Artistic Director- Elinor Armsby
Elinor A. Armsby began as Artistic Director of The Northborough Area Community Chorus in the Fall of 2018. She has served as Music Director of First Church in Marlborough since 2017 and, before that, was active as a choral conductor and clinician in the Philadelphia area for nearly twenty years. A native of Newton, she is happy to be back in Massachusetts.
While in the Philadelphia area she has served as Artistic Director for the Rainbow Chorale of Delaware, Director of Music at First United Methodist Church of Germantown (PA) and Director of Choirs at Philadelphia's Central High School. Ms. Armsby has been praised for her success in working with singers at all levels and her ability to create interesting programs showcasing music from diverse repertoires.
Ms. Armsby received her undergraduate training in voice at Indiana University and her master's degree in Choral Conducting and Music History from Temple University. In addition to her conducting activities, she is an active composer and the owner and president of Hildegard Publishing Company, a publisher of concert music by women composers.
Elinor A. Armsby began as Artistic Director of The Northborough Area Community Chorus in the Fall of 2018. She has served as Music Director of First Church in Marlborough since 2017 and, before that, was active as a choral conductor and clinician in the Philadelphia area for nearly twenty years. A native of Newton, she is happy to be back in Massachusetts.
While in the Philadelphia area she has served as Artistic Director for the Rainbow Chorale of Delaware, Director of Music at First United Methodist Church of Germantown (PA) and Director of Choirs at Philadelphia's Central High School. Ms. Armsby has been praised for her success in working with singers at all levels and her ability to create interesting programs showcasing music from diverse repertoires.
Ms. Armsby received her undergraduate training in voice at Indiana University and her master's degree in Choral Conducting and Music History from Temple University. In addition to her conducting activities, she is an active composer and the owner and president of Hildegard Publishing Company, a publisher of concert music by women composers.
Accompanist - Mark Bartlett
Mark Bartlett is an active performer, accompanist and chamber musician in the Boston area. He has performed solo and chamber recitals in Cambridge, Providence, Worcester, Marlborough and other surrounding communities, and in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois. He has performed with NACC since the fall of 2019.
Mark is also the regular accompanist for New World Chorale and the Master Singers of Worcester. As guest artist, Mark has performed in recent seasons with Seele Musicale in multiple programs, the Claflin Hill Chamber Series In Grafton, the Metrowest Wind Quintet and the Charles River Sinfonietta. As a chorus member, Mark sang with Masterworks Chorale for over 20 years, where he served two terms on their board of directors. He continues to perform as accompanist in their annual Summer Sing series in Lexington. He also sang for several years with Assabet Valley Master Singers, and has performed with them as accompanist on four occasions.
Mark received his degree in piano performance from Northwestern University, where he studied with Laurence Davis. More recently he studied at New England Conservatory with Konstantinos Papadakis. He has participated in master classes with local professional pianists including Sergei Schepkin, Alexander Korsantia, Michael Lewin, and Roberto Poli. Mark has been a member for 16 years of the Boston Piano Amateurs Association, a non-profit organization of non-professional pianists, including several years as their vice-president. Through the BPAA he has helped to present the bi-annual Boston International Piano Competition since 2005. With other BPAA members he has been a regular performer at the BSO Symphony Café prior to Boston Symphony concerts since 2008. By day Mark is a financial systems analyst and project manager in Foreign Exchange for State Street Corporation in Boston.
Mark Bartlett is an active performer, accompanist and chamber musician in the Boston area. He has performed solo and chamber recitals in Cambridge, Providence, Worcester, Marlborough and other surrounding communities, and in his hometown of Springfield, Illinois. He has performed with NACC since the fall of 2019.
Mark is also the regular accompanist for New World Chorale and the Master Singers of Worcester. As guest artist, Mark has performed in recent seasons with Seele Musicale in multiple programs, the Claflin Hill Chamber Series In Grafton, the Metrowest Wind Quintet and the Charles River Sinfonietta. As a chorus member, Mark sang with Masterworks Chorale for over 20 years, where he served two terms on their board of directors. He continues to perform as accompanist in their annual Summer Sing series in Lexington. He also sang for several years with Assabet Valley Master Singers, and has performed with them as accompanist on four occasions.
Mark received his degree in piano performance from Northwestern University, where he studied with Laurence Davis. More recently he studied at New England Conservatory with Konstantinos Papadakis. He has participated in master classes with local professional pianists including Sergei Schepkin, Alexander Korsantia, Michael Lewin, and Roberto Poli. Mark has been a member for 16 years of the Boston Piano Amateurs Association, a non-profit organization of non-professional pianists, including several years as their vice-president. Through the BPAA he has helped to present the bi-annual Boston International Piano Competition since 2005. With other BPAA members he has been a regular performer at the BSO Symphony Café prior to Boston Symphony concerts since 2008. By day Mark is a financial systems analyst and project manager in Foreign Exchange for State Street Corporation in Boston.
