Andrew H. Yeargin, chair
Director of Music & Organist

Jose "Cheito" Guevara
Cantor, Misas en español

Michelle Repella
Music Associate & Principal Cantor

Janet Chung
Director, Contemporary Ensemble

Dr. Andrew H. Yeargin maintains an extensive career as a recitalist, accompanist, conductor and church musician.  A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Andrew is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, where he was awarded the degrees of Master of Music (2009) and Doctor of Musical Arts (2016) in organ and musicology under the tutelage of the legendary McNeil Robinson.  As one of Robinson's final prize-winning organ students, Andrew made Robinson the subject of his doctoral thesis, entitled McNeil Robinson (1943—2015): The Complete Musician.  Dr. Yeargin is also an alumnus of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J., where he studied organ with Matthew Lewis and Diane Meredith Belcher, and conducting with Sun Min Lee and James Jordan, while singing with the foremost orchestras of the world as a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir.

As an organist, Andrew has performed throughout much of the eastern United States, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, and in the Caribbean.  He has been identified as demonstrating “a level of accomplishment that augurs well for the future of organ recitals in this country” (The American Organist, October 2008) and “gives hope that there are people out there to keep the flame alight in the fields of church music and organ performance” (The Bombarde, August 2007).  His performances in the Tri-State area have been described as “light, crisp and note-perfect—a real tour de force!” and has been called a “master of technical dexterity…if Mozart had been in the balcony, he doubtless would have rushed downstairs to wring Andrew’s hand!” (Greenwich Gossip, October 2008).  He has appeared as a solo artist in the L'Organo recital series at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C., has frequently appeared on the noonday recital series at Duke University Chapel, and has recorded for the radio program Pipedreams Live! on American Public Media.  In 2009, Andrew was the recipient of a grant from the Bedient Organ Company and the Florence Gould Foundation to study and perform on historic instruments of the 18th and 19th centuries in France, and, in 2015, Andrew performed at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, in the presence of His Holiness Pope Francis.  Andrew has participated in many competitions of international renown, most notably the American Guild of Organists Regional Competition sponsored by Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc., in which he was awarded first prize in 2007 and was a featured artist at two summer conventions of the Guild.

An active church musician, Dr. Yeargin is currently Director of Music and Organist at the Church of the Holy Trinity (Roman Catholic) on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where he oversees a considerable music program in a glorious space that is one of North America’s few examples of truly Byzantine architecture.  He is also Organist of Congregation Shir Ami in Greenwich, Connecticut.  Previously, Andrew served as Organist and Choirmaster at Christ Church (Episcopal) in Manhasset, NY after completing a tenure as Organ Scholar at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York.  He has served on the teaching faculties of the United Choir School in New Haven and at Princeton Theological Seminary.  As an accompanist he frequently collaborates with such organizations as the St. George’s Choral Society (NYC), the Lakeland Chorale (NJ) and the Elm City Girls’ Choir (New Haven).  Andrew is active as a member of the American Guild of Organists, having recently served on the Executive Board for the Guild’s New York City chapter.

Michelle Repella, soprano, is a New York native and an accomplished choral and operatic singer.  She is a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J. and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Voice Performance.  She has sung with the New York, Dresden and Berlin Philharmonics, and has appeared as soprano soloist in concert performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem, Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, and Mozart's Requiem and Mass in C Minor.  Ms. Repella currently sings in the NYC-based ensemble Canticum Scholare and is a member of the ensemble at Temple Israel in Westport, Conn.  In 2018, Michelle celebrated her 10th season as staff cantor and member of the Schola Cantorum at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on New York's Upper West Side, and was officially made a member of the parish pastoral staff as Music Associate and Principal Cantor.  She has previously sung in the professional choirs at St. Bartholomew's Church, the Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch and the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, all in Manhattan.  She has featured solos on recordings for the GIA, Atlantic Records and Pro Organo labels.  A flexible singer with a large range and a gift for full lyric straight-tone singing, she is as comfortable singing Tallis as she is singing Wagner, and is currently training as a dramatic soprano.  She excels at performance through recital, most recently appearing as an artist at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, S.C., alongside organist Andrew Yeargin.  Recent dramatic roles include the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors and La Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica, as well as performing the European premiere of Adamo's Little Women, singing the role of Cecelia March in Bruges, Belgium.

Dr. Janet Sora Chung, originally from Edmonton, Alberta, is Director of Music at St. John’s Lutheran Church in New York’s Greenwich Village, and a frequent organ recitalist both in the United States and abroad.  Dr. Chung earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Manhattan School of Music, where she was awarded the President’s Award and the Bronson Ragan Award for most outstanding ability in organ performance.  Her principal teachers include McNeil Robinson, Walter Hilse, Marnie Giesbrecht, Jacobus Kloppers and Rachel Laurin.  As both a soloist and accompanist, Dr. Chung has performed at numerous venues in the New York area, including the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Riverside Church and at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center.  Dr. Chung frequently collaborates with saxophonist Jay Rattman, exploring existing repertoire, creating transcriptions for organ and saxophone, and premiering new works written for them.  She joins the music staff at Holy Trinity in the autumn of 2021 as Director of the Contemporary Ensemble, a group of volunteer musicians who provide musical leadership for the 5:30 P.M. Masses on Sunday evenings.