churches. She is
a former member of the American Youth Symphony, Four Seasons Symphony,
guest artist for the Cathedral of St. Luke in Orlando, Florida, and was
principal cellist for the Long Beach City College Symphony, Chamber Orchestra
and the Bellflower Symphony.