Our ensembles are led by an extremely talented and devoted team of music directors, organists and soloists. Read about these invividuals who give of themselves tirelessly each week. 

 

David Klement, Director of Music, holds a BM in Voice Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Masters of Music in Choral Conducting from the Eastman School of Music. He was the recipient of the Candlyn Head Chorister Award and is a graduate of the internationally acclaimed St. Thomas Boy's Choir School, New York City. Before joining Asbury First in 1995 he held positions at Dartmouth College, Albany Academy for Girls, Lake Avenue Baptist Church and several church positions in the Midwest. In addition to his full-time duties at Asbury First, David is also the Founder and Artistic Director of the 30-member Rochester Boys Choir now celebrating its 6th Anniversary Season.

 

Roger Wilhelm, Sanctuary Choir Director, is now in his 26th year at Asbury First. He holds a DMA in Conducting from Stanford University. He has taught at Kendall College, the University of North Dakota and the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music. In 2006 he was awarded recognition by the Arts and Cultural Council of Greater Rochester for his 20 years of service as Music Director of the Rochester Oratorio Society. Wilhelm retired recently from directing the Rochester chamber choir MADRIGALIA after almost 20 years of dedicated leadership.

 

 

 

Brian Bohrer, Youth Music Directorhas been also been a soloist and section leader at Asbury First since September 2000. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Education and Vocal Performance from Ithaca College and a Master of Music in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music. He has taught music in the Rush-Henrietta Central School District since 2001, and currently directs three choirs at the Ninth Grade Academy and Senior High School. He is originally from Greece, NY and has been featured soloist with many local groups including the Greece Choral Society, Irondequoit Chorale, Opera Rochester, and the Rochester Opera Factory. 

 

 

Laurie Kennedy, Asbury First Orchestra Director, holds a BA in cello performance from the University of Mississippi and an MM in music education from the University of Michigan. She currently performs as the Principal cellist in the Penfield Symphony and has a private studio in her home.

 

 

Each year our Sanctuary Choir and Asbury Singers ensembles have five section leader/soloists, who, in addition to working with the adult choirs, also regularly lead the congregation as soloists or as a quartet at both the 8:30 and 11:00 AM, Weekly services.

Kristi Fisher, soprano, has been singing at Asbury for most of her life, having been born just after her parents (John and Elsie Wiberg) joined the newly formed Doubler class. As a youth she was very active in the Youth Choir, and studied voice with former Asbury First bass soloist William Briggs while in high school. She studied Music Education and voice at Ithaca and Nazareth Colleges, and over the years has sung with the Eastman Rochester Chorus, the Bach Festival Chorus, and the Oratorio Society. She was a children's and youth choir director for many years at Webster Bible Church, and assistant youth choir director at Gates Wesleyan Church. Currently, besides singing at both Asbury and Gates, she is a member of the Rochester Chamber Choir, Madrigalia, and is studying voice with Amy Cochrane. She has three grown sons, Erik, Evan, and Benjamin, and her son Erik and his wife Beth have a little girl Emily, so she has a new role as a grandmother.