Concerts

Kelsey Ferguson

Kelsey graduated from CIM with an MA in violin performance. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s and grew up singing in our choirs.

Kevin Jones

Karel Paukert

Karel has served at St. Paul’s Church since 1979. He is the Curator Emeritus of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Before coming to Cleveland, Karel was associate professor of Organ and Church Music at Northwestern University and directed music at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston. He continues to concertize and teach internationally. He especially likes to return to his native Czech Republic.

Todd Wilson

Internationally renowned organist Todd Wilson recently retired from Trinity Cathedral. Todd serves as head of the Organ Department at The Cleveland Institute of Music and Curator of the E.M. Skinner pipe organ at Severance Music Center (home of The Cleveland Orchestra). He maintains a very active concert schedule around the world, has numerous recordings to his credit, and is known as one of the world’s leading organ pedagogues.

Lois Bell

Lois has been a church musician for nearly forty years, directing and performing in both vocal and bell choirs. She recently retired from teaching music for 25 years in the Willoughby-Eastlake Schools. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Bucknell University and a Master of Music Education degree from Kent State University. Other interests include ballroom dancing, activities with her daughter and travel, especially to visit her son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren in Chicago.

Carolyn Hoff

Currently an undergraduate organ major at The Cleveland Institute of Music, Carolyn originally hails from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. You may find Carolyn at the organ on Sunday, helping out with the Youth and children’s choirs, or even singing with the Senior Choir.