The People Behind the Music

Angella, a lifelong music enthusiast, is noted for her ability to bring emotion in her vocal delivery across a wide range of styles. She did not necessarily grow up in a musical home, but as a baby, her parents quickly learned she would immediately stop crying if “The Sound of Music” was playing on the television. Her pursuit of music has led her to parts in choruses, roles in local musical productions, and providing keyboard/vocals in a classic rock cover band, “The Solutions,” at corporate events, bars, and questionable places. Highlights include: Spivey Hall Children’s Choir, Atlanta Symphony, Naples Philharmonic Chorus, Dave Clemmens, Jack Everly, Jans Graf, and Radu Paponiu.

Her Asian mom is very pleased she has a ‘real career’ as Vice President of Marketing for Morgan Stanley at Work, with previous brand experience with Pepsi Co, Clorox, Discovery Networks, NASCAR, FIS, and ARRIS SURFBoard. She is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and is learning to call Fredericksburg home with her husband and their two children. She earned her BA in Marketing from Georgia State University.

Autumn has been a member of the Chamber Chorale for several years and is so happy to have found her musical family here in Fredericksburg. She received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Appalachian State University and her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Shenandoah University.

Over the years she has had the pleasure of participating in many excellent choral and opera ensembles as well as performing leading roles and solos in musical theater and opera productions. She has a wonderful husband, Daniel, and three ridiculously cute (no, she’s not biased!) children- Evan, Harper, and Colin- with whom she loves spending her free time.

Lisa Glenn Nobles is a King George transplant, originally from Birmingham, AL, but by way of Phoenix, AZ and Seattle, WA. Lisa studied voice as a non-major at Birmingham-Southern College, where she was a member of the Chamber Choir and sang as a section leader at First Methodist Church and Highlands United Methodist Church. Lisa owns LGN Collaborations, a business and nonprofit operations consulting firm, where she enjoys helping small companies get organized and run smoothly.

Bonnie Johnson is a music teacher at Conway Elementary in Stafford County. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Music Education and Vocal Music Performance from Ithaca College. She earned a Master’s degree in Music Education, with a Kodaly Emphasis, from Capital University. Bonnie is originally from WI, but has lived in Fredericksburg for 18 years with her three amazing children Jamie, Christopher and Brody.

Mrs. Cieslewitz is a second-generation member of the Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg. The daughter of two music teachers, she fully inherited a life and love of music. “CCF allows me to stay in the music world. It keeps me competitive, challenges me, and helps keep music alive in my life so I can share it with my children.”

She is a graduate of Maranatha Baptist University, where she participated in choir, orchestra, and band, playing piano and French horn.

Christine Rushmore is the Choral Director at T. Benton Gayle Middle School in Stafford, where she teaches 6th-8th grade choirs. She received her B.S. in Music Education from Duquesne University, where she sang with the Voices of Spirit. She moved to Fredericksburg during the summer of 2019 and is happy to be singing with the Chamber Chorale of Fredericksburg this year.

Hillary holds a BA in English from Bridgewater College, where she sang in the Bridgewater Chorale, Oratorio Choir and Concert Choir. She has participated in a variety of choral groups over the years, including madrigal and church choirs, while receiving private vocal training and piano lessons. Following college, she had the pleasure of singing in Choralis, under the direction of Gretchen Kuhrmann, in Falls Church, Virginia. Additionally, she enjoys being involved in ministry by leading worship.

Cheryl Mahoney received her BA in Piano Performance from the University of Kansas and her Masters of Music in Organ Performance from the University of Nebraska. Before joining the Chorale she sang with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus and the San Antonio Symphony Chorus.

A Virginia native, Amy is a graduate of James Madison University, a former international meeting planner, and current Director of Missions and Outreach at Ebenezer UMC in Stafford. She has sung with the Fairfax Chorale, the Ft. Belvoir Choir, and The Washington Opera Chorus for a season, as well as our very own Chamber Chorale for over 20 years. When she’s not traveling or singing in choir with her husband Dwayne, she enjoys her three adult children, Ellett, Owen and Grace and all their endeavors!

Nour has been singing in various choirs throughout her entire life, and is so excited to be re-joining CCF after singing with the group at last year’s Winter Concert. She graduated from Hollins University with a Bachelor’s in Vocal Performance, and was an Apprentice Artist with Opera Roanoke for 3 years. She has a deep love for opera, musical theatre, and bluegrass music.

Faith Roberts is elated to be joining CCF in harmony! While Faith is in her 4th year as Director of Spotsylvania High School Choirs, it is nice to finally return into the choir rows. She holds a B.S. in Music Education and a B.A. in Vocal Performance from Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania.

This is her first advanced-level choir since being with the Concert Choir and Chamber Choir in undergrad. Faith is proud to say that she was a vocalist and keyboardist in her funk band, “Matches!,” for four years. Since graduating, Faith has been enjoying her directorship, singing in church, and performing seasonally with Stafford Opera Troupe. Previous roles include Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Ruth from The Pirates of Penzance.

Holly is a soprano whose musical career began performing Celtic folk music with her father at local pubs, weddings, festivals, and community events. Her passion for Celtic music continues today through multiple recordings with Jim and Holly Lawrence and Celtic Machinations.

After years as a private voice teacher, Holly earned her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Shenandoah University in 2025, studying with renowned voice scientists Dr. David Meyer and Dr. Lori Şen. Her operatic roles include Meg in Verdi’s Falstaff, Ann Sexton in Caged Birds, and solo performances in Handel’s Acis and Galatea. She has also appeared as a soloist in major choral works, including Mozart’s Requiem and Schubert’s Mass in G.
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Equally at home in opera, art song, folk, and musical theater, Holly enjoys collaborating with contemporary composers while continuing to champion Celtic repertoire.