Michael Barnes
Pianist

Michael Barnes has accompanied singers and instrumentalists of all ages since his earliest years in Seattle so very long ago. He is heard on several CD's and has played for Pavarotti, Sarah Brightman, Dawn Upshaw, and visiting singers from the Chicago Lyric, Houston Grand and Metropolitan Operas. He has taxied Sherill Milnes in his car, and hugged Marilyn Horne. No coward, he has toured tirelessly for Community Concerts and is one timid third of the hapless and hilarious comedy troupe "The BoZoArtZ Duo."
He collaborates with the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, the Bravo Vancouver Chorale, Portland Opera, Portland State University, Marylhurst University, and holds sway over the noon concert series at The Old Church. He is the organist at Westminster Presbyterian Church and assists at Temple Beth Israel and Sixth Church of Christ Scientist.

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Cole Blume
Assistant Director
Curretnly, Cole is the choir director for Lake Oswego High School. He completed his undergraduate studies in music education at St. Olaf College, where he graduated cum laude in May 2005. He traveled abroad to student teach at Woodstock International School in Mussoorie, India the following fall.
At St. Olaf, D. Anton Armstrong. Additionally, he sang for three years in the St. Olaf Choir, serving as Armstrong's assistant his senior year. During that time, Cole was on staff at the Northfield Youth Choir, directing a middle-level boys' esnemble.
A native of Eugene, Cole sang in the Oregon Bach Festival Youth Choral Academy's inaugural choir in 1998. In the summer of 2004, he sang with Helmuth Rilling in the Europaisches Musikfest, a summer program of the Internationale Bachakademie in Stuttgart, Germany. Scott Tuomi
Vocal Coach
As a choral conductor, Dr. Tuomi has toured internationally with the Pacific University Chamber Singers. He has appeared as guest conductor, adjudicator and choral clinician for music festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Tuomi is currently Music Deparment chair and director of choral and vocal studies at Pacific University where he conducts the Pacific University Chamber Singers and Concert Choir. In addition, he maintains a private vocal studio in Portland and is director of music at St. Michael and All-Angels Episcopal Church where he conducts the 50 voice St. Michael's Singers. He is a founding member of the professional vocal ensemble Choral Cross-Ties and maintains an activie performance schedule both as tenor soloist and choral conductor. Dr. Tuomi currently appears in recordings on the Freshwater and Narada labels and most recently on Koch International where he is featured on the world premier chamber recording of Aaron Copeland's opera, Tender Land as Mr. Splinters. He holds a doctorate in vocal performance and musicology at the University of Arizona. Dr. Tuomi lives in Portland with his wife, Leslie, and their two sons, Jenson and Duncan, both of whom sing with PYC.