Music Staff at Old St. Andrew's ...

Soprano Lisabeth Miller is our Musical Director. Appointed in 2010, Liz has transformed the choir into one of the very best church groups in Connecticut.

Since 2002, Liz has graced us with her wonderful voice as well has her stellar sense of humor. Liz brings energy and great musical skill to our parish and we are fortunate to have her with us.

A classically trained soprano, Liz made her professional opera debut in 2009 as Suor Dolcina in Opera Theater of Connecticut's production of Suor Angelica. She performed the title role in Handel's Alcina, and sang excerpts as Konstanze (The Abduction from the Seraglio) and Valentine (Les Hugenots) with Hillhouse Opera in New Haven. Liz is a company member of Hartford Opera Theater, where she sang the roles of the Widow Douglas and Dobbins in the world premiere of Phillip Martin's Tom Sawyer which was performed at the Mark Twain House in the spring of 2010. Liz was the featured soloist with the Nutmeg Symphonic Pops orchestra for all of their 2009 and 2010 concerts and performed excerpts from La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, and Le Nozze di Figaro under the baton of Maestro Dino Ciaburri. She was also a finalist in both the 2007 and 2009 Amici Vocal Competitions. Liz is an alumna of several prestigious young artist programs including those at Opera New Jersey, OperaWorks, and the International Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy.

Equally at home on the concert stage, Liz has been the soprano soloist for many area Messiahs and has been honored to perform works by local composers, some written specifically for her, including Nolan Stolz and Edward Knoeckel. Liz has been a member of the CONCORA roster since 2009 and has been selected to perform solos with that group as well. She holds a master's degree in voice performance from the Hartt School of Music and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Brandeis University. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Connecticut.

Stephen Scarlato is active as a piano accompanist and organist in the Greater Hartford area. He received his Bachelor's of Music in organ performance from The Hartt School where he studied under Larry Allen. While at The Hartt School, Stephen received the University of Hartford's Regents Honors Award for academic excellence, won prizes in the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival/USA, was a finalist in Hartt's Performance 20/20 competition, and received the Ethel Greenberg scholarship for outstanding performance within the organ department. He graduated summa cum laude.

As a freelance piano and organ accompanist he has appeared with, among others, Connecticut Opera, CONCORA, Commonwealth Opera, the Vernon Chorale, the Greater Hartford Opera Ensemble, Hartford Opera Theater, Connecticut Concert Opera, the New Haven Chorale, the Mostly Baroque Players, the West Hartford Women's Chorale, and the New England Music Festival. He can be heard on the Valmarie Music CD 'The Ash Grove' with soprano Julie M. Poole. Stephen is also an adjunct vocal accompanist in The Hartt School's vocal studies division. He has served as organist at Old St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Bloomfield, CT since 2010.

Michael Spaziani is in his third year as OSA's Baritone Soloist. A native of Nashua, NH and a Vocal Performance/Music Management double major at the Hartt School, Michael enjoys success as a performer of both theatrical and classical repertoire. Past performances in the Hartford area include Godspell (Jesus), Our Town (George), and The Last Five Years (Jamie) with the Good Company Theater; Princess Ida (Hilarion) with Simsbury Light Opera Company; New In November and Trouble In Tahiti (Boy 2) with Hartford Opera Theater; and The Tenderland (Mr. Jenks), Iolanthe (Strephon) and scenes from Carmen (El Doncairo) with Hartt Opera Theater. Michael is currently the artistic manager and tenor soloist of Opera Works and the educational outreach program associated with Young Audiences of CT which strives to bring an awareness of opera to elementary schools throughout the state.

Dana Kephart, OSA’s mezzo soloist/section leader and newly appointed Church School music teacher, is currently a senior at the Hartt School, double-majoring in vocal performance and music education. She got her first formal exposure to singing early in her elementary school years, with the children’s choir of her home church in New Jersey. Since then, she has gained experience with instrumental music and music theory, choral music, voice in classical and popular styles, and music education.

She has performed with many groups, including the New Jersey All-State Choir, Hartt Chamber Choir, Hartt Opera, Hartford Opera Theater, and Connecticut Concert Opera.

Dana has taught in local schools with the Hartt education program, has tutored music students at the Hartt School, and has taught lessons at Music & Arts and DayJams music camp.