Brianne Boyd
A musician all her life, Brianne Boyd grew up singing, acting, and playing piano and accordion. She studied music at Henry Ford College with G. Kevin Dewey, and has performed in several of his choirs. She received an Associate's Degree at HFC and a Bachelor's and Master's in Music from Eastern Michigan University.
In her diverse career, Brianne has taught elementary music, MS/HS choir, college music appreciation classes, and private lessons. Other highlights include building and directing a children's church choir, teaching at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, and performing overseas with Dearborn choirs Vanguard Voices and Renaissance Voices.
Now retired from the classroom, Brianne works in sales and has stayed involved in music as the Assistant Director of Vanguard Voices. She and her husband Jon enjoy watching their three musicians perform in choir, band, and musical theater. Having lived in the Ypsilanti/Belleville area for twenty-five years, conducting the BCC is a dream come true for Brianne! She is looking forward to growing the program and creating wonderful new traditions together.
Judith Weed
Judith Weed trained at the University of Texas where she earned a Bachelor and Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance. Since then she has been actively involved in playing and accompanying, performing Schumann A Minor Piano Concerto, Beethoven C Minor Piano Concerto, Ravel G Major Piano Concerto and Franck Symphonic Variations with orchestra. She placed first in the Leo Potishman Piano Competition and was a recipient of the Nordan Scholarship where, after studying abroad for a short time, returned to study piano with Tully Mosely, David Renner, Rita Pisk, Frank Mannheimer and John Perry. She has been a finalist in several piano competitions through the years.
Judith was a participant in the Taos Chamber Music Festival and Aspen Music Festival where she studied with Lee Luvisi and played viola in the Festival Orchestra under the baton of James Levine. She also studied viola with Sven Reher of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and sang with the Los Angeles Master Chorale under the baton of John Curry. She was adjunct professor at several universities and accompanied at Portland State University and was on staff as coach/accompanist at Marylhurst for over 10 years before moving from the Pacific Northwest.
Being actively involved over the years as a church musician has lead Judith to directing and accompanying choirs of all ages, section leader, handbell choir director and playing keyboard/singing in a praise band. Currently, she is pleased to be serving as organist/pianist at Belleville First United Methodist Church and looking forward to a year of great music with the Belleville Community Chorus.