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President - Mary Burdwood
Vice President - Brianna Tiernan
Treasurer - Jakki Tigar
Secretary - Nicky Sluker
Music Librarian - Mary Burdwood
Membership - Holly Kropinack
Program Coordinator - Bonnie Dwyer
Publicity - Amanda Dubinsky
Members-at-Large - Alison Martin, Andrew Martin, Helene Phillips
Ned Perwo- received a B.M. in Music Education with foci in trombone, piano, voice, and choral/orchestral conducting from The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College).
At TCNJ he studied trombone with Donald Harwood of the NY Philharmonic and Brian Brown of the Delaware Symphony, voice with Dr. Nora Sirbaugh, piano with Mr. Jack Ervin, choral conducting with Dr. Michael D. Mendoza, and orchestral conducting with Dr. Philp Tate.
Continuing a diverse music education, Mr. Perwo also received a Master of Arts in Church Music with a concentration in organ and choral conducting from Capital University / Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. He studied organ with Dr. Paul Thornock and choral conducting with Dr. Lynda Hasseler.
Mr. Perwo is an ordained Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
He is the Director of Music / Youth & Family ministries at Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manasquan, NJ where he oversees an extensive music program which includes adult and children's choral ensembles, two worship ensembles, handbells, and seasonal concert offerings. He also oversees a vibrant Youth & Family program which includes education and activities for children in pre-K through grade 12.
In addition to his duties at Holy Trinity, Mr. Perwo maintains an active musical life as a conductor, teacher, and recitalist.
He is the Artistic Director of “The Island Singers”, a 60-member multi-generational community choir in Ocean County, NJ. Mr. Perwo is a member of several professional music organizations including the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, the Ocean County NJ / Southwest NJ Chapters of the American Guild of Organists, the Handbell Musicians of America, and the NJ Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. He is currently associate adjunct professor of Low Brass at Ocean County College in Toms River, NJ. Past honors include serving as the Dean of the Delaware Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and Worship Chair of the Delaware Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association.
Mr. Perwo has sung bass with Princeton Pro Musica, the Kinnara Ensemble, the University of Delaware Schola Cantorum, and currently sings with the New Jersey Chamber Singers.
In his free time, Mr. Perwo enjoys playing trombone with the Blawenburg Band of Princeton, NJ and maintaining his Hauptwerk home practice organ."
Karen Miske - Karen received a B.M. in piano
performance from the Boston Conservatory, she also participated in the Collaborative Piano Program at
the Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen CO, and received a Master of Music in Piano
Accompanying and Chamber Music from The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. Karen's
Choral Accompanying includes the Runnymeade Singers in Washington D.C., the Vorhees Choir at
Douglass College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Garden State Philharmonic Chorus, Toms River
NJ, Pinelands Regional High School, Tuckerton, NJ, The Ranney School, Tinton Falls, NJ, Point Pleasant
Schools, Point Pleasant, NJ, Manasquan High School, Manasquan, NJ, and the New Jersey Chamber
Singers, Manasquan, NJ. Karen's Vocal and Instrumental accompanying includes The Ivory Winds Trio,
Ocean County, NJ, Pianist , Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ Faculty/student recital pianist, The
Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA, Staff Accompanist, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Vocal
Studio Accompanist, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, Staff Accompanist, Ceremonious Strings,
Tuckerton, NJ Pianist, and the Amadeus Academy of Music, Sea Girt, NJ, Recital/Masterclass Pianist.
Karen's teaching experience includes Freehold/Toms River Music Center, Toms River, NJ, Piano Teacher,
Private Piano Studio Teacher, Pine Beach, NJ, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ Class Piano
Instructor, Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ, Piano Instructor, and The College of New Jersey,
Ewing, NJ, Adjunct Instructor. She has held the positions of Director of Music at St. Andrew United
Methodist Church, Toms River, NJ, Associate Organist and Associate Director of Music at The
Presbyterian Church of Toms River, Toms River, NJ, Organist/Pianist/Handbell Director and currently
Music Director at Waretown United Methodist Church, Waretown, NJ.
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