Staff

Bill Loper - Artistic Director

"If you can walk you can run, if you can talk, you can sing" is Bill's credo as music teacher and choral and instrumental music director. This fall he begins his eighth year serving as Artistic Director of Harmony. Recently retired from Evergreen High School, he taught band, choir, orchestra, acting, aerobics (yes, aerobics!) and coached track and cross country. In 2005 the Bill Loper Performing Arts Scholarship was established in his honor, awarding $1500 each year to one EHS graduate who participated in and would pursue a career in the performing arts. He also received the Governors Award for Excellence in Education (1996) and the KCNC "Teacher Who Makes a Difference" (1988).

He has directed over twenty musicals, and has performed onstage in "Fiddler on the Roof", "South Pacific", "Oklahoma" (as Ali Hakim), "Man of La Mancha" (Sancho), and Norman is That You? (Norman).

Bill is honored and thrilled to be working with Harmony in the GALA Choruses movement, as we celebrate the power and joy of GLBTS voices!

Ann Biamonte - Assistant Conductor

Ann is passionate about making music. Her diverse interests have taken her on a journey from the classics to rock and roll. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado where she studied with Randolph “Casey” Jones. Over the years, Ann has performed with various choirs including the Colorado Choir, The Colorado Symphony Chorus, The Denver Women’s Chorus and Harmony. She has been a chorus member with Opera Colorado and The Denver Opera Company. As a self-taught drummer, she has played with several local rock and blues bands. Ann and her life partner, Lori, are very proud of their two grown children. They enjoy barbequing, hiking, playing with their dogs and traveling.

John Bosick - Principal Accompanist

John received his education in vocal performance at New England Conservatory in Boston and opera studies at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA. While living in Boston, he was a member of the Opera Company of Boston, singin in productions of Bernstein's Mass, Cherubini's Medea, Puccini's La Boheme, Schedrin's Dead Souls (in Russian), and Verdi's Aida and La Traviata. In Boston, New York City and Denver, John has worked as a music director, organist and tenor soloist for a number of churches and synagogues. At Boulder's Dinner Theatre, he has performed in My Fair Lady, Camelot, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Phantom, and most recently The Music Man. Also at BDT he has played keyboards in the orchestra for productions of Cats, The Wizard of Oz and The King and I. He is currenly organist at Glory of God Lutheran Church in Wheat Ridge, and sings with St. Martin's Chamber Choir. John also has a private studio, teaching private voice, piano and music theory lessons.
John joined Harmony in 2003 as a tenor and became principal accompanist in the fall of 2005. He cherishes working with this loving, talented and energetic group! He is also grateful to Harmony for bringing him Jim.

Sheri Tracey - General Manager

Sheri has been a lover of music all her life, from marching band to stage manager for musicals in school. She can be seen singing all over Denver, while driving her Jeep, and has received rave reviews from her dogs, Zum, Elphie and Jack. Sheri's life partner, Sara, is a Support Staff member and Sheri joined the staff as General Manager in 2007 and is singing in her first concert with Harmony as a member of the Tenor Section in 2010. Sheri is currently a professional Project Manager, but dreams of being a rock-n-roll star when she grows up.

Staffing for Harmony: a Colorado chorale is provided in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, National Endowment for the Arts and Denver Office of Cultural Affairs