Bios

Randy McGee, Music Director

Randy McGee, tenor, remains an active performer, teacher and conductor based in the Boston area. Dr. McGee includes the Bach Cantata Series with internationally-acclaimed Emmanuel Music and Craig Smith, Grammy-nominated Boston Baroque, and the Handel and Haydn Society among his credits.  McGee has sung under the direction of Helmuth Rilling, Seiji Ozawa, Robert Shaw, Christopher Hogwood, Roger Norrington, Andre Thomas, Anton Armstrong and John Finney. In addition to McGee’s solo credits, his ensemble work includes the Waverly Consort and the Boston Early Music Festival. McGee also includes the concert series of St. John the Devine and Alice Tully Hall, the Proms Festival in Royal Albert Hall, the Beethoven Festival in Poland, the Pablo Casals Festival in San Juan, PR, and the Ravinia Festival in Chicago in his performing credits.

McGee earned his Doctor of Arts in Vocal Performance and Conducting with honors at the University of Northern Colorado. While fulfilling his teaching assistantship responsibilities, he served as assistant director for the opera program and musical director for a variety of opera and music theatre productions. McGee directed Face in the Barroom Floor at Central City, CO, and was assistant director for UNC’s Opera Gala at Boettcher Concert Hall at Denver. Before moving permanently to Boston, McGee was Assistant Professor of Voice and Pedagogy at Adams State College in Alamosa, CO, and Assistant  Professor of Voice and Choral Activities at Northwestern Oklahoma State in Alva, OK. 

McGee serves on both the academic and performing faculties at Boston College where he teaches Fundamentals of Music Theory, directs the Opera Program and teaches private voice instruction.  In addition to McGee’s BC responsibilities, he previously served as Music Director for Snug Harbor Community chorus (Duxbury) and the  Unicorn Singers (Hingham).  He is presently Music Director/Organist for First Parish Congregational in Norwood, MA.  In the Boston area, Dr. McGee has directed church, high school and college ensembles in residence, and often served as guest clinician for high school and college ensembles.  He previously served on the faculties of Salem State University, Milton Academy, and Philips Exeter.

Simonida Spasojevic, Collaborative Pianist

Simonida Spasojevic (she/her, they/them) has trained in classical piano since they were five, and discovered early that making music with other people is some of the greatest fun a person can have. They’ve been lucky enough to work with musicians from all kinds of musical backgrounds, from classical to contemporary, Broadway scores to pop songs. 

As well as accompanying The A Cappella Singers, they are the accompanist at St. Matthew’s Church, Acton, tutor of children in piano, and accompanist for auditions at Clark University. They have played in many bands, chamber ensembles, and orchestras for the sheer enjoyment of it. They’re always on the lookout for opportunities to make music with others, and hope to consider supporting and learning from other music lovers in the future. 

Past Directors and Accompanist Emeritii

We celebrate our previous  music directors and emeritus personnel on Our History page.