Bios
Music Director
David Puderbaugh has served as Music Director of Chamber Singers of Iowa City since 2002. Puderbaugh also serves as Assistant Director of Choral Activities at The University of Iowa, where he teaches graduate choral literature and undergraduate choral conducting, conducts the UI Camerata chorus, and assists in the administration of the choral program.
A native Iowan, Puderbaugh holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Drake University, a master’s degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a doctoral degree in Choral Conducting and Pedagogy from The University of Iowa.
Puderbaugh’s research, initiated during a Fulbright Fellowship, centers on Estonian choral music. He is interested in bringing the Baltic region’s vast choral treasury to the United States through performance as well as in the creation of performing and critical editions.
An active tenor soloist, Puderbaugh has appeared throughout the Midwest and in Estonia, where he performs with the award-winning chamber choir Voces Musicales. He is editor of Melisma, the newsletter of the American Choral Directors Association’s (ACDA) north central division, and sound recordings reviews editor for ACDA’s national magazine, the Choral Journal.
Accompanist
The accompanist for the Chamber Singers plays a vital role – not only accompanying every Monday night rehearsal, but also running sectionals and performing in concerts.
Lynda Hakken, Accompanist, is a freelance musician in the area and also has a private studio. In addition, she is visiting faculty in the organ department at The University of Iowa, teaching Liturgics, Keyboard Harmony and Score Reading. Hakken is also an active solo performer and accompanist whose doctoral research is the basis for a beginning method of keyboard harmony. Hakken’s Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance and Pedagogy and Master of Arts in Organ Performance are from The University of Iowa. Her Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance is from Hope College in Michigan. She studied with Anthony Kooiker (piano), Huw Lewis, Delores Bruch and Delbert Disselhorst (organ).
Members
Members of the Chamber Singers of Iowa City are chosen annually by audition. We are proud to say that our current members come from many local areas including Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Coralville, Davenport, Fairfield, Kalona, Keota, Mt. Vernon, North Liberty, and Solon.
Soprano
Alicia Vance Aguiar
Nancy Bell
Jo Ann Benda +
Mary Anne Berg
Alison Burchett +
Dixie Cassady
Dawn Clark
Taylor Dengler
Nichole Early
Kim Erlandson
Kari Fomon
Sara Hachtman
Shannon Knipfer
Beth Korleski +
Emily Lang
Michala Martin
Elaine Reding
Lauren Ringe
Lora Schmoll
Marilyn Thompson
Alto
Carolina Ama
Cindy Breed
Lauren Dengler
Lynn Dornfeld
Alyssa Hanson
Monica Hinkle
Jean Littlejohn
Joyce Marner
Colleen McRoberts
Julie Noble +
Kathryn Peterson
Trina Roberts +
Barbara Schanbacher
Teresa Treat
Jan Tschantz *
Carolyn Wallace
Lisa White
Tenor
Glenn Anderson
Peter Bixler
Kai Bouma
David Darner
Jeff Emrich
Luigi Enriquez
David Gardner *
Richard Hanson
Charles Helms
James Petersen
Ned Szumski +
Peter Taft
Warren Yoder
Bass
Josh Atcher +
Douglas Blake *
T. Edward Breed
Michael Darby
Pier Debes
Patrick Gilpin
Marc Hines
Grant Lyons
Tom Ogilvie
Joseph Patrick
Dan Reschly
Nate Roelfs
David Rust
Alan Stang
Bruce Teigland
* denotes section leader
+ denotes board member
Board of Directors
The Chamber Singers of Iowa City board of directors is chosen annually by the membership. These volunteers work closely with the Music Director to produce concerts, publicize performances, raise funds and manage chorus membership, and we thank them for the countless hours they spend making the Chamber Singers possible.
President
Jo Ann Benda
Past President
Barbara Schanbacher
Secretary
Julie Noble
Treasurer
Ed Breed
Members at Large
Josh Atcher
MacKenzie Deroo
Beth Korleski
Kathryn Peterson
Ned Szumski
Seth Wenger