Professional Staff
Music Director Jonathan Singleton:
Since graduating from the Berklee College of Music, Jonathan has been actively involved in the Boston musical community. He has directed several church and college gospel choirs including the Berea S.D.A. Inspirational Choir, the Kuumba Singers of Harvard, the Boston College Voices of Imani, and currently, the Twelfth Baptist Church Youth Choir, the Bunker Hill Community College gospel choir, and the Northeastern University Unity Gospel Ensemble. Through these groups he has sought to preserve and present to the college community the rich variety of African-American musical expression.
In addition to directing the Unity Gospel Ensemble, Jonathan is currently musical director for Orpheus/EMI recording artist Andre Ward, and also for the City Stage Co., a non-profit children’s theater company that offers urban children, youth, and families opportunities to participate in the performing arts, so they can make discoveries about themselves and the world. He recently released his debut CD, “Soul Food”, available at www.cdbaby.com
Assistant Music Director Martha F. Védrine:
Martha holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education with an emphasis on choral conducting from Gordon College. Since the age of three, Martha has surrounded herself with music and singing. In church and community choirs, and back-up singing, she has sung a variety of musical genres and shared the stage with local and international talent. Martha sings regularly with Boston Pops Gospel Choir under the leadership of Charles Floyd; and has performed and toured in France with French-South-African recording artist Pat Berning. Martha has served as conductor for the Boston Community Choir, Unity Mass Choir, and Gordon College Gospel Choir; and for many years, served as minister of music to children and youth of the Boston Missionary Baptist Church.
Currently, Martha sings with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. With Tanglewood, she has toured Europe, sung at Carnegie Hall, and participated in four recordings, including the Grammy Award-winning "Ravel:Daphnis and Chloe."
Accompanist Austin Marks:
Born in Los Angeles, Austin was raised in Compton, California. Austin’s love for music began on the piano at age seven, where he was classically trained by his godmother, Elsie G. Howard. At the age of 12, Austin began his quest for music as a profession.
A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Education, Marks has been providing music services for 11 years through praise and worship workshops, studio consultation, effective rehearsal techniques, voice teaching, piano teaching, and overall musical excellence.
Currently, Austin is the CEO of his own business, Perfect Timing Production Studios in Everett. He is or has been the music director and accompanist for many artists, choirs, and organizations, including St. Cyprians Episcopal Church, the Mystic Chorale Gospel Choir, Northeastern University Choir, Fountain of Grace Praise and Worship Team, Twelfth Baptist Church, Berea Seventh-Day Adventist Church, MIT Gospel Choir, Boston College, and Harvard’s Kuumba Singers, as well as for various city officials, both nationally and internationally.
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