Instructors

Francesco is a member of a church of Christ in Woburn, a house church in Lynnfield, MA, where he serves as a song leader. Specializing in classical guitar, Francesco has performed nationally and has taught students of all ages and levels for the past 20 years. He currently works at Wayland School of Music where he serves as a guitar instructor as well as the Director of Suzuki Programs. Most recently, he was appointed as a Lecturer of Guitar at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. Francesco holds Guitar Performance degrees from Temple University (BMus, 2009) and the Hartt School of Music (MMus, 2012, and DMA, 2018). Outside of music, he enjoys biking, reading, fellowship, and as a vegan, is a connoisseur of fresh fruits and vegetables. Francesco lives in Medford, MA, just outside of Boston.

Dwilyn has taught music for more than 30 years at Faith Mennonite High School, Linville Hill Christian School, and Fairhaven Christian School. He received a degree in music education from Millersville University and a master’s degree in Christian School Administration from Grace College. Currently, Dwilyn drives a delivery truck for Gap Power Rental Company in Gap, PA. He continues to direct Gap Male Chorus (a 40-voice men’s choir which has been singing every year since 1922) as well as Men With A Song which has its roots at music camp. Dwilyn and his wife, Bertie, live on a small farm with 2,000 pigs and a few cats. Their five grown children are active in church and ministry in the Lancaster area. Along with choral conducting and playing the accordian, Dwilyn enjoys the outdoors–hunting, hiking, caring for fruit trees and spending time with family at a mountain cabin. He and his family attend Life Mennonite Fellowship, Willow Street, PA.

Regina Brubaker is a music educator, pianist, and choir director with a particular interest in pedagogy. She graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Music, Music Education concentration (2015) and is a certified Kodály educator (2022). Involved in elementary education for 20 years, Regina has taught general music and choir in K-12 at Calvary Christian Academy and conducted multiple seasons of the children’s choir of Valley Arts Society. She is currently writing the Sing for Joy elementary music curriculum, teaching private lessons from her home studio, and working in the SCMC Central Office. Moments of leisure are spent in the garden, reading, dabbling with colors, messing with textures, encountering God through His Word and creation, or bringing order to chaos.

Rosemary Eberly-Lebold, soprano, graduated from West Chester University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music in Vocal Performance (2013) and holds a Diploma in Education from Faith Builders Educational Programs (2006). She resides in southern Ontario with her husband, Phil, and three children. She teaches high school and junior high music theory and choir at Countryside Christian School, runs a private voice studio, and serves as a vocal coach for Oasis Chorale, as well as intermittently for other choirs. As a vocal coach, she is passionate about helping musicians discover their own unique voices and empowering them to communicate through the use of their instruments. She also enjoys performing locally, both as a choir member and as soloist when the opportunities arise. Besides her currently part-time music career, she is employed full-time by her three children, Aria, Bella, and Sean, where she cooks the food, launders the clothes, facilitates the schedules, and mitigates frequent disputes. Her simple (though often elusive) joys include: a good cup of coffee, a good book, watercolours, organized spaces, and silence.

Anthony has been around schools in some capacity for most of his life, drawn by his love of reading, music, and learning.  He graduated from the Teacher Apprenticeship Program at Faith Builders and from Eastern University with a Bachelor of Arts in music. He finds great fulfillment in being part of the vibrant learning community at Philadelphia Classical School, where he is employed as gym teacher, choir director, and office assistant. When he’s not at school, he enjoys coffee and conversation with his wife Jessica, playing with his three children, composing and arranging music, reading and discussing books, playing basketball, running, and exploring his adopted hometown of Philadelphia.

Wendell is a composer, choir director, and music educator, with a particular interest in contemporary hymnody and choral music. In addition to music composition and itinerant teaching work, Wendell finds employment in music arranging, editing, proofreading, consulting, and private instruction in theory and composition; and holds music composition degrees from Wilfrid Laurier University (BMus, 2008), the University of Toronto (MMus, 2010) and Western University (PhD, 2016). He enjoys model trains, tree houses, aviation, Lego bricks, rainy days, puzzles, and life with his beautiful wife Janelle and their four lively children.

