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Michele Warner currently serves on the faculty of Saint Mary's College, where she has taught voice lessons since 1999. Michele has done extensive work for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in the area of cantor training, and has been privileged to be invited to serve as cantor for many Diocesan celebrations. As a clinician for World Library Publications of Chicago, she has presented workshops throughout the country regarding the theological, spiritual, and practical aspects of cantoring; she has also been a co-presenter at NPM conventions. On weekends, she can be found singing with the Notre Dame Folk Choir; she also serves as a primary vocal coach for the soloists of that ensemble. Michele holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Webster University, St. Louis, at which time she also sang with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and the Bach Society of St. Louis.
Daniel Stowe is a native of the Los Angeles area, and received his undergraduate degree in Music and International Relations from the University of California, Davis. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Southern California and Cornell University, with research interests in the sacred and secular music of the sixteenth century. He has conducted the University Chorus, Chamber Singers and Early Music Ensemble of U.C. Davis, as well as the Cornell Chorale. In addition to leading Notre Dame's Glee Club, he presently serves as conductor of the Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra and the Notre Dame Collegium Musicum. He is a founding member of the plainchant ensemble Schola Musicorum, and has appeared in the Notre Dame Opera productions of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte. Mr. Stowe has contributed articles on Renaissance, Baroque and 20th century Latin American composers to the Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music.
Jane Bergeron O'Keefe received her Master of Music in Organ Performance from the University of Notre Dame. Since that time, she has held positions as the Director of Music and Organist for parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston, and currently is serving in that capacity at St. Mary's Parish in Winchester, Massachusetts. She has been a presenter at workshops for the Archdiocese, and served as a board member for the local chapter of National Pastoral Musicians and for the Boston Archdiocesan Music Committee. Prior to her graduate studies, she served as the organist at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
Karen Schneider Kirner has been on the Campus Ministry staff as a liturgical musician since fall of 1997. She is Assistant Director/Organist for the Notre Dame Folk Choir and Director of the Notre Dame Celebration and Handbell Choirs. She also serves as Assistant Organist for the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and is adjunct organ faculty for St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN. Ms. Kirner completed a Master of Music in Organ and Master of Arts in Religion from Yale University, through the Institute of Sacred Music. She studied for one year in the Roman Catholic Church music program at the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna, Austria (organ with Peter Planyavsky), and her Bachelor of Music degree is from Ball State University. A well-traveled organ recitalist with experience as a parish music director in Connecticut, New York and Ohio, Ms. Kirner also composes choral/handbell music for World Library Publications of Chicago.
Peter M. Kolar is a pianist, arranger, and clinician, and has made many contributins to the Hispanic liturgical repertoire. He is Editor of Hispanic Music and Publications for World Library Publications in Chicago, where he was the founding editor of the bilingual missal Celebremos/Let Us Celebrate and the hymnal Cantos del Pueblo de Dios. Peter's extensive pastoral and cultural experience includes 12 years as Music Director of Holy Cross Parish in Chicago, Illinois where he led its acclaimed youth-based marimba ensemble. He is known for his skillful blend of classical and Latin-American musical idioms. Peter holds degrees in music composition from Northwestern University; he is married and resides in El Paso, Texas.

Michelle Rego is a professional church musician, currently serving as Director of Music for the Cathedral of Saint Jude the Apostle in Saint Peteresburg, Florida. Ms. Rego holds degrees in music and in liturgy from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Notre Dame, where she studied organ with Craig Cramer. She is a consultant and a frequent clinician in the area of church music, and is the author of "The Church Musician's Soul Survival Guide," to be published in the fall of 2006. Ms. Rego maintains an active recital schedule with her professional ensemble, HERALD Vocal Arts (www.heraldvocalarts.org) and as a solo artist.

Danielle Svonavec works as a private voice instructor and actively performs throughout the region. Danielle earned a Master of Music degree in vocal performance as well as a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in mathematics and music from the University of Notre Dame. Currently she maintains a voice studio at the university, and serves as cantor for Mass and other worship services at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus. Ms. Svonavec was a clinician during last year's Summersong and has served on the faculty of the Madison Early Music Festival. The soprano has performed with various ensembles throughout northern Indiana and has joined the Smithsonian Chamber Players and the Baltimore Consort for tours across the country. She resides in Goshen with her husband and three young daughters.
Steven Warner (B.A., Religious Studies, St. Michael's College, 1977; M.A., Liturgical Studies, Notre Dame, 1980) is the founder and Director of the Notre Dame Folk Choir and Director of Liturgical Resources for Residence Halls at the University of Notre Dame. He has been a member of the Campus Ministry staff since 1979.
   Under his direction, the Folk Choir has earned a reputation in the development of ritual song throughout the English speaking world. His liturgical music compositions are published exclusively through World Library Publications of Chicago. He is a frequent clinician for National Pastoral Musicians and diocesan liturgical events.