Mollie Solow McReynolds is a soprano and voice teacher with a commitment to teaching healthy vocal technique and strong mind-body connection. Originally from Ojai, CA and the Bay Area, Mollie holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from San Francisco State University. She continued her studies at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she earned both a Master’s Degree and a graduate certificate in Vocal Pedagogy. Mollie is also a certified yoga teacher and frequently leads the choir in yoga warm-ups designed for the choral singer. As a performer, Mollie has been seen in the roles of The Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Despina in Così fan tutte, and Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance. Most recently she was Madame Silberklang in The Impresario with Livermore Valley Opera’s outreach program. Mollie lives in Lake Oswego with her husband, Ryan, and two daughters.

Phill Hurley, Bass

Phill is originally from Caldwell, Idaho. He started leading singing at church at a young age and always knew he wanted to be a music teacher when he grew up. He attended Columbia Christian College in Portland, Oregon, where he studied voice under Dick Dalzell. He has been teaching music in the David Douglas school district since 1986 and is currently teaching general music at Gilbert Heights Elementary. Phill has performed with Portland Choral Cross-Ties under the direction of Dr. Bruce Browne and now sings Male Ensemble Northwest, Phoenix Choir and Choro in Schola (Choir in Schools). He teaches private voice to high school students and has been a guest soloist at several churches in the Portland area. He and his wife Kim live in Portland with their children.

Lyric mezzo Rachel Mast Mohr is a versatile singer skilled in styles from opera to art song to church music. Originally from Corvallis, Oregon, Rachel recently returned to the PNW after many years of living and singing in Chicago and the Midwest. While in Chicago she sang with the Grant Park Music Festival Chorus, Chicago Fringe Opera, and treble ensemble La Caccina, among others. Since returning to Oregon she has performed with the Bach Cantata Chorale, Bravo Northwest, Portland Symphonic Choir and the Trinity Cathedral Schola. She holds a B.A. from Goshen College and a Master of Music from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.

Jesse Preis, Tenor

Jesse Preis is a tenor, pianist, and composer, originally from Emblem, Wyoming. Jesse graduated from the University of Montana in 2016 with a BM in Piano Performance & Pedagogy and a BA in Vocal Performance and studied voice abroad in Graz, Austria (The American Institute of Musical Studies) during the summers of 2016. In 2019, Jesse completed an M.M. Vocal Performance at West Virginia University. After relocating to Portland, Jesse has worked as a piano teacher at Hoffman Academy and Lydian Music Studios, the Director of Music Ministry at Prince of Life Lutheran Church and St Stephen Lutheran Church, and as a freelance accompanist. Most recently, in the summer of 2022, Jesse performed as the pianist for Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito (Renegade Opera). Jesse also collaborated with mezzo Claire Robertson-Preis in a 2018 performance of Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben. Their recent vocal performances include a complete staged recital of Winterreise, performed in 2018, and a chamber rendition of Vaughan Williams’ Four Hymns, performed in 2019. Jesse has also appeared as Perry in Orfeo in Underland (Renegade Opera), Parpignol in La boheme Warhola (Pittsburgh Festival Opera), the First Priest and Armored Guard in The Magic Flute (WVU), and roles in numerous opera scenes productions.