Ivan has a passion for music and education. He is formerly from Bedford, Pennsylvania, where he taught high school grades and oversaw the music program at Allegheny Valley Christian School. He enjoys singing in choirs and has participated in tours with the Hope Singers and SCMC Chamber Choir and currently sings with Oasis Chorale. Ivan lives in Broadway, Virginia, with his wife Alissa and three children: Auggie, Felix, and Antonia. He teaches junior high and high school music at Calvary Christian Academy in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He also serves on the school board of Saetas Para Cristo, a bilingual school at the Christian Light Fellowship mission in Peña Blanca, Honduras. Ivan holds a bachelor’s degree in music – vocal performance from Frostburg State University. His interests include travel, home remodeling projects, and raising Yorkie puppies.

Gwendolyn is the mother of two young adult sons and is a part of Bethel Mennonite Church in Gladys, VA. She teaches music at school and home, sets the Bible to music (Sing the KJV), and makes pottery. Gwendolyn graduated from Cedarville University with a BA in piano performance and BME in music education. She received an MS degree from Longwood University and an EdD degree from the University of Virginia in Administration and Supervision. Gwendolyn served in the Virginia public school system for eleven years: five as a music teacher grades preK-8 and six years as an assistant principal, grades ranging from 5-12. In 2003, Gwendolyn returned to music, composing songs out of her personal pain and brokenness under the pseudonym Tirzah Joy (“Tears of Joy”). Her passion is that all may find the peace that comes from surrendering their lives fully to our loving Lord. It is impossible to trust Him too much!

Lloyd has been a music instructor at Sarasota Christian School (Florida), Rosedale Bible Institute (Ohio), and Daystar University (Nairobi, Kenya). He holds a BA in Music Education (Eastern Mennonite College), and an MA in Music Education with a choral conducting concentration (Ohio State University). He directed the Rosedale Chorale and other community and touring choirs during his active teaching years, served as a music resource among some Mennonite churches in Germany, and directed the Hope Singers (Poland) from 2004-2018. He continues periodic musical activity with teaching, choral events, and composition, and has an ongoing passion for congregational worship and singing. He is self-employed as a choral arranger and composer (lillychapelpress.com), handyman, painter, and commercial driver. Lloyd enjoys a variety of historic, new, and international music, private aviation, motorcycling, mechanical tinkering, travel, fascinating new things, and more. He is married to Mary (Slabaugh), formerly from Hartville, OH.

Ryan Kimberlin is a music educator and teaches full-time at Osceola Christian School at the 7-12 grade level; and is involved in the administration of the school. He has sung with Oasis Chorale, SCMC, Southwestern Singers, and Southwestern Master Chorale; and conducts Southern Singers and Texas Youth Chorus. He completed a Bachelor of Music degree from Southwestern Adventist University in 2020. Ryan and his wife Joyce have four children, live in Covington, TX, and are active members of Osceola Christian Fellowship.

Yolanda is currently an undergraduate at Wilfrid Laurier University in her second year of a Bachelor’s of Music Degree and a part time music teacher at a local Christian school. She is a graduate of the Teachers’ Apprenticeship Program at Faith Builders Educational Programs (2019). As a teacher, she’s had the privilege of doing music with people both little and half-grown. (She may just be partial to the little singers.) She’s sung in multiple choral groups ranging in size from Mennonite Memorial Mass Choir to a local sixteen-voice group called Heart Cry Ensemble. She enjoys writing creative nonfiction, walking in nature, and the colour of a lake on a grey day.

James is an advocate for the singing witness of the Mennonite tradition. He works in business management for a small IT company and, on the side, enjoys teaching and writing about the role of singing in the community. He taught junior high and high school level music and other subjects in Mennonite schools in PA and TX for thirteen years before relocating to central MO where he resides currently. He directs the Midwest Mennonite Men’s Chorus events, as well as various local choir projects, and has led congregational worship regularly for over two decades. His chief musical interest hovers around the successes and struggles in Anabaptist congregational singing. James lives with his wife Keri and their five children on a Missouri hillside, trying to coax vegetables and beef out of the rocky soil. He serves as a deacon at Ridge View Mennonite (PMC).

