About ALTERA
Ensemble Altera is fast becoming a leading American chamber choir dedicated to bringing thoughtful, engaging, and relevant programs of choral music to in-person and digital audiences at home and around the world. The group is versatile, working on multiple scales, in a wide range of idioms, across the full gamut of medieval to modern to minimalist music. Led by internationally acclaimed countertenor Christopher Lowrey, Altera comes from the Italian word for change, and the ensemble prides itself in its truly transformative approach to music-making.
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Who
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Our MISSION
Ensemble Altera is dedicated to the mission of bringing to both the local and global community a greater awareness of and engagement with choral music and group singing in all its forms. This will principally take the shape of presenting physical and virtual concerts, recording audio and video albums, performing educational outreach in settings such as schools, conferences, and broadcasts, touring throughout the United States and further afield, all in service of not only raising the standards of execution and understanding among artists, but more generally advocating for greater exposure to and appreciation for the indispensable and ennobling beauty of the choral arts.
CHRISTOPHER LOWREY
Director / Countertenor
Director Christopher Lowrey was born and raised in Johnston, RI, and trained at Brown University, the University of Cambridge, where he sang under Stephen Layton with Trinity College Choir, and the Royal College of Music. In addition to conducting, he enjoys a dynamic international solo career as a countertenor, working at some of the world’s leading opera houses and concert platforms, including the Royal Opera House, the Philharmonie de Paris, The London Symphony Orchestra, and next season he will be making his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Roster of
SINGERS
Soprano
Vicky Brandt
Lydia Brotherton
Kristina Frances
Rachel Garrepy
Barbara Hill
Pauline Lim
Olivia Miller
Carey Shunskis
Janet Stone
Laura Thomas
Rebekah Westphal
Shari Wilson
Alto
Ruth Berry
Cody Bowers
Christopher Garrepy
Olivia Kleyla
Christopher Lowrey
Cory MacLean
Gerrod Pagenkopf
William Peacock
Tenor
Andrew Brown
Mark Garrepy
Brad Kleyla
Pierre Masse
Cody Mead
Killian Mooney
Steven Soph
Jon Wiening
Zachary Wilder
Bass
John Brooks
Andrew Garrepy
Michael Garrepy
Daniel Gostin
Paul Guttry
Nicholas Halar
Nathan Halbur
Craig Juricka
Amory Kisch
Jon Moore
Bodie Pfost
Devon Russo
Dennis Ryan
Board Members
Michael Garrepy
Jennifer Hughes
Gregory King
Christopher Lowrey
Donna Lowrey
Pierre Masse
Camilla de Rochambeau
Nancy Shanahan
Mark Meyer
Website / Marketing
Olivia Kleyla
Audio Engineer
Brad Kleyla
Videographer
Matthew McGuire
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/CONCERT VIDEOS/
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/RECORDINGS/