Ryan Turner is the Director of Choirs at Philips Exeter Academy, the Music Director of the Concord Chorus in Concord, Massachusetts, and has served as Assistant Director of Choral Activities at the University of Rhode Island and Interim Director of Choral Activities at Plymouth State University. He recently conducted the All-New England Choral Festival, Nashua Area Choral Festival, and the Lakes Region Choral Festival. A frequent guest musical director in opera and musical theater, he has conducted at the Boston Conservatory, Boston College, St. Anselm College, and the Education Theater Collaborative at Plymouth State University. From 1996 to 2000, he served as musical director for The North Country Center for the Arts Papermill Theater in Lincoln, NH.

In addition to his work as a conductor, Mr. Turner is an accomplished tenor, having performed to critical acclaim in oratorio, opera, and recital throughout the U.S. and Europe. The Boston Globe wrote "Turner has a pleasing tenor, and he can spin off coloratura with wonderful fluidity." Recent seasons have featured appearances with the Handel & Haydn Society, Seattle Baroque, Boston Baroque, Mark Morris Dance Group, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Kings Noyse, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Ensemble Abendmusik, Boston Camerata, Boston Cecilia, Opera Aperta, Lyric Opera Cleveland, and the Handel Society of Dartmouth College. He has worked with conductors Christopher Hogwood, Jane Glover, Grant Llewellyn, Benjamin Zander, Paul McCreesh, Rinaldo Allessandrini, Gil Rose, Stephen Stubbs, Paul O'Dette, and John Harbison. Since 1998, he has been a soloist in Emmanuel Music's (Boston) famed Bach Cantata series under the direction of Craig Smith. Mr. Turner's festival appearances include Tanglewood, Holland Festival Oude Muzieke, the Boston Early Music Festival and the Carmel Bach Festival. Mr. Turner has made recordings on Koch, Dorian, and Arsis records.

Mr. Turner completed his undergraduate studies in voice and music theory at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and his graduate studies at the Boston Conservatory.

Nancy Cole, accompanist, has been with the Concord Chorale since 1973, the last 22 years as its accompanist. She is retired as a vocal music teacher in the Manchester, New Hampshire school system, the last 12 years as Choral Director and Theory teacher at Manchester High School Central. Before coming to Manchester, she taught vocal music in the Waterville, Maine schools. A native of Maine, Ms. Cole was the organist and choir director during her studies at the Northern Conservatory of Music. She has accompanied choruses at many festivals in New Hampshire, including the New Hampshire All-State Chorus. She is currently the Music Director at the Moultonboro United Methodist Church. She has been guest director of the Chorale in 1998 and 2000-2001.