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 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 several choirs and served as an accompanist for several area churches and choral ensembles. Chris also currently directs the Chorale at the Music Center of the Northwest and is music director at Newport Presbyterian Church in Bellevue, WA.

Contact email: director@marketstreetsingers.org. 

Aubrey Marks-Johnson
​Accompanist

Aubrey Marks-Johnson studied piano at Western Washington University with Jeffrey Gilliam. He has performed with the Marrowstone Music Festival and WWU’s New Music Ensemble and for masterclasses with Jeremy Denk, Gilbert Kalish, and William Bolcom. Currently, he is an accompanist at All That Dance, teaches at Cascade Piano Studio, and serves as personnel manager and orchestral pianist for Seattle Collaborative Orchestra. He lives in Queen Anne with his partner and two cats, Will and Cordelia. 

Scott Barker
Executive Director

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Scott has been a part of the Seattle music scene for most of his adult life, including as a choir and handbell director Tibbetts UMC, Bellevue Christian Church, St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, and St. Peter's UMC. He also has a long history working with nonprofits, including Bells of the Sound, The Seattle Bell Ensemble, and the Burien Actor's Theater.  He was the Area 10 Chair of the Handbell Musicians of America and the Treasurer of the Washington State Recycling Association. As a singer Scott has performed with various choirs around the region, including The University of Washington Chorale, Northwest Chorale, and was a founding member of Lyric Arts Ensemble. He currently sings with The Starry Crowns, an 8-voice ensemble based in West Seattle. In his work life Scott is the Finance Director for AristaPoint and Treasurer of 4Seam Leadership, a Speakers Forum featuring some of the Northwest's most well known names in sports and leadership. Scott holds a degree in business from the University of Washington with a focus in management and finance.  

Board of Directors

President - Birdie Bagwell
Vice-President - Sara Ditzel 
Secretary - Deborah Stewart
Treasurer -  Kim Howard-Lloyd
Member - Elaine Mathies 
Member - Randy Howard
Member - Carla Ginnis
Member - Gary Woods 
Member - Stephan Cancler