Ron Korbitz holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from VanderCook College of Music. He has been playing the guitar since the age of seven and is known for his ability to play in any style from classical to heavy metal and any stringed instrument that you can play with a pick. He performed for several years in the role of the Strolling Minstrel at The Royal Castle Dinner Theater and later as One-Eyed Ron at Captain Dick’s Voyage Dinner Show where he also served as the musical director. Ron also played with the Frank Pellico Orchestra, Maiden Voyage, and The Sound Connection. He was a regular in the pit orchestra for musical productions at The Sabre Room and lead guitarist for the hard rock band Fury. Ron performs regularly with his wife, soprano Angela Presutti. They have appeared together on numerous concert series throughout the Midwest and on Dame Myra Hess, CSO Radiothon, and Live from Studio One broadcasts on Classical 98.7 WFMT. He is also currently the lead guitarist for the rock band Schtillrokken. Ron also directs the choral music program at Hill Middle School. He is the Artistic Director of the Palatine Children’s Chorus and Assistant Director of the Metea Valley High School Madrigal Ensemble.

Luis Galvez described as "...the golden tenor " by Hedy Weiss of the Suntimes, is Director of Music at Mary, Mother of Divine Grace Parish. He is a native of Lima, Peru, and Founder and Executive Director of North Shore Opera Hour, a 501(c) (3) Non-profit. Luis has received numerous awards and accolades including from the Association of Peruvian Institutions in the United States of America and Canada (AIPEUC) and the Peruvian Tumi Award in recognition of his work promoting Peruvian culture. He is a graduate of The Chicago Musical College and completed the Chicago Series in Liturgical Music at St. Joseph’s College in Rensellear, Indiana. He most recently completed certified training in the Neuro-Vocal Method for Contemporary Commercial Singing.

Carolyn Stopka has worked as a professional cantor, soloist, chorister and section leader in Chicagoland churches, choirs and opera companies such as daCorneto Opera, The Savoyaires, Downers Grove Choral Society, Vox Caelestis,Tower Chorale, Salt Creek Sinfonietta, Elgin Opera and Sinfonietta Bel Canto for over twenty-five years, performing in operas, oratorios, and pops concerts as soloist and ensemble member.   Singing roles in over twenty operas ranging from Verdi to Gilbert and Sullivan, Carolyn has performed under the baton of Robert Holst, Kostis Protopapas, Robert Ashens, Frank Miller, Dan Pasquale D’Andrea, Victoria Bond, and Josephine Lee who described her as a “powerhouse”contralto.

Carolyn has also served as a board member 2014-2018 and vocal competition judge for Sinfonietta Bel Canto from 2010 to the present.  Her successful organization of, performances in, and production of the Mayslake Summer Concerts from 2014-2018 led to her goal of establishing The Four Seasons Chamber Music Society.

Carolyn has also maintained a successful career as high school English and history teacher, as well as coach for Speech, Debate, Monologue Performance, and musicals. Her students have won recognition in such contests as August Wilson New Voices, Chicago History Fair, Shakespeare Competition, and The Pegasus Playwriting Competition.  Carolyn holds an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Loyola and a Master’s in English from Ohio University. She has studied music and voice with coaches from Chicagoland since high school. Among her favorite roles are The Witch in Hansel and Gretel, Roland in Les Bavards, and Valencienne in The Merry Widow.

Colleen Ortega is the director of music and liturgy at St. Luke and St. Bernardine Parish in River Forest-Forest Park, IL. Professionally, Ms. Ortega has performed as a pianist, organist, clarinetist and vocalist (contralto) in her native Canada, Europe, and here in the Chicago area. She has worked with Main Street Opera (Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci), Da Corneto Opera (Faust, Noli Me Tangere, Nabucco) Sinfonietta Bel Canto (Il Tabarro,Suor Angelica, La Chanson de Fortunio), New Philharmonic (Merry Widow, West Side Story, South Pacific) and is so pleased to be a part of the wonderful collaboration of Four Seasons Chamber Music Society.

Lauren Culver has been studying the violin since she was four. She is an alumnus of the Merit School of Music as well as the Western Springs School of Talent Education. Throughout high school, Lauren traveled around the world to locations like Cuba and Iceland with the Chicago Consort violin ensemble. Lauren graduated from the Chicago College of Performing Arts with a double major in violin performance and music education in 2023. She studied with world-renowned pedagogue Almita Vamos and held the position of principal second violin in the CCPA chamber and symphony orchestras. Lauren has a passion for teaching and has maintained a private violin studio since she was in high school. She spends her summers working and volunteering at music camps for orchestra students. Outside of performing and teaching, Lauren is also an avid composer and arranger.”