Meet our Musical Team..
Guest Director – David Carle
David Carle, DMA, has been a singer, choral conductor, and organist for five decades,
performing in recital as both a singer and as organist, and in choral repertoire as conductor,
soloist, or accompanist. He has taught music at the university level in Kentucky, New
Brunswick, New York, Ontario, and Michigan. He has composed or arranged over 80 of
works for voice, both solo and choral, with a number of those being commissions. Hobbies
include reading, swimming, and cooking.
Accompanist – Olga Nesterenko
At the age of seven, Olga began her studies of music theory under her beloved teacher Miss Valentina in her hometown of Kostiantynivka, in the Donestsk region in Ukraine. She attended a large school of arts there run by a remarkable director who was open to all branches of art, as well as music. Olga specialized in solfeggio, music literature and choir.
In 2010 she attended music college in Bakhmut, where she achieved one of only 12 scholarship positions and graduated in 2014, the same time Russia began it’s occupation of the that region.
Olga then applied and was accepted into the Donetsk Conservatory (University) for piano.
Olga gives credit to her university teacher Miss Inna who helped deepen her connection to music, focusing on more complex pieces, how to listen and find meaning while playing. Olga came to Canada in 2022 and joined the County Classic Chorale as their accompanist in 2024.
Director Emeritus – Paul Wharram.
Paul served as the Artistic Director of the Chorale from 2010-2023. Born and raised in Leamington, he graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts in French and Music education. Before leaving Leamington, he studied organ with Allanson Brown and sang with the Leamington Choral Society under the direction of Helen Law. He taught elementary and high school music for four years in Merlin and Windsor before moving to Toronto and thereafter to Ottawa.
Although working full‑time for the Canadian Red Cross Society and retiring as its Deputy Secretary General in 2010, he always made time to pursue his musical interests by conducting several community choirs, singing with the Tone Cluster Chamber Choir and directing the music program at McPhail Memorial Church for 21 years.
He is currently the President of the Windsor-Essex Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) and is Choir Master and Music Minister at The Church of the Epiphany in Kingsville. Over the years, he has conducted many choral workshops, taught music and offered sight-singing classes to singers of all ages.
Executive Team
Jill Cervini
Barry Mannell
Naomi Wehby
Robert Hubbard
John Tofflemire
David Dent