MARC WINER, now in his second year as Director of the Greater Westfield Choral Association, having previously served as tenor soloist for eleven years under Allan Taylor, is truly privileged to have the opportunity to work with such a wonderful group. His previous conducting experience was as Music Director for Mahar Regional High School's production of "Oklahoma!" as well as Choral Director for three choirs from grades 7 to 12. Marc also founded and directed the Madrigal Singers at Westfield State College, while earning his Bachelor of Music Education degree. While there, he studied conducting with Dr. Theodore Davidovich and Dr. Peter Demos.

            Mr. Winer is more well known as a tenor soloist throughout the Pioneer Valley and beyond. His most pronounced achievements have included Mendelssohn's Elijah , Haydn's Seasons , and many others in the classical repertoire. While at Westfield State, he traveled to Austria and performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC with the Chorale. Marc studied voice with Lois Sayers Smith and Ken Manzer, and currently studies with Sudie Marcuse.

            Mr. Winer currently sings with Novi Cantori, a professional concert choir of nineteen voices, and is tenor soloist at First Congregational Church here in Westfield. Marc also performs throughout Western Massachusetts and beyond with such groups as Arcadia Players, Festival Chorus of Westfield, the Middletown Chorale, Hampshire Choral Society and many others. When not singing and directing, Marc builds and repairs pipe organs for Southfield Organ Builders, Inc., where he is Shop Foreman.