MUSICIANS
Anna Song, Artistic Director and Conductor, co-founded In Mulieribus with Tuesday Rupp. She has been directing choirs and teaching music in the Portland area since moving to Oregon in 2001. After graduating with a B.A. in composition from UCLA she went on to finish her Masters of Music in conducting from the School of Music and the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. She has studied with Dennis Keene at the Keenefest Choral Institute and has appeared at the Oregon Bach Festival as a conducting fellow with Helmuth Rilling. Her past positions include Associate Director of Choral Activities at DePaul University in Chicago and Assistant Conductor of the Portland Symphonic Choir. Ms. Song is currently Assistant Professor at Linfield College where she serves as the Director of Choral Activities, and is the founding director of the St. Rose Youth Choir in NE Portland. She lives in Sherwood with husband Blake Applegate and their two children, Grace and James.
Tuesday Rupp, alto, is the co-founder of In Mulieribus and a Portland native. Praised for her “rich, rapturous tone” by the Oregonian, Tuesday has a broad portfolio of performances. Recent solo work and the Trinity Consort the world premier of Robert Kyr’s A Time for Life with Cappella Romana, and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater at First Unitarian Church. She is the 2006 Cascade NATS winner in the Adult II division. Tuesday sings with Cappella Romana, Trinity Cathedral Chamber Choir, and Cantores in Ecclessia. She records frequently with Oregon Catholic Press, and is the Music Director at Milwaukie Presbyterian Church. Tuesday holds a B.Mus. from Boston Univeristy and is pursuing a master’s degree in conducting from Portland State University.
Kari Ferguson, soprano, grew up in the rural outskirts of Canby, Oregon. She com-pleted a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Goshen College, Indiana, and was a two-time winner of the Concerto-Aria Contest. Her love of early music led her to study at Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She then returned to Portland area and is now married and enjoying the musical life of Portland. She is currently singing with the Trinity Episcopal Choir and Cathedral Chamber Singers. Ms. Ferguson has also performed with local ensembles such as Urban Baroque, Cantores in Ecclesia and the Oregon Renaissance Band.
Shaelyn Schneider, mezzo soprano, is active in the Portland area as a soloist, choral singer, conductor, and educator. She is a member of Trinity Consort, Cantores in Ecclesia, Oregon Renaissance, and a founding member of the the chamber ensemble Urban Baroque. In Chicago, she performed withthe Newberry Consort under Mary Springfels, the Scholars of Cambrai, the Janus Ensemble, Seraphim, Schola Cantorum of St. Peter-in-the-Loop, the Holy Name Cathedral chamber singers, the Rodfei Zedek temple choir, and the Cathedral Singers under Richard Proulx. Oratorio solo appearances include the Gilles Requiem, Bach Magnificat, Handel Messiah, Pergolesi Stabat Mater, and Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass. Operatically she has performed with NOVA and Da Cornetto Opera company in Chicago and with the Bel Canto Institute at Portland State University. She currently serves as the music director of Christ the Vine Lutheran Church, vocal coach for the Lake Bible Church Women's Choir, and director of the St. John the Baptist's Children's Choir. She holds degrees from Michigan State University and the University of Kentucky and has performed at the Amherst, Longy, San Francisco, and Vancouver Baroque music institutes.
Ann Wetherell, soprano, is a native of Iowa, and has been singing for as long as she can remember. She is a long-time member of Cantores in Ecclesia, the choir of St. Michael and All Angels Church, and the PBO chorus. In September 2006, Ann sang in Prague, Czech Republic, with the St. Ann Chapel choir from Palo Alto, Ca. Ann earned her Ph.D. in Chinese art history at the University of Oregon. Formerly assistant professor of art history at Pacific University, Ann will begin teaching at Portland State University in January 2008.
Jo Routh, alto, is the newest member of In Mulieribus. Welcome, Jo! Jo is in her fifth year as choir director at Scappoose High School and Middle School. Jo has been a professional vocalist in the Portland area for nine years and has sung with Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Cantores in Ecclesia, Cappella Romana, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Columbia Chorale and records frequently with Oregon Catholic Press. Jo and her husband Rob have just become new parents and welcomed their daughter Rosabelle Elizabeth, born on January 30th. Their two Alaskan Malamutes, Kobuk and Tundra, are very fond of the newest addition to their family.
Catherine van der Salm, soprano, is a native of the Northwest. She grew up in Sandy, Oregon, and graduated with honors from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, earning two degrees: Bachelor of Science in Business Economics and Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. She continues to study with Carole Stewart. As a private voice teacher in Vancouver, Washington, Catherine coaches singers of all ages in art song, opera, Broadway, and popular musical styles. In addition to teaching, Catherine is also active as a performer, having performed solo recitals for the Yachats Cultural Series in Yachats, Oregon, The Forest Grove Concert Series, the Community Music Center and the Old Church in Portland. She has appeared both in productions with the Portland Opera and the Portland Musical Theatre Company, and as a guest artist with Bravo! Vancouver, and the Vancouver Camerata. In 2002 and 2004, she was a regional finalist in the NATSAA competition. She is a member of the David York Ensemble, a select chamber choir of accomplished musicians whose mission is to present inspired performances of choral masterpieces and new works that resonate in mind, body, and soul. Catherine is also part of the Portland Alumni Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, a professional music fraternity and service organization.