Meet our singers
Faith Wada celebrated her fifteenth birthday in New York City on the 2023 Chorister NYC Tour in January. She attends Hall High School and has a most incredible voice! She also recently started taking piano lessons and is hoping to learn Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag before the end of the year. We celebrate your musical journey and are glad you’re with us at The Choir School of Hartford!
Franklin Mogor is the youngest in the Mogor family and joined the Choir School in 2022 when he turned eight years old. He has a can-do attitude and his wonderful energy add a lot to our music community. We’re so excited to have his joyful spirit among us!
Shaylah Haywood joined us in 2022 and we’re so happy to have her with us! She’rsquo;s going into seventh grade and recently performed in her first musical theatre show — Moana! She’rsquo;s a kind, supportive spirit and we celebrate her ongoing musical success as she continues exploring and sharing her voice.
Ruby Diaz joined The Choir School in 2022. Her cousin, Isabella, had been in The Choir School since 2021 and encouraged her to audition. Ruby is an extremely creative high-schooler with a deep passion for figure drawing and animation in addition to music. Ruby began piano lessons in 2023, and we're excited to help guide her musical journey!
Adalia Sterling attends CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering in Windsor. In addition to being a leader in The Choir School of Hartford, she is also an avid baker, specializing in cookies and brownies, which she occasionally brings to Choir School functions.
Austin Mogor is the second youngest boy in the Mogor family. He’rsquo;s also got a killer sense of style and sense of humor! In his spare time, he also enjoys playing football and video games with friends. His favorite snacks are Takis and Sour Patch Kids. Austin’rsquo;s humorous, steadfast, down-to-earth presence is a joy to have in The Choir School.
Krista Mogor is Head Chorister for the 2023–2024 season after her sister, Olivia, graduated and moved on to college. Krista’rsquo;s voice has only gotten more strong and refined over the years and we’rsquo;re honored to have her leadership among us, both musically and interpersonally. In addition to The Choir School, she also enjoys drawing and playing bass clarinet in her school band.
Julieta Bido-Jimenez attends Corpus Christi Middle School in Wethersfield, where she has also performed in the yearly productions (Michael Banks in Mary Poppins Jr., 2022 and in the ensemble for Annie Jr., 2023). She also takes flute lessons in her spare time. Within The Choir School, she is a very dedicated piano student, and performed Bach’rsquo;s prelude no. 1 in C major in 2022 and Chopin’rsquo;s prelude in E minor in 2023.
Arianny Dilone joined The Choir School in 2022 after her brother, Adrian, was a chorister for many years before his voice dropped — and he joined the Trinity Adult Choir! Arianny attends Anna Fischer Montessori, and enjoys drawing in her free time. She has a compassionate demeanor and a desire to help others. We are so grateful for her presence.
Porsche Ileoje is one of our youngest choristers and has already made such a wonderful impact on our community! She has a great sense of humor and an inspiring openness about sharing thoughts and ideas among the choir. In 2023 she acted in her first school play, as Caption Hook in Peter Pan Jr. Her mother, Yvonne, also sings in the Trinity Adult Choir.
Sophie Reilly Sophie is a dedicated pianist as well as a singer in The Choir School. She attends Wethersfield High School; her father, Jim, also sings in the Trinity Adult Choir. She is particularly helpful at explaining musical concepts to younger choristers and helping them through their workbooks. Her engaging spirit and sense of humor are joyful additions in our community.
Isabella Lozano-Diaz is a student at Carmen Arace Middle School in Bloomfield, and has also studied piano for the past couple years at The Choir School. Her other interests include fashion and animals. Her playful, considerate spirit is a wonderful part of the chorister community.
Recent graduates
Olivia Mogor served as Head Chorister for the 2022–2023 year. She was also the captain of her lacrosse team in high school and played tenor saxophone for many years in the school band. We were so lucky to have her steadfast, intuitive leadership in The Choir School and wish her well as she heads off to college. She is attending New York University to pursue medicine and psychology.
Margaret Rousseau was raised in The Choir School for most of her childhood. She was also a dedicated piano student in addition to being a great leader as a prefect in the program, stepping up in a big way when the 2020 pandemic hit. She graduated in 2021 and is attending Eastern Connecticut State University in pursuit of a degree in English. She has continued her choral studies and now performs in the college choir.
Jane Mogor is the oldest in the Mogor family and spent her childhood growing up in The Choir School. She also studied piano, organ, and violin in addition to her vocal studies. In 2020–2021, she served as Head Chorister before graduating high school and moving on to Northeastern University in Boston, MA.
Celine Stephens was Head Chorister in 2021–2022 before graduating high school and moving on to the University of St. Joseph to pursue a degree in biology. Her calm, centered demeanor and warmth with youngest choristers was a great part of this community for many years.
Chi-Chi Onoh was a prefect in her last year as a chorister, helping to lead warm-ups and coach younger choristers through their workbooks. She was also a cheerleader at Hall High School before graduating and moving on to the University of Connecticut.