Meet our new Music Minister

Anna is delighted to step in as the Music Minister at St. Mark’s. In addition to teaching piano for 22 years, Anna has sung with the Cathedral Voices at the Washington National Cathedral. In her time at Westminster Choir College, Anna sang under the baton of Yannick Nezet Seguin with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City. For the 2015-2016 season, Anna toured with the American Boychoir as their accompanist, giving 100 concerts in 20 states. She has been on faculty at Westminster Conservatory (Princeton, NJ) and Shenandoah Arts Academy (Winchester, VA), and has been on staff at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. For 13 years, Anna has collaborated with conductors from across the world for the American Choral Director’s Association Voices United conference held at George Mason University each summer. Currently, Anna collaborates with Opera Roanoke, the Roanoke Symphony Chorus, and has a piano studio of 15 students. She serves on the board of a non-profit, Woman, Cradle of Abundance, that empowers women in the Congo. Anna also is a co-Vice President for the Roanoke Valley Music Teacher’s Association, where she helps create inspiring programs for local teachers. Anna loves living a rich life in Boutetourt, adores her stepchildren and her daughter, and is looking forward to planting a garden this summer.