Artist Biographies

  • Baritone John Arnold is a versatile performer whose career spans opera, concert, and oratorio repertoire. He has appeared with opera companies throughout the United States, including The Atlanta Opera, Detroit Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Kentucky Opera, and Boston Opera Collaborative. He is also an alumnus of the Merola Opera Program. In addition to his vocal career, Arnold is an accomplished actor, writer, editor, and multi-instrumentalist.

  • Pianist and composer Robert Cushing is a Decatur native who serves as Co-Director of the Decatur Fine Arts Academy and Youth Choir Accompanist at Glenn Memorial UMC. Passionate about composing for the voice, he has written numerous choral works, several of which have been premiered by the Glenn Chancel Choir. His compositions also include musicals, song cycles, and chamber music. Cushing holds degrees in composition from Furman University and piano performance from the University of Georgia.

  • Ezechiel Daos serves as Assistant Director of Music at Glenn Memorial UMC and teaches music at Christ the King School in Atlanta. A versatile musician, he has performed at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York and Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Recent collaborations include Eric Whitacre's The Sacred Veil, Honegger's King David, and Handel's Messiah. Daos holds bachelor's degrees from Central Methodist University and a master's degree from the University of North Texas.

  • Baritone Luke MacMillan has appeared with the Grammy Award-winning Albany Symphony, The Knights, and at Tanglewood, Ravinia Festival, and Opera Saratoga. Equally at home in opera, oratorio, and art song, he has a particular affinity for German Romantic repertoire and music of the post-war era. MacMillan holds a Master of Music from Bard College's Graduate Vocal Arts Program, where he studied with acclaimed artists Sanford Sylvan and Kayo Iwama.

  • Soprano Carrie Anne Wilson has performed with opera companies across the country, including The Atlanta Opera, Nashville Opera, and Peach State Opera. An alumna of San Francisco Opera's prestigious Merola Young Artist Program, she has appeared in leading roles in The Marriage of Figaro, La Bohème, and Die Fledermaus. An award-winning vocalist and accomplished concert soloist, Wilson holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and University of Tennessee. She serves as soprano staff soloist at Glenn Memorial UMC.

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