Bios

Cindy Beitmen, Artistic Director

Cindy Beitmen began her career singing opera in the Washington, DC, area. After seven years of teaching, singing, and conducting in Vienna, Austria, she moved to Seattle, where she began specializing in early music. Cindy received her Master of Music degree in vocal performance from the University of Washington, during which time she performed as soloist with the Seattle Chamber Singers, Broadway Symphony, Vancouver Early Music Festival, and the Early Music Society of the Islands in Victoria, B.C. Performance opportunities led her to New York City where she sang with Pomerium, the Virgin Consort, Symphony for the United Nations, Ensemble Fortuna based in Boston, and the British ensemble Circa 1500. As a member of the New York Ensemble for Early Music, she toured throughout the U.S. in the medieval liturgical drama Herod and the Innocents and performed the Resurrection Play of Tours at the New York Cloisters. She taught voice and vocal diction at Northern Arizona University and recently retired as founder and director of the Women’s Antique Vocal Ensemble, choral director at Mills College, and music director at St. Albert Priory in Oakland.

Martin Morley, Collaborative Keyboard Artist

A native of Montana, Martin Morley has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a pianist, music therapist, teacher, handbell clinician, and conductor.  He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Kansas, where he studied with Flora Chiarrapa Silini, Richard Angeletti, and Portuguese virtuoso Sequeira Costa; in addition, Martin performed for six years in monthly master classes with such luminaries as Gary Graffman, Byron Janis, and Leon Fleisher.  He has toured North America as an accompanist for Columbia Artists Management and been featured as a concerto soloist with orchestras in Kansas, California, and Texas. His keyboard comedy routines have slain audiences in several states.  Martin is on the Master Artists roster of the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society, and has performed several times in benefit concerts for the Contra Costa Interfaith Housing organization and for the Young People’s Symphony Orchestra.  In addition to his position as Director of Worship and Music at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lafayette, Martin teaches private lessons and continues performing as a soloist and collaborative pianist in the Bay Area and beyond.