The Choir School of Hartford

Faculty, Staff, and Board of Directors

Markus Centola is the Music Director for the Choir School of Hartford as well as Trinity Episcopal Church. A longtime native of northern Connecticut, Markus has directed music at churches in Andover and Vernon, holds two degrees from the Hartt School, and performs jazz and Latin music throughout the state and beyond. Read his full biography here.

Anne Green currently serves as the Administrative Assistant for the Choir School of Hartford. She is a long-time member of Trinity Episcopal Church and an advocate for the choristers, accompanying them on multiple big trips in previous seasons. She lives in West Hartford with her husband, Peter, and they both also sing with the Adult Choir of Trinity Episcopal Church.

The members of the Board of Directors take care of the administration, finances, public relations, and long-term vision of the Choir School. They include musicians, financial experts, clergy, and professionals from many walks of life in the greater-Hartford area. The Director of the Choir School and the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church sit on our Board of Directors. Our members are:

  • Markus Centola, Music Director
  • Susan Post, President
  • Ifeoma Mogor, Friends of the Choir School Representative
  • Lawretta Onoh, Friends of the Choir School Representative
  • Jake Troiano, Assistant Treasurer
  • Dr. James Spillane, Director of Choral Studies, Univ. of Connecticut
  • Boo Morton, Past Warden of Trinity Episcopal Church
  • Meredith Neumann, Director of the Connecticut Children’s Chorus
  • Marsha Adell, member of the vestry, Trinity Espiscopal Church
  • Dr. Jonathan Reuning Scherer, Director of Music, Emanuel Lutheran Church; Department of Statistics and Data, Yale University
  • Bram Wayman, Webmaster; Director of Choral Activities, Knox College

Board members not pictured

  • Jennifer Reilly, educator and chorister parent