Oure Singers
Kathleen Cornely
Paula Foresman Jim Giammarino Catherine Giannetti Mary Hohenhaus Jordan Holsapple |
Anne Kilkenny
David Moss Larre Nelson Lisa Nelson Charlie Oliver Wendy Oliver |
Andrew Osborne
Fran Rabuck Fred Saunders Deb Snow Michael Touloumtzis Frances Trafton |
Oure Director
Nicholas Rocha is a choral conductor, pianist, and tenor, specializing in sacred and early music. In 2018, Rocha was named director of the Bristol County Chorus -- a community ensemble he has worked with in the past as a singer, accompanist, and assistant conductor. Additionally, he has served Holy Angels Church in Barrington, RI as director of music ministry and organist since 2012, and has worked intermittently with the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra (RICCO) as an assistant conductor and accompanist since 2014. Previously, Rocha has worked with the Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus (SMFC) as an assistant conductor, and the Cappella Festiva Treble Choir of Poughkeepsie, NY, as an accompanist. He holds a master’s degree in choral conducting from The Boston Conservatory, as well as a B.A. in music from Vassar College. He has studied conducting with Dr. George Case; voice with Drew Minter, James Ruff, and Dr. Thomas Gregg; piano with Pauline Dufour.
Nicholas Rocha is a choral conductor, pianist, and tenor, specializing in sacred and early music. In 2018, Rocha was named director of the Bristol County Chorus -- a community ensemble he has worked with in the past as a singer, accompanist, and assistant conductor. Additionally, he has served Holy Angels Church in Barrington, RI as director of music ministry and organist since 2012, and has worked intermittently with the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra (RICCO) as an assistant conductor and accompanist since 2014. Previously, Rocha has worked with the Southeastern Massachusetts Festival Chorus (SMFC) as an assistant conductor, and the Cappella Festiva Treble Choir of Poughkeepsie, NY, as an accompanist. He holds a master’s degree in choral conducting from The Boston Conservatory, as well as a B.A. in music from Vassar College. He has studied conducting with Dr. George Case; voice with Drew Minter, James Ruff, and Dr. Thomas Gregg; piano with Pauline Dufour.
Oure Past Directors
Christophe Heidbreder ~ Tim Harbold ~ Robert Train Adams ~ J Kimball Darling