CREATIVE TEAM
George W. Swope
Director
George W. Swope has been the musical leader of The Lakeside Choraliers since 2019, having first been the Choraliers' accompanist. He attended Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. He has conducted choirs in Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, and is currently the Director of Music at Cedar Crest Village. Mr. Swope is heard in regular performances throughout Northern NJ with choral groups and chamber orchestras.
George W. Swope has been the musical leader of The Lakeside Choraliers since 2019, having first been the Choraliers' accompanist. He attended Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. He has conducted choirs in Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and is currently the Director of Music at Cedar Crest Village. Mr. Swope is heard in regular performances throughout Northern NJ with choral groups and chamber orchestras.
Fiona Smith Sutherland
Accompanist
Fiona Smith Sutherland has been a full-time organist and choirmaster at a number of large churches in NY, NJ, and CT. She currently serves as Organist and Director of Traditional Music at Tower Hill Church in Red Bank, NJ. She has performed as an accompanist, solo keyboardist, and singer with numerous choral societies and other professional ensembles in venues small to large in the U.S. and Europe. Fiona earned both her Bachelor's and Master’s degrees at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ, studying Organ, Choral Conducting, Sacred Music, and Voice.