Praised for her "glistening torrents of sound" (Opera News), Iowa native Claire Kuttler enjoys a varied career on the operatic, recital and concert stage. Recent season engagements include Krysia in Jake Heggie’s Two Remain: Out of Darkness with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Mimì in Puccini's La Bohème with Anchorage Opera, Countess Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro with Bel Cantanti Opera, guest soloist for the Opera Quad Cities Gala Concert, her soloist debut at Carnegie Hall in Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem with Distinguished Concert Artists of New York. For the past seven years, Claire has also been engaged with the world renowned Metropolitan Opera Chorus, and has performed in over twenty productions with the company.
Claire Kuttler
Chris Nelson is known for his impressive technical skill and exquisite improvisational skills from the bench of the St. Paul Lutheran pipe organ in Davenport. His responsibilities encompass all things music: Overseeing choral and instrumental music, accompanying choirs, playing the organ, and working collaboratively to plan worship.
Schooled in church music at Bethany College and Luther Seminary, Chris has served churches in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota, and Indiana. A member of the American Guild of Organists, Chris presents regional workshops and encourages young organists. He is the college organist and instructor of organ at Augustana College in Rock Island, and plays for a variety of beloved musical traditions and organizations in the Quad Cities.
Chris Nelson
As Director of Choral Activities at St. Ambrose University, Dr. Nathan Windt brings professional choral and solo singing experience with leading professional choirs in the United States, including the Chicago Symphony Chorus and the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble.
An accomplished conductor of opera, Dr. Windt has conducted a variety of operatic styles and epochs. His operatic roles include Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus, Prince Yamadori in Madame Butterfly, the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Grandpa in The Tender Land, Bob in The Old Maid and the Thief, and Sciarrone in Tosca. He is also a frequent recitalist, with a particular interest in German and English art song, including a recent collaboration with Dr. Marian Lee in a multimedia presentation of Schubert’s Winterreise in recital.
Nathan Windt
Dortha DeWit
Dortha DeWit is an accomplished violinist.