Carol Jeckavitch, a native of Johnstown, PA, has sung with Capriccio Columbus since 2013 and became its music librarian in 2014.

Carol is a retired music educator, directing choral activities at Salem High School, in Salem, Ohio for 30 years before retiring to Columbus with husband and fellow Capriccio member, Jeff, to be nearer to their children and grandchildren.

Ellen Moore Griffin has been a member of Capriccio Columbus since 2009, serving as board secretary before assuming her current role as Managing Director, overseeing all administrative aspects of managing the chorus, including internal and external communications, scheduling, grant writing, program design and layout, and website management.

Mrs. Griffin, a Columbus native and graduate of Groveport-Madison High School, holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ohio University.  She has extensive administrative management experience in the arts (Players Theatre Columbus) and government (Governor Celeste’s office and the Ohio Building Authority).  In 1992, she was hired as the assistant director of Community Crime Patrol, a local, non-profit, crime prevention organization based in the University District, and assumed the executive director position in 2001.

KRISTEN PINO CHAPMAN holds a BFA in vocal performance from Marshall University. Since moving to Columbus in 2009, she has performed with Capriccio Columbus, Opera Project Columbus, and the Columbus Women’s Chorus. A seasoned performer, Chapman has enjoyed varied roles ranging from Gretel in HANSEL AND GRETEL to the Witch in INTO THE WOODS. Chapman is currently the Assistant Music Director at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church and the Capriccio Youth Choir’s Administrative Assistant.

Most recently, Collin Richardson served as University Organist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Music at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia where he taught organ, piano, music theory, piano methods and accompanied the university choral ensembles. A native of Cincinnati, Mr. Richardson earned the Bachelor of Arts Degree in music at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Collin continued his music studies in earning the Master of Music Degree in Organ Performance from Emory University and the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Organ Performance with additional studies in piano pedagogy from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.  He currently serves as director of choral activities at Linden-McKinley High School in Columbus.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music under Nelita True, James Kucera attended the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. During this time, he was the recipient of several awards, including first prize in the national Elizabeth Harper Vaughn Concerto Competition in Kingsport, Tenn.

Kucera has taught at Plaza de la Raza, a performing arts school for young students in the greater Los Angeles area and currently performs and teaches in various venues in Columbus. He serves as pianist for the Mountview Baptist Church in Upper Arlington and as an accompanist for SNAP!, a musical revue group.

Karrie Horton has earned a reputation as an extremely versatile vocal performer, conductor and educator. She has served as director of vocal music at New Albany High School for the past 22 years and musical theater vocal coach at St. Charles Preparatory School since 1991.

Horton is familiar to many in Columbus as soprano soloist at St. Joseph Cathedral, former director of Worthington Songsters, and lead singer for Buckeye Brass, a jazz band. She has performed with Opera Columbus, backed up Celine Dion and Gladys Knight and sung commercial jingles.

A member of the Ohio Music Education Association and the Ohio Choral Directors Association, Horton earned her master’s degree from VanderCook College of Music and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Ohio State University. She has continued with graduate work in Theatre Education at Akron University.

Evan T. McIntyre holds a Master of Music in Music Education from Capital University, and his Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Otterbein University. He has his Kodály Certification from the Kodály Institute at Capital University and his Orff-Schulwerk Levels 1 and 2 from Baldwin Wallace University. He is currently working on his Doctorate of Philosophy in Music Education at The Ohio State University. McIntyre currently teaches general music at McVay Elementary School in the Westerville City Schools, where he was named 2014-2015 Educator of the Year, and serves as the children’s music director at New Albany United Methodist Church.

Amy Ruff graduated from Otterbein College earning a bachelor’s degree in music education, a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance, and a minor in dance.  She earned her master’s degree in music education and Kodaly certification from Capital University.  Past singing as a member includes, Choral Union at Capital University and Capriccio Columbus.  She previously assisted with Kinderchor Choirs, Central College Presbyterian Youth Choir, and the OCDA Children’s Choir.  She served as an R & S Middle School Chair for the Ohio Choral Directors Association and has presented for the Ohio Music Education Association.  She previously taught vocal and general music at Gahanna Middle School East and Liberty High School. Mrs. Ruff currently teaches vocal music at Olentangy Liberty Middle School.

Alyson Bates has extensive experience with youth choirs. She taught vocal and instrumental music in Switzerland of Ohio Local, Groveport Madison Local, and Worthington City school districts and served as a staff member of Kinderchor of Ohio and Con Brio Children and Youth Choirs. A member of the Ohio Music Education Association and the Ohio Choral Directors Association, she currently also is the vocal director for Worthington Kilbourne High School musicals. Bates holds a master’s degree in Education Administration from Ashland University and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Otterbein University.