Reston Chorale Staff - The Reston Chorale.

David Brian Lang, Artistic Director

Since his 2000 arrival in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, David Lang has gained prominence as a leading professional accompanist, vocal coach, concert organist, and choral conductor. As long-time keyboard artist for the prestigious Master Chorale of Washington and assistant to Maestro Donald McCullough, Mr. Lang has been involved in the preparation of choruses for many venues including The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Wolf Trap. He has worked with such notable conductors as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Robert Bernhardt, Emil de Cou, Placido Domingo, Rodney Eichenberger, Marvin Hamlisch, Kurt Masur, and Leonard Slatkin.

Currently the Director of Music for Saint John Catholic Church in McLean, VA, Mr. Lang prepares and conducts the resident professional choir that provides both polyphony and Gregorian chant for the weekly Tridentine Latin Mass (Missa Cantata). He also founded and directs the Saint John Academy Treble Choir of Girls and Treble Choir of Boys now in their third full year.

Mr. Lang serves on the faculty of George Mason University School of Music as well as St. Albans and The Washington National Cathedral Schools. He served as organist for the famous St. John's Episcopal Church-Lafayette Square (The Church of the Presidents).

A native of North Carolina, David Lang received his Bachelor of Music degree in choral music education (K-12) and sacred music from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC and attained his Master of Music degree in organ performance from the University of Louisville. He has studied under such keyboard luminaries as H. Max Smith, Melvin Dickinson, and Marilyn Keiser.

Prior to living in Washington, DC, Mr. Lang was Director of Music for the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville, KY from 1983-2000. He served as Conductor for The Louisville Youth Choir and Professor of Organ for Bellarmine University. Mr. Lang toured Italy and France with choirs of both adults and children and has been a featured artist and conductor for state, regional, and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists (AGO), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the Music Educators National Conference (MENC), and the National Pastoral Musicians (NPM).

Artistic Director, Maestro David Lang's enthusiasm serves as a motivator as The Reston Chorale embarks on their next season. He looks forward to continuing the tradition that his predecessors set forth of enriching the greater community with art and goodwill through choral music.

Read a recent interview (.pdf file) with David Lang.

Luke Frazier, Assistant Director

Luke Frazier received a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from West Virginia University and completed an Master of Music in Choral Conducting at Ohio University under the tutelage of Dr. Peter Jarjisian.

Mr. Frazier is the Director of Musical Activities at Community Lutheran Church and Associate Conductor of the Reston Chorale. In the spring of 2011 Mr. Frazier will serve as an orchestral conductor for a celebration of French Music at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center and as a guest choral clinician and conductor at St. Andrews University in Scotland.

Mr. Frazier's recent collaborative highlights include recitals in the Metropolitan DC area, Canton OH, Athens OH, Parkersburg WV and New York NY.

Mr. Frazier maintains an active private piano and voice studio as well as frequent engagements as an adjudicator and clinician. Recent engagements include vocal and piano clinics and competitions in Loudoun County VA, Boston MA, Buffalo NY, Gallipolis OH, Norfolk VA and Charlottesville VA.

Linda Ackerman, Managing Director

Linda Ackerman joined the Reston Chorale as Managing Director in 2002. Her background in management and human resources enabled her to expand the position beyond the management of the group's day-to-day operations. Ms. Ackerman has extensive experience as a human resources professional and in event planning. She has used her skills to recruit new members, negotiate contracts and put the organization of the Chorale on a sound footing. During her time as Managing Director, the membership of the Reston Chorale has grown from 100 to more than 130 members.

As Managing Director, she oversees the Chorale's four annual concert performances. Linda also coordinates publicity and public relations for the Chorale. Outside the Chorale, Ms. Ackerman is a Senior Human Resources Business Partner at NeuStar, Inc. She has also provided consulting services to ChalleNGe, the National Guard's Youth at Risk program. Ms. Ackerman has sung with a variety of vocal groups in Arizona, Illinois, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Tordis Fahringer, Accompanist

Ms. Fahringer began studying piano at the age of five. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in music, from Douglass College (Rutgers University) in New Brunswick, NJ. Following graduation, she lived and worked in New York City, where she studied piano with Jascha Zayde. She commuted to NJ every weekend, continuing as the organist for a Lutheran church where she had played every Sunday since her early teen years.

Ms. Fahringer has been the organist and choir accompanist at Community Lutheran Church in Sterling, VA since 1999. Prior to joining The Reston Chorale in 2004, she was the accompanist for the Master Singers of Virginia for 9 years. She also accompanied The Reston Chorale for rehearsals and the performance of Carmina Burana for 2 pianos and percussion in 2003.

Ms. Fahringer accompanies middle and high school instrumentalists for the Fairfax and Loudoun Solo and Ensemble Festivals each spring, as well as middle school choral concerts. She works with instrumentalists and vocalists to prepare for and perform at auditions, recitals, competitions, and for recordings. She also teaches privately.

Executive Board Officers

President First Vice-President, Patrons Second Vice-President, Membership Grants Coordinator Secretary Treasurer Music Librarian

Lloyd Kinzer Ruth Overton Ruth Wygal Patrick Callanan Kathleen Gohn Teresa Heindel June Harper

Honorary Board Members

James C. Cleveland C. Barrie Cook, M.D. Frederick L. Fox, M.D. The Honorable Janet Howell The Honorable Catherine M. Hudgins William Hudson

Phil Hunter James W. Jones John T. Morris, Jr. The Honorable Kenneth R. Plum Robert E. Simon, Jr. Gloria Sussman

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