Ned sang with the Chicago Symphony Chorus for 15 seasons, performing as a soloist in “Moses Und Aaron” under Pierre Boulez during their Berlin tour and singing in their Grammy winning recording of “Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg.” He has been active in local theatre and is a member of Northminster Presbyterian Chancel Choir. Ned grew up in Tucson, is a University of Arizona alumni and works as a futures broker for EDF Man Capital Markets. He and his wife Heidi also perform in an Evanston-based funk band called Chicken Bone.

Jon is a studio singer, composer, freelance producer, woodwind player and keyboard player in the Chicago music scene. His voice, instruments and writing have been heard on hundreds of radio and television commercials worldwide for over 30 years. Jon produced more than 700 tracks and 70+ CDs for the pre-school music program Kindermusik. He has performed with Celine Dion, Bob Hope, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Ray Charles, Dionne Warwick, Denis Leary, Joan Rivers, Enuff Z’nuff, Debbie Reynolds & Donald O’Connor, Eddie Arnold, The Lennon Sisters, Dennis DeYoung and Styx, among others. With his wife Jacque, he operates Momcat Music, a music production company producing children’s music, church music and industrials for corporations and commercials.

Dan is a performer, director, arranger and teacher who has performed in venues all over Chicago and the suburbs, most recently at Northlight Theatre, American Blues Theater and Paramount Theatre. A lifelong resident of Chicago, he studied at Roosevelt University and Harold Washington College. Dan also coaches and accompanies soloists and choirs of all ages in many styles of music. He regularly sings with the Cathedral Schola Cantorum at Holy Name Cathedral and can be seen Sunday mornings on WGN-TV singing for Mercy Home for Boys and Girls. He is a proud new member of Actors’ Equity.

Daniel Mackey (bass) is excited to be back performing with the lakeside singers. After studying vocal performance (Chicago College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University) and vocal pedagogy (Northeastern Illinois University), Dan ventured into the world of theme parks and is currently performing as a vocalist, dancer, vocal director and illusionist at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL. He also teaches at a private voice studio and works as a freelance recording artist. Dan would like to thank Bob Bowker for his overall brilliance and direction.

Robert Heitzinger, baritone, is an original member of Lakeside Singers. He is Chair and Associate Professor of Voice at Northeastern Illinois University, where he received three Faculty Excellence Awards in the area of Research and Creative Activities. He holds a Doctor of Music degree from Northwestern University and has performed around the world in concert and operatic venues, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Sinfonietta at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, the Festival de Musica de Canarias in the Canary Islands, the Grant Park Symphony, Light Opera Works and Chicago Opera Theatre. Other credits include the Broadway production and the National and European tours of the Tony award winning musical "Evita," the critically acclaimed "She Always Said, Pablo" at the Kennedy Center and the Goodman Theatre, "Forbidden Broadway" at the Gaslight Club, two holiday tours with Perry Como and many other musical theatre credits in the Chicago area. He is also been a studio musician, where he has performed a wide range of musical styles and genres. Robert is also in demand as a clinician and has given vocal master classes in Europe, Asia and the United States.