Nolan taught music and directed the Faith Chorale at Faith Mennonite High School for twenty years. Now a software developer, he continues to teach music on the side, including at Faith Builders winter term. He holds a Music Education degree from West Chester University and has sung with the Faith Builders Chorale, Oasis Chorale, and Hope Singers. He enjoys reading, listening to audio books, promoting Anabaptist thought, and traveling. He and his wife, Alena, live in Quarryville, PA with their daughter, Carita. They attend Rawlinsville Mennonite Church where Nolan serves as pastor.

 Music has always been a high priority in Randall’s life. He grew up in a singing family. They loved tackling new music and perfecting it. He did not have many opportunities to learn music and so most of his knowledge had been self taught until attending music camp. His dear wife and six children love to sing and support his passion.  Music camp in Ontario has become very dear to him. He has been on the board from the beginning. He has taught Rudiments 1 in the camp and now is elected as administrator. His passion is to be the best encourager to all who come to camp. If you’re reading this, maybe you are contemplating coming to camp. Please register and we hope to see you this year! 

Franklin, Brittany, Willow, and Finley love to travel, play board games, sample quality food, and make new friends. When he is not in front of a choir, he loves to smoke meat, entertain guests, take walks with his family, and chat up the neighborhood. He is slowly giving in to pressure from the Amish community with his most recent acquisition, an e-bike!

Franklin graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Music from Kent State University where he served as the assistant for Kent Chorus. Franklin has conducted the Minerva Community Choir, Voice of Light Chorale, and has guest conducted the Ohio Men's Choral Festival, Kent State Chorus, and Oasis Chorale. He is currently teaching grades 5-12 music and choir at Legacy Christian School, directing the Zollikon Community Chorus, and hosting delightful guests at his short term rental, The Hemlock Place. As a chorister, he has sung with various choirs and served as the East-Central Chair for the Ohio Choral Directors Association. Franklin strives to bring life and energy to the rehearsal process with the firm belief that music making should be inspiring, God-honoring... and fun!

Jonathan is a member of Pilgrim Christian Fellowship of Stuarts Draft, VA, where he serves on the leadership team. He has taught school for a number of years and currently teaches part-time at his church school, Pilgrim Christian School. He also works in the family business, managing a small farm meat store. Jonathan holds a BA in Music Education from Mary Baldwin College and serves as Administrator of SCMC Virginia. He enjoys discussions, books, birds, trails, and campsites. He is married to Malinda (Swarey) and has six children.

Brandon Mullet conducts choirs and teaches classes in music and literature at Faith Builders Educational Programs. He graduated from Grace College, majoring in Choral Music Education. He conducts the Faith Builders Chorale, Heart & Voice Men’s Chorus, the FBCS high school choir, and the Ozark Men's Music Weekend, while continuing periodic study in voice and conducting. Brandon enjoys being married to Marie, learning to be a grandparent, time with his family, conversation over good food, leading congregational singing, working out, landscaping his yard, and reading of all kinds. Brandon and Marie live in Guys Mills, PA, in their (finally) finished, remodeled house.

Wendell grew up on the plains of Kansas in a singing family and in a singing church. His first formal musical training was at Wichita State University, where he completed a Bachelor of Music Education degree. After teaching and conducting for a number of years, he moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia to complete a Masters in Choral Conducting at James Madison University.

He lives in Virginia with his wife, Jeanene. He is Executive Director of Shenandoah Christian Music Camp and artistic director of Oasis Chorale.

Kristin is a lover of music, words, and children. These frequently intersect in her job as a music teacher. She teaches grades 1-9 music at Farmersville Mennonite School. She graduated from the Christian Ministries program at Faith Builders in 2019 and has completed three levels of Kodaly certification at West Chester University. She is starting a vocal performance degree at Messiah University in the fall of 2023. She leads a children’s choir every winter and sings with Oasis Chorale every summer. In the in-between moments, she enjoys singing with her family, engaging in invigorating discussions, and laughing with her sisters.

