05/15/2026
Perhaps the most personal contribution of the Concert Series on our community is its ability to support family ties. For many friends of the Series, what began as a romance of love and music blossomed into a family including the next generation of artists!
During Paul Carroll’s tenure, two couples became engaged then married: our tenor soloist and principal oboeist Grace and Andrew Shryock, and concertmaster Melissa Hullman and principal cellist, Doug Jameson. In addition, Anne Kovarik, our principal trumpet, married our principal trombonist Shawn McNamara.
Tim McKay joined as principal percussionist during the latter part of Paul’s tenure, and his wife Amanda later joined the orchestra as violist. Now a new generation of McKays, Isabelle in the choir, and Zack in the children’s choir have joined the team.
Talented family of our Executive Director Jay Dausch, Mary Dausch was the Series’ original violist, then principal violist and strings contractor. Joe Dausch began singing with us in 2015, and his daughters during Terry Eberhardt’s time.
Betsy Bates, who was a soprano soloist in the Mozart Exsultate in 2015, and later in an excerpt from Hansel and Gretel in 2017, is the daughter of Kathy Spies, a long time alto in the chorus. Betsy was also a guest chorister with us during several years under Director Heather Adelsberger’s baton.
Larissa Sanders was our pianist, first during the latter part of Paul’s tenure and then throughout Heather’s tenure and the initial part of Terry’s. Her husband Eddie joined our orchestra in Paul’s time, and became the winds contractor, principal bassoon, and soloist with the Atlantic Reed Quintet. Their daughter Catherine, now a freshman at Princeton, sang in our children’s chorus for many years.
Share your love story with us on Sunday at our 20th Anniversary Celebration!
Details:
Time: May 17, 2026 at 4 p.m.
Location: St. Louis Church (12500 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD 21029)
Admission: Free
