About Us

Nathan Bill, Tenor

Nathan Bill, current Cherry Creek Chorale President, is a musician with a great love of many musical genres, whose musical performance journey started in childhood with piano, voice and musical theater.  His family performed together in the local community in Sedona, Arizona as a musical group, first two part and then four part as the voices grew, often called the ‘von Bill Family Singers’ after the von Trapps from the Sound of Music.  After many years of piano and voice lessons, grade school choir and band, community productions, multiple summer music camps, jazz and regular choir in high school, and regional and all-state choirs, he began an undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance at the University of Arizona.  There he was lucky enough to sing in a 9-part vocal jazz group, nUAnce where he got to sing with such luminaries as Linda Ronstadt, including some of the Nelson Riddle arrangements.  Later in college, he sang in a 4-6 part a capella group EveryMan Jack and later EveryMan Jack & Jill (with Tones Director James Libbon, a close friend) – which he transitioned to leading the group and arranging some of the group’s songs.  After a musical break of nearly 15 years due to heavy work travel commitments, he is overjoyed to be back singing, in both the Chorale and the Cherry Tones!

John Buteyn, Bass

John has been a member of the Cherry Creek Chorale since 2013 and the Cherry Tones since 2016. He works in the construction industry with Colorado Hardscapes, installing specialty concrete throughout the Denver area. John enjoys singing with people who are so passionate about the Chorale and in music in general .

 

 

Tim Gesler, Tenor

Tim loves to sing! He has been a member of the Cherry Creek Chorale for nine years and has enjoyed every moment.  He joined the CherryTones in the summer of 2023. He looks forward to singing with this talented bunch of singers.

 

 

 

Jay Hartman, Tenor

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy Henson, Soprano

A Colorado native, Nancy grew up in a musical family singing harmony at the family cabin near Bailey. In high school and college in the 60’s, she played guitar and sang in hootenannies, even traveling and singing across Canada with a fellow musician. She met her husband, Bruce, in a swing jazz ensemble in 1988, performing across the front range for over twenty-five years. Nancy joined the Cherry Creek Chorale in 2016 and started singing with the Cherry Tones at the end of the 2022-23 season. She is definitely loving small ensemble singing again and is looking forward to learning loads of new music.

 

Gordon Johnson – Bass/Baritone

Gordon grew up on a farm North Dakota and graduated in engineering at UND. His career moves gave him the opportunity to sing with all types of vocal groups along the way… choirs, orchestra chorus, barbershop, opera chorus, renaissance ensembles, and mens chorus. After retiring, Gordon moved from Augusta, Georgia to Denver in 2019. He works on his earth house every summer, volunteers at the Forney Transportation Museum in RINO, and travels with his wife Liz Anne when he can work it into the Chorale schedule.

 

Nancy Lauth, Soprano

Nancy has been singing in groups since she was ten years old. She has a degree in Music Education from CU and has retired from teaching in the Douglas County Schools.  She has been singing with the Cherry Creek Chorale since 1991 and with the CherryTones for the past two years. When Nancy is not singing, she is either riding her horse, gardening, volunteering for the library, or reading. Making music helps keep life balanced.

 

 

 

Dr. James Libbon, Musical Director, Bass/Baritone

James is happy to have been able to join the Chorale and the Tones. He has twenty+ years of educational and professional choral performance experience, mostly vocal jazz and Rockapella, fifteen of which was leading, writing, and arranging for groups. When he’s not singing, he works as a geriatric physician and in his spare time, pursues hobbies including photography, videography, swimming and spending time with his wife and daughters.

 

 

 

Dr. Randi Libbon, Alto

Randi is the general manager of the CherryTones and has been a member since 2021. She has been singing since high school, mostly in acappella groups. She loves encouraging singing and a love of music in her 2 daughters as well. When not singing, Randi works as an integrated care psychiatrist at CU Anschutz in the neurology department. In her free time she enjoys baking, swimming, book club, and her 2 dogs.

 

 

Leah Lucas, Alto

Leah has been singing with the Cherry Creek Chorale for fifteen years and also sings in Sounds of Praise at Bethany Lutheran Church. Professionally, she is a pharmacist.

 

 

 

Ruth Most, Soprano/Alto

Ruth came from a musical family and has been singing and playing piano since childhood. She has sung with many choral groups including the CSO Chorus. A favorite was The Perfect Blend, a local ladies’ jazz trio. Ruth retired from Cherry Creek Schools after thirty years as a social worker. She now enjoys her two granddaughters and traveling with her husband, and of course, the Cherry Creek Chorale.

 

 

 

Christi Reynolds – Soprano

Christi has been a member of the Cherry Creek Chorale and Cherry Tones since 2017. She has sung in church bands and in high school and college choirs. She works as an infection preventionist in Denver and enjoys spending time singing, gardening, writing, and with her family

 

Jenee Stewart, Soprano

Jenee joined the Chorale in 2008 and served on the board 2008-2014. She is an original member of the CherryTones. She was soprano soloist for The Mozart Requiem, Haydn’s Creation, Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, Faure’s Requiem, Maunier’s Pueri Concinite and for excerpts from Carmina Burana, Elijah and more. She has won various awards in vocal competitions and has performed for the Colorado Opera on Tap, Broomfield Symphony, Opera Colorado, Loveland Opera Theater, Arias at Avos, Empire Lyric Players, New Orleans Opera, and Colorado Avalanche hockey games. She is a Sr. Operations Manager at Lumen Technologies.  Jenee holds an MBA from CU/Denver and a Bachelor of Music from CU/Boulder. She and Bob enjoy raising her step-niece, Katy, who is a talented visual artist and para-athlete in karate and equestrian dressage.

 

Cindy Towle, Alto

Cindy comes from a musical family with her grandmother being a concert pianist with the Cleveland Symphany Orchestra, and her father singing with barbershop quartets.  Cindy has enjoyed singing since she was a young child with school and church choirs, including the University of Colorado.  She graduated from C.U. Boulder with a degree in pre-med biology, with an emphasis in animal behavior.  She was a member of The Colorado Chorale and their smaller performing group for many years, while serving on their Board of Directors.  Cindy became of member of The Cherry Creek Chorale in 2011, and has also served on their Board of Directors.  She has been a member of The Cherry Tones for several years.  Cindy loves spending time outdoors camping and gardening.  She also cherishes her time with her husband, son, daughter, and her three grandchildren.  Cindy loves how her grandchildren have taught her to see the world through fresh, inquisitive eyes while with them.

 

Gia Viscardi, Soprano