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Directors of Music
Years Directors
4/1/1962 Harold Hawley
11/26/61 to8/31/82 Phyllis Wells
1970s Ron Daniel
Interim 9/82 to 1/83 David Swayne
2/83 to 9/87 Edwin Barlow
1/88 to 8/92 Simon Andrews
9/92 to 4/93 Jay Kawarsky
5/93 to 6/94 Edwin Barlow
9/94 to 1/01 Eric Howe
1/01 to 3/01 Don Aird
3/01 to 8/01 Sandra Soderlund (interim)
8/01 to 6/03 Bob Crocker
8/03 to present Bryan Baker
Choirs
Choir Directors
Phyllis Wells 1961–82
Edwin Barlow 1983–93
Simon Andrews 1988–92
Jay Kawarsky 1992–93
Edwin Barlow 1993–94
Eric Howe 1994–Feb 2001
Interims: Donald Aird March–May 2001
Sandra Soderlund June, July 2001
Bob Crocker Aug 2001–June 2003
Bryan Baker July 2003 (current director)
Michèle Voillequé 2004–Present (2012)
(Children’s Choir)
Organists Years Comments
Harrold Hawley 4/62–1/63 Organist and Director of Music for Organ Dedication on 4/1/62
Bill Foote (Deputy Organist) August 1962
Arthur Hills 2/27/63–7/14/75 Resigned 5/16/75 Cong Mtg
Karlyn Hanks (interim) 7/75–8/75
Patricia Dyck (interim) 7/75–10/75
Robert Love 11/2/75–10/1/77 Karlyn Hanks, Asst 1/19/76
Michael Moreskine 11/1/1977–78 Susan Fisher, Asst 6/18/79
Andrew Olson 1978–Sept 1979 Michael Moreskine Asst 5/81–12/81
Barbara Back hired as Asst. 1/82
Susan Henderson Fisher 9/79– 1984 Interim Organist (Practicing Berkeley Dentist)
Don Freuh 10/84 to 1989
Ken Matthews 6/89–4/94 Patricia Dyck Ellis, Asst (6/15/89 appt letter)
Brad Slocum 10/94–8/95
Sandra Soderlund 1/1996–6/30/2006
Chris Nordwall 7/1/2006–6/30/2007
Interim Organist Lynn Finnegan 7/2007–6/2008
Interim Organist John Partridge 7/2008–May 2009
Ronald Swedlund 7/2009– present
Choral Accompanist
Betty Lovejoy 1961–1981
Patricia Dyck Ellis 1975–2014 Filling in for organist, duets with piano & organ, all around music support