Our Team
Corey Cerullo, Director
Corey has performed actively as a chorister, soloist (bass/baritone), and composer/arranger in the Adirondack region of New York. He is a member of the Hudson River Chorale, a non-profit choir based out of Hudson Falls, NY, as a Bass Section leader and soloist of Adirondack Voices (before being named artistic director), and as a current Bass Section leader and soloist of Adirondack A Cappella. As a freelance musician, Corey has enjoyed success as a vocal soloist, trombonist, guitarist and even a hornist for a local production of “Beauty and the Beast”.
Additionally, Corey is an avid educator. He currently works at Granville Central School, where he is responsible for 7-12th grade choral activities. Corey also enjoys success as an arranger and composer of various musical mediums, however he specializes in choral and vocal works. His music can be found at J.W. Pepper, sheet music plus, and sheet music direct under the publishing company Cerullo Music LLC.
When not involved in the region’s musical scene, Corey enjoys playing and learning tabletop board games. Whether it’s Monopoly, Settlers of Catan, or Terraforming Mars, he enjoys the camaraderie that a board game can foster with real interactions between players. He hopes that spirit of brotherhood around a table can be applied to other situations in life and tries to emulate it wherever he goes.
Corey has earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the State University of New York at Fredonia in Music education with a concentration in voice (bass/baritone) and vocal jazz.
Kathleen McCarty, Adirondack A Cappella Director
Kathleen is a 1987 graduate of the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education (vocal concentration) with a minor in Special Education. Kathleen also holds a MALS degree from SUNY Plattsburgh. She has performed locally as a soloist with Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra, Fort Edward Summer Theatre, The Mastersingers, Adirondack Voices and with various churches throughout the area. Kathleen was the original Director and President of Adirondack Voices in 1998!
Kathleen was a Music Educator for many years teaching at Schroon Lake Central School, Granville Jr/Sr High School and Saratoga Springs City School District; grades K-8 general music, MIOL (9-12), Music University (Theory I), AP Music Theory, Freshman Choir, Concert Choir, Mixed High School Choir, Select Choir (The Choraliers) as well as group and individual vocal lessons. She has served as the NYSSMA Zone 7 Area All-State Choral Chair, NYSSMA Festival Chair, SWCMEA All County Choral Festival Chair and served as an SWCMEA officer. She has conducted select ensembles in major work performances (Haydn, Bach, Rutter, Faure, Schubert, Mozart) with organist Farrell Goehring and a chamber orchestra at Bethesda Church in Saratoga Springs.
She retired from full-time teaching at the end of the 2020 school year. Kathleen is currently the Student Teaching Facilitator of the Capital District Area for the Crane School of Music/SUNY Potsdam (2020-Present), a NYSSMA solo adjudicator and the organist and choir director of the Village Baptist Church (Fort Edward).
“Every day, music makes a difference in someone’s life. I look forward to continuing to have those that I make music with, making a difference in my life. It's not just notes on a page. It's each member combining their voices together to create those musical moments within an ensemble. Hearing, feeling, interpreting each piece in its own unique way.”
Carol-Ann Sussdorff, Accompanist
Carol Ann returned to Skidmore College after serving as music instructor at St. Mary’s/St. Alphonsus School in Glens Falls, where she founded a comprehensive choral and music instruction program for elementary to middle school students. Carol Ann has served as Music Director and Conductor of the Glens Falls Symphony Children’s Chorus 2009-2012, and has been the accompanist for Adirondack Voices since 1999. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Crane School of Music where she performed both solo and chamber works with acclaimed soprano Renee Fleming.
As a pianist, Carol Ann performed at the Sagamore Hotel from 1985-1993. She has accompanied classes for Northeast Ballet, where she played master classes for Sean Lavery and Kyra Nichols of NYCB, and former NYCB principal dancer, and Founding Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet, Edward Villella. While at Skidmore, she has enjoyed playing master classes for baritone Nathan Gunn, and Kirsten Simone of the Royal Danish Ballet. She accompanied the Union College Chorale under Hugh Allen Wilson, where she played Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms “at his farewell performance.
She is the organist and choir director of the United Methodist Church of Queensbury, and maintains an active accompanying schedule collaborating with area standout students for recitals, auditions, and NYSSMA performances. She lives in Diamond Point with her husband Bill, and good dog Lucy.
Adirondack Voices Board of Directors
President:
Emily Waters
Treasurer:
Sharon Usher
Head Librarian:
Debbie Gonyea
Secretary:
Colleen Hiscox
Vice President:
Kathy Vaughn
Our Librarians
Sarah Carman, Lisa Pratt, Allison Smith & Linda Van Tassell
Section Leaders
Soprano Representative: Pat Frederick
Alto Representative: Donna Barton
Tenor & Bass Representative: Robert Rockwell
Publicity
Meghan Grimmer
Rehearsal Hall Set Up
Donna Barton, Deb Bardin & Kenis Sweet
Program Advertising Coordinator
Peter Welch
Caring Committee
Ellen Pratt
Concert Setup Leaders
Gary Fisher & Kenis Sweet
Social Media Coordinator
TBD
Instagram Leaders:
Tessa France-Miller & Hazel France-Miller