Current Members
Voces Novae counts among its members a doctor, a nurse, several educators, a costume designer, an equestrian, a biologist, a writer, an educational technology consultant, a financial administrator, a folklorist and more, over half of whom hold music degrees.
The Choir
Janice Bagwell, Sara Bakker, Cary Boyce, Tim Chenette, Ruth Cord, Elizabeth Elmi, Andy Fiss, Laura Kasson Fiss, Sally Gaskill, Brent Gault, Roger Henry, Steven Lawrie, Joseph Legaspi, Gabriel Lubell, Marie Monts, Gregory Moore, Alexandra Morphet, Deborah Phelps, Betsy Sabga, Mark Schultz, Thomas Smith, Susan Sullivan, Maria Izzo Walker, Shari Woodbury
Susan Swaney
Artistic Director 2003-Present
sswaney@indiana.edu
Susan Swaney has been Music Director of Voces Novae since 1999 and Artistic Director since 2004. She is also Music Director for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, where she has built a fine 70-voice choir and made music part of an active social justice outreach program. Ms. Swaney recently completed her doctorate and is an adjunct faculty member in Choral Conducting at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music. Full bio...
2009-2010 Board of Directors
Jeffrey Huntsman, President, Indiana University, Assoc. Professor Emeritus of English, American Studies, Medieval Studies, and American Indian Studies
Gregory Moore, Vice President and Choir Member, Indiana University Senior Communications Specialist for University Information Technology Services Communication Department
Julia Karin Lawson, Secretary, Lecturer, Indiana University Dept. of Germanic Studies
Lee Caulfield, Treasurer, President, Vanderbilt Music Co.
Rona Hokanson, Board Member, Arts Administrator and Piano Teacher
Deborah Piston-Hatlen, Board Member, Consultant to Indiana University West European Studies Institute
Mark Schultz, Board Member and Choir Member, Property Manager, Owens Investments, LLC, OBR Realtors, Inc.
Hill Trubitt, Board Member, Associate Professor Emeritus, IU Department of Criminal Justice