Artistic Leadership

  • Brian Bartoldus, Artistic Director

    Brian Bartoldus is the Artistic Director of Handel Choir of Baltimore, a critically acclaimed choral ensemble famed for its yearly performance of Handel’s Messiah with period instrument orchestra. Brian earned his DMA in choral conducting from the Yale School of Music, studying with Marguerite Brooks, Jeffrey Douma, and Simon Carrington. He studied composition, organ, and conducting at Shenandoah University, where his primary teachers included William Averitt, Steven Cooksey, and Robert Shafer. Brian has been a featured soloist with the Frederick Symphony Orchestra and the Mount St. Mary’s Camerata. Brian serves as the Music Director and Organist of Frederick Presbyterian Church, and is the Artistic Director Emeritus of the professional vocal ensemble Third Practice.

  • Thomas Hetrick, Associate Conductor and Accompanist

    Associate Conductor and Accompanist Thomas Hetrick has been keyboard specialist for Handel Choir of Baltimore since 1987, accompanying choral rehearsals and solo coachings, as well as playing continuo organ and harpsichord in performances. He earned a Master of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore in 1977 and has since distinguished himself in the Washington-Baltimore region as an organist, harpsichordist, pianist, conductor and vocal coach.

    He accompanies and coaches singers in opera and oratorio repertoire throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Mr. Hetrick currently is organist and choirmaster at Mount Calvary Church in Baltimore.

Board of Trustees

Officers

Jason Rudy,* President
Laurie Bacon,* Vice President
Leslie Greenwald,* Treasurer
Leroy Ludwick,* Secretary

Staff

Ashley Powers, Managing Director
Leroy Ludwick,* Ensemble Manager
Linda Berman,* Music Librarian

Trustees

Brian Bartoldus ex officio
Lara Bruckmann*
Kayleigh Gelles
Jeffrey Hochstetler
Kenneth Knight*
Melinda O’Neal, Artistic Director and Conductor Emeritus
Ashley Powers* ex officio
Steven Ralston*
Lois Schenck
Amy Sheridan*
Linda Stirling
Ellery B. Woodworth, Emeritus

*Choir Member