Kirsten Overdahl
Mezzo-soprano Kirsten E. Overdahl is a recitalist and ensemble musician based in Durham, North Carolina. Current season highlights include solo concert and recital appearances with Duke Chapel’s Bach Cantata Series, North Carolina Historically-Informed Performance (HIP) Festival, and North Carolina Bach Festival, as well as ensemble engagements with North Carolina Opera and North Carolina State Choral Artists. As a soloist, recent performance highlights include Haydn's Missa in Angustiis and Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb at Duke University Chapel, Handel’s Messiah under the direction of Pepper Chopin, Chorworks Young Artist Program with Dr. Philip Cave, and excerpts from Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito and Gounod's Roméo et Juliette with Sidewalk Opera Company. She is currently a staff musician at Duke Chapel, where she serves as a soloist, cantor, and ensemble member for the Chapel Choir (Dr. Zebulon Highben) and Evensong ensemble (Dr. Philip Cave). Kirsten holds a degree in music performance from St. Olaf College (2016), where she studied voice with Ms. Margaret Eaves-Smith; since 2018, she has studied with soprano Andrea Edith Moore. Kirsten is an environmental health research scientist and metabolomics chemist for the National Institutes of Health (Ph.D. Duke University), and is delighted to be able to dedicate her life toward helping others feel seen and heard through her dual passions as a musician and scientist. Originally from Fort Wayne, IN, Kirsten has called Durham home since 2016.
Sarah Lodico Wines
Sarah Lodico Wines is a dynamic and versatile musician, celebrated for her artistry on early cello, viola da gamba, and violone. She brings a deep understanding of historical performance practice to her work, contributing her basso continuo expertise to a wide range of ensembles across the United States. Her passion for early music extends to the medieval vielle, where she explores the rich tapestry of medieval and Renaissance repertoires, while her proficiency as a modern cellist showcases her adaptability across genres and time periods. Sarah holds a Master of Music in Early Music from the Historical Performance Institute at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she studied with Wendy Gillespie, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Smith College, where she performed in ensembles through the Five College Consortium. Beyond her work as a performer, Sarah is dedicated to fostering a deeper appreciation for historical music through education and collaboration. Her performances have been praised for their emotional depth, technical precision, and thoughtful interpretation, making her a sought-after presence in the world of early music.
Charles Wines
Renowned for his wizardry with early woodwinds, Charles Wines exhibits expertise in recorder, historical flutes, historical oboes, modern and historical bassoons, and bagpipes. He holds a Master of Music in historical oboes and is pursuing a Doctorate in historical bassoons at Indiana University. Wines has illuminated stages alongside distinguished ensembles like Piffaro: The Renaissance Band, Mallarme Chamber Players, the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, and the Kansas City Baroque Consortium. He is co-founder of the new ensemble, Angels in the Architecture, whose inaugural concert brings together 500 years of secular musical traditions in Paris. Apart from music, Charles enthusiastically practices juggling and takes pleasure in both learning new languages and delving into their evolutionary processes.
Jennifer Streeter
Jennifer Streeter has performed throughout the United States and Europe with critically acclaimed ensembles such as the North Carolina, Indianapolis, and Seattle Baroque Orchestras, Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble, Alkemie, the Early Music Access Project, Raleigh Camerata, and as concerto soloist with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic, North Carolina Baroque, and Indiana University Baroque Orchestras. She has been a featured artist at the Charlotte Bach Akademie, Bloomington, Magnolia, and Amherst Early Music Festivals and on the nationally syndicated radio show Harmonia. She holds masters’ degrees in harpsichord and recorder from the Early Music Institute at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, studying with Elisabeth Wright and Eva Legêne. Originally from Monaco, she now calls Cary, NC home where she is a freelance performer, recorder and harpsichord teacher, and Myofascial Release therapist.
Allison Willet
Free-lance musician Allison Willet followed in the footsteps of her grandmother, who was also a violinist. She began playing the violin at age 6, but was eager to learn many more instruments including the clarinet and piano. Allison graduated summa cum laude from Appalachian State University in 2006 with a degree in violin performance. She completed a master's degree in 2008 in violin performance at the graduate school of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In addition to modern and baroque violin, treble, tenor, and bass viola da gamba, Allison performs on viola d'amore, a rare 14-stringed instrument.
Allison is a founding member of the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra and Raleigh Camerata. She performs frequently with numerous ensembles, including Mallarme, the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, and SC Bach. Allison has appeared as a soloist with the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, the Winston-Salem Symphony, the Salisbury Symphony, and NC Theatre. She teaches private violin and piano lessons, as well as yoga.
Sung Lee
Sung Lee was captivated by the sound of the oboe as a teenager while listening to Tchaikovsky's violin concerto. His passion for oboe and music has continued to grow ever since. Sung holds a Master of Music degree in historical oboes from Indiana University where he studied with Washington McClain. Throughout the years, oboe has remained a constant in his life amid his excursions in architecture and music therapy. For the past two decades, he has been sharing his talent and passion as a performer on oboe, flute, recorder, shawm, and other historical woodwinds. As principal oboist of the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Sung can be heard on their recordings, The Lully Effect, The Versaille Revolution, and The Colorful Telemann.
While maintaining an active performance schedule, Sung brings many years of experience to the classrooms and concert halls of Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, NC), where he directs the Early Music Ensemble and teaches Music Appreciation. As a creative leader, Sung has successfully curated and co-directed two mini festivals at the college, bringing together diverse student ensembles, faculty members, and guest musicians. Similarly, he has programmed and co-directed chamber music and orchestral concerts for Bach Collegium-Fort Wayne for seven seasons of their Baroque Festival. Sung also leads music classes at a bilingual preschool, La Escuelita, where he facilitates joyful and active music making with three and four-year-olds.
Sung performs with the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, Mallarmé Chamber Players, Duke University’s Duke Chapel Bach Cantata Series, Carolina Pro Musica, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Mountainside Baroque, Bach Akademie Charlotte, Raleigh Camerata, Kansas City Baroque Consortium, Toronto Bach Festival, and others. Sung draws inspiration from his fellow musicians both near and far from home, and finds collaborating with other creative minds energizing.
Janelle Davis
Noted for programs “vividly realized,” Janelle Davis has a heart for music, performance, and education that inspires thought, beauty, and connection. Janelle has taught in the public schools, and as a partner with various non-profit organizations bringing music to communities underserved by the arts. She maintains a private studio for preschool through adult learners and has directed the Baroque Ensemble at Central Piedmont Community College since 2019.
Janelle performs with ensembles both near and far from her home in Charlotte, including Mountainside Baroque, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium Fort Wayne, Carolina Pro Musica, Mallarmé Chamber Players, Raleigh Camerata, and the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra. Internationally, she has given concerts in China, Europe, and the U.K and has recorded for the IndieBarok label, Cedille records, IU Press, Heartland Baroque, and Naxos. Janelle has been heard in programs for NPR, PBS television, and live on Chicago’s WFMT classical radio.
Janelle’s lifelong relationship with the violin has been nurtured by her musical heroes, mentors, and colleagues. She holds a Doctor of Music degree in Early Music from Indiana University where she studied with Stanley Ritchie, specializing in music from the 17th and 18th centuries. Her doctoral research explored the violin concertos of Samuel Wesley, his Methodist roots, and his contributions to the early Bach revival in England.