Originating in the summer of 2004 as the Arts Ballard Festival Choir, we performed at the Shev Shoon Arts Center for the September Ballard Art Walk event, "art'fisk 2004." We so enjoyed singing for the community that we decided to continue and began rehearsing and performing under our new name, The Market Street Singers, in October 2004. We made our debut in November at Homeward Bound, a fundraiser for the Interfaith Hospitality Network, which helps homeless people to learn to provide for themselves.

We sing an eclectic variety of choral music, from madrigals to jazz. Each season, we add exciting new material. Here's a list of the music we've performed.

Hits of the 60's! (1360's, 1460's, 1560's...), Ballard First Lutheran Church, June 5, 2010
Let's Misbehave, The Ballard Big House, Sept 12, 2009
Five Years Later, Trinity United Methodist Church, May 30, 2009, celebrating our fifth anniversary.
Be Our Guest, St. Luke's Church, Sept 13, 2008
Go The Distance, Trinity United Methodist Church, May 31, 2008, benefit for the Ballard NW Senior Activities Center with the Sun-Hak International Youth Choir and soloists Christine Bell, Natalie Lerch, Ingrid Verhulsdonk & Brandon Higa
Eclectic Mix, St. Luke's Church, Sept 8, 2007
Make Your Own Kind of Music, St. Luke's Chapel, May 12, 2007
Pardon Our English, St. Luke's Church, October 14, 2006
All Roads Lead Home, benefit for Habitat For Humanity and Thrivent Builds, Magnolia Lutheran Church, June 25, 2006
Shilshole on the Pacific Rim, Nordic Heritage Museum, March 11, 2006

Market Street Singers Celebrate Fifth Anniversary with Free Concert, Ballard News-Tribune, May 2009

Press release, July 2006
Market Street Singers Raise $2600 for Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Builds

Press release, August 2005
Market Street Singers Awarded City of Seattle Grant

Mr. Vincent is a Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology at the University of Washington and holds a master’s degree in ethnomusicology and a bachelor’s degree in piano performance, both from Florida State University. He lived five years in Japan where he did research and mastered the koto (a traditional 13-string zither), while attending the Tokyo University of Arts and Music. During his time there, he accompanied the Tokyo International Singers and directed the choir at St. Alban’s Anglican/Episcopal Church. In the U.S., he has taught music theory and world music appreciation at the University of Washington and the Art Institute of Seattle, and has conducted several choirs. He is currently Director of Music for Mt. Baker Park Presbyterian Church and Staff Accompanist at the Cornish College of the Arts. Mr. Vincent may be contacted by email at director@marketstreetsingers.org.

Ms. Verhulsdonk did her undergraduate work at the University of Hawaii and received her master’s degree in piano performance from the University of Washington in 2004. She has accompanied the Mormon Tabernacle Choir of Honolulu and the University of Washington choirs. At the University of Hawaii, Ingrid was the winner of the Student Concerto Competition in 2000 and performed with the University of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. She has held organist positions since 1993 in Honolulu and Seattle. Currently she is Principal Organist at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bellevue, and accompanist for the University of Washington drama department. She has also been an accompanist for Northwest Opera in Schools Etcetera (NOISE).

Kate Riordan (President)
Barbara Helde (Vice President)
Kathryn Minturn (Secretary)
Bobann Fogard (Treasurer)
Ashley Wiggin
Chris Baptiste
Helena Morris
Marijke de Vries
Sarah Coyle

To inquire about a performance at your event, or to receive occasional messages about concerts and special events, please contact (206) 465-3296 or director@marketstreetsingers.org.

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