Matt has been singing in radio and television commercials since he could walk. His claim to fame is introducing Fruit Roll-Ups to the world! He sang with Choral Thunder (the best gospel group around) for four years and it was there he learned how to clap on time and inspire. Currently, he is president of Lodge Financial, specializing in commercial real estate financing across the United States. He is also a realtor with Century 21 Affiliated, which handles all types of real estate transactions. In August of 2004, Matthew broke new ground by getting married to his beautiful wife and Lakeside Singer, Lisa Yusk. Together they welcomed the newest Bowkers, Ella and Miles.

Tom Shea is very glad to be singing with this talented bunch. Tom has been a mainstay of the North Shore music and theater scenes for over 25 years. In that time, he has worked extensively with Light Opera Works in Evanston, appearing in works by Weill, Bernstein, Strauss, Romberg, Herbert, and Gilbert and Sullivan, among others. He has also been seen at Drury Lane Oakbrook, Porchlight Music theater, the Mercury Theatre, Second City Theatricals, and Chamber Opera Chicago, for whom he recently toured Jane Austen’s Persuasion to the United Kingdom for the fourth straight year. As a singer, he was a co-founder of the group Schedule C, and sang with the Navy Pier Players, the Pier’s choice a capella group, for eight years. He has soloed in works by Haydn, Strauss, Britten, and Schutz.

Matthew Sucher is a frequently requested tenor soloist having performed in many venues in the Chicagoland area over the past 25 years. He has most recently performed as the tenor soloist for Congregation Hakafa in Glencoe, Grace United Methodist Church in Lake Bluff, and Northminster Church in Evanston and was the featured guest soloist at the Techny Festival of Music. He was a professional member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus for over 20 years and was the baritone soloist understudy for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performances of Carmina Burana under the direction of Zubin Mehta and the tenor soloist understudy for their performances of Beethoven’s oratorio Christus am Olberge under the direction of Daniel Barenboim. He has also performed under the direction of Sir George Solti, Margaret Hillis, James Levine and many other world class conductors. He has performed on the stages of the Chicago Symphony Center, Carnegie Hall, the Berliner Philharmonie and Ravinia. As part of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Matthew also performed on two Grammy Award winning recordings and performed on the soundtrack of Disney’s Fantasia 2000. He was also a member of the Grant Park Symphony Chorus and performed regularly with the a capella group Exclamation. In addition to countless solo and ensemble engagements that have kept Matthew busy over the years, he currently has a thriving vocal studio where he teaches and coaches emerging and professional singers. He has become an expert in the young singer’s changing voice and has taught many students that have gone on to successful careers in music, theatre and television. He is also regularly called upon to adjudicate music competitions throughout Illinois. Matthew is a graduate of Northwestern School of Music where he earned a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance. He received his Bachelor of Music from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.

Originally from Stillwater, 29 year old Minnesotan Tenor, Josh R. Pritchett, is quickly establishing himself as a versatile performer of both opera and concert repertoire. Chorally, Josh is a member with midwestern choruses, such as: Music of the Baroque, The Strangers, Bella Voce, The Marion Consort, The Grant Park Chorus, Elgin Master Choral, Chicago Choral Artists, Vox Nova, the Chicago Bach Project, and the Lakeside Singers. Operatically, Josh has recently collaborated with the Southern Illinois Music Festival by singing in the chorus of Rossini’s Guillaume Tell (2016). Other roles have included: Albert in Britten’s Albert Herring (2016) Egeo, in Cavalli's Il Giasone (2015), Ensemble with Haymarket Opera co., Telleman’s Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, (2014), Paris, in Offenbach's La Belle Helene (2014); Franz, in Le Conte d’Hoffman,(2014); and FE-NI-HAN, in BA-TA-CLAN(2013). Josh has performed worldwide for various concerts: featured soloist for the Orvieto Musica festival in Orvieto Italy, and featured soloist for the World Peace Bell Ceremony in S. Korea. Josh received his Bachelor of Music at the University of Wisconsin River Falls, and went on to pursue his Master of Music in vocal performance at North Park University in Chicago IL. Being known for his acting background, and Leggiero ease, Josh has trained as both Character Tenor and Baroque concert soloist.