Meet our Musicians
Debbie Aurelius-Muir
Interim Director of Music
Debbie is our current interim music director. She is a graduate of UIUC in piano performance and choral music education.
Caleb Wayman
Music Archivist & Assistant Director of Music
Caleb is a graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Accompaniment.
Hannah Freeman-Choi
Pianist
Hannah comes to us from Seoul, South Korea. She is Doctoral student at the University of Illinois.
Megan Ferrari
Section Leader
Megan is our mezzo-soprano section leader. She is currently a student at the University of Illinois.
Claudia Espinoza
Section Leader
Claudia is our alto section leader. She is currently a student at the University of Illinois.
Steven Crook
Section Leader
Steven is our baritone section leader. He recently graduated with his Masters of Music at the University of Illinois.
Hector Camancho
Section Leader
Hector is our tenor section leader. He is currently a student at the University of Illinois.
Xin Zhou
Section Leader
Xin is our soprano section leader. She is currently a student at the University of Illinois.
John Muir
Organ & Praise Team Drums
John is our organist and also the drummer for our Praise Team.
Ryan Byfield
Praise Team Keyboard
Ryan is our keyboard player for our Praise Team at our 10:30 am service. He comes to us from the C-U Community. He plays multiple instruments and is presently leading his group "Nucleus.
Shandra Summerville
Hymn Leader & Lay Speaker
Shandra is our Lay Servant, Lay Speaker, and Hymn Leader for our worship services. She comes to us from the Champaign area.