After begging her parents for several years, Sarah received her first violin at age 12. She studied violin with Mary Bontrager for 10 years and has played with local orchestras and string quartets. She has been teaching violin since high school, and is Level 3 Suzuki Violin School certified. She is passionate about facilitating student collaboration and serves on the administrative committee of the Anabaptist Orchestra Camp. She has studied voice with Dr. Laurie Lashbrook, and has sung with the Cantate Singers, Orrville Community Chorus, Hope Singers, Oasis Chorale, Minerva Community Choir, and the University of Akron Concert Choir and Chamber Choir. Sarah holds a Bachelors of Music in Music Education from the University of Akron College of Arts and Sciences, and is director of choirs at Hiland Middle and High School. In her spare time, Sarah loves hanging out with her nieces and nephews, going to concerts, traveling, and baking.

Lyle Stutzman wanted to be a conductor for almost as long as he can remember, and he got hooked on choirs at a young age. He grad­u­ated from Con­cordia College in Moor­head, Min­nesota with a bachelor’s degree in Music Edu­ca­tion and now teaches music at Mt. Olive School and Pleasant View School in Montgomery, Indiana. He also gives private voice and piano lessons; arranges, composes, and sells choral music (www.blueskymusic.net); and works from his home office. He is the guest conductor for Tapestry Chamber Singers and Laudate Mennonite Ensemble. He enjoys reading to his children, playing games, cooking, and spending time with friends and family. Lyle and Maria live in Washington, Indiana, with their five children: Scott, Ivana, Megan, Levi, and Selah.

Deana currently teaches at Maple Grove Mennonite Academy. She has been a teacher in some capacity for forty years: spending thirteen years teaching in private schools, twelve years homeschooling, and twenty-five years instructing public and private school music programs. Deana holds a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Texas at Arlington and completed the teacher's certification program in secondary English education at Valdosta State University. She has sung with the Oasis Chorale, the Lancaster Meistersingers, and the Eternal Praise Chorale. She also plays percussion, flute, and piccolo in the Anabaptist Orchestra. Deana enjoys art, reading, writing, playing board games with her family, and composing Scripture memory songs to help her students memorize scripture. Deana lives in Terre Hill, Pennsylvania with her husband, Jeff, three of her five children, and four cats.

Jeff is currently the director of music at Shalom Mennonite School and Terre Hill Mennonite School in Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, where he lives with his stunning wife, three notable children, and four exceptional cats. Jeff began his career as a classical musician, performing in various symphony orchestras around the country. After nine years of playing professionally, he switched careers to become a full-time music educator. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from Florida State University, a Master of Music Performance from Southern Methodist University, and a Music Education certificate from Aquinas College. Jeff is director of The Voices of Praise Chorus, the Lancaster Meistersingers, the Anabaptist Orchestra, and the Lancaster Academy of Music and Art. He enjoys music, running, coffee creamer, laughing with his family, covering strings, and rainy days.

Lee has been involved in music from early childhood, plunking melodies and harmonies out on an electronic keyboard from shaped note hymnals. As a teenager, he developed the appreciation of music into a love of choral singing and conducting, singing with many choirs and gaining choral conducting experience. This path led to study at Lebanon Valley College, where he earned degrees in Music (BA) and Music Education (BS). Lee enjoys conducting choirs, shaping voices into ensembles, spending time with his family (wife, daughter, and sons), learning new things, gardening, and working at Weaver’s Carpet & Tile – his current occupation.

Daniel graduated from Faith Builders with a Christian Ministries degree (2015) and from Malone University with a BA in music (2022). He has taught music in several different schools, and currently teaches part time at Legacy Christian School. He has sung and conducted nationally and internationally. Daniel currently serves as bass section leader for Oasis Chorale, and as conductor for Canticle, a 16 member vocal ensemble. He also has extensive experience in construction and still enjoys it during the summer months. In his spare time, he is likely reading, being active outdoors, or spending time with friends and family. Daniel lives just north of Holmes County with his lovely wife, Sheri, and three lively children.