Choir Leadership

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Chris Vincent
Artistic Director

Chris holds a master's degree in ethnomusicology and a bachelor's degree in piano performance, both from the Florida State University. He has also worked towards his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at the University of Washington. 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 chancel choir at St. Alban's Anglican/Episcopal Church. In the U.S. he has taught music theory and world music appreciation at the Florida State University, the University of Washington, and the Art Institute of Seattle, and has conducted choirs and served as an accompanist for several area churches and choral ensembles. Chris currently directs the Chorale at the Music Center of the Northwest, and is accompanist for the Ancora Choir and the Redmond Chorale.

Contact email: [email protected]. 

Johnson Gouvêa
​Accompanist/Collaborative Pianist

Johnson Gouvêa holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of Washington, where he also served as Lead Teaching Assistant. He earned master’s degrees in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy from Georgia State University and a bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance and Chamber Music from the Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He has extensive experience as a collaborative pianist for choirs, churches, opera productions, and soloists in both academic and professional settings in the United States and Brazil. He currently serves as Lecturer at the University of Washington, where he teaches Portuguese, Spanish, and Brazilian culture, and as piano faculty at North Seattle College. In addition to his musical training, he is pursuing a postgraduate specialization in Jungian Analytical Psychology, with an emphasis on mythology, fairy tales, and the arts, which informs his pedagogical approach and deepens his understanding of the psychological dimensions of musical development. An active performer, he has appeared in recitals and concert series in the United States, Brazil, and Europe, including a performance at Carnegie Hall.

Adelaide Leroy
Executive Director

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Adelaide graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in Communication Studies and minor in Theatre. She has been singing since a very young age, in community choruses such as the Snohomish County Children's chorus and believes in the healing power of singing in community. She loves to travel, roller skate and - as a lifelong PNW local - enjoy the natural beauty we have here rain or shine. She is excited to bring her organizational skills and non-profit background to support the work of the Market Street Singers.  

Board of Directors

President - Sara Ditzel
Vice-President - Deborah Stewart 
Secretary - Marilyn Varas
Treasurer - Birdie Woods
Kim Howard-Lloyd
Carla Ginnis
Lynn Arnold
Mayumi Yagi
Gary Woods 
​Pamela Faulkner