Sean Toso

Sean Toso, tenor 1, is overjoyed at the opportunity to be a founding member of The New Day Singers. Following his introduction to choral music as a member of the Metropolitan Boys Choir of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Sean has been involved in some form of ensemble-based singing ever since. Throughout middle and high school, he continued to grow a passion for music, singing in church choirs, school choirs, and musical theatre productions. While earning his undergraduate degree, Sean served as the president of the Concert Choir and the music director of his a cappella group, The Statesmen, for two years each. As a soloist, his credits include performing with the Boundless Bodies Contemporary Ballet company, singing in the world premiere of Scott Eggert’s Memoria with the Penn State Concert Choir, and being selected to sing the national anthem at the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, AZ. Sean currently serves as a section leader and Assistant Music Director at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, NC, is singing with the Bel Canto Company for his third season, and is the co-director/music director for the Western Rockingham Middle School Drama Program.

Sean holds a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from UNC Greensboro and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Penn State University. He is enjoying the newlywed life in Greensboro with his wonderful wife, Olivia, playing board games and crafting charcuterie boards in his free time.

Sam Thienemann is the founder of The New Day Singers and sings baritone for the group. Sam joined his first choir at the age of two and has been singing ever since. He attended The American Boychoir School in Princeton, NJ, for middle school. There he rehearsed three hours a day and sang roughly 50 concerts a year across the United States, Japan, and Taiwan, performing with groups such as The New York Philharmonic, The Boston Symphony, The Vienna Philharmonic, and Cantus. For college, Sam attended the University of Virginia, where he sang with The University Singers and Chamber Singers for four years and was the president of the University Singers during his final year.

After college, Sam worked at The American Boychoir for two years as the Tour Manager before pivoting into cybersecurity for his day job. Since moving to North Carolina, Sam has sung nine seasons with Bel Canto Company and has also sung two seasons with Greensboro Master Chorale. Sam takes voice lessons with Dr. Kenneth Lee. When he isn’t singing, Sam and his partner, Bree, can usually be found adventuring in search of the best desserts!

Sam Thienemann

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Zeke Duncan

Ezekial (Zeke) Duncan, bass, is a Winston-Salem native, and is very passionate about music and music education. Zeke has served as co-director of The Acafellas, an all-male a capella ensemble; founder and music director of The Win-Pipes, a co-ed a capella ensemble; President of the Tri-M Music Honors Society; and a music and theater intern for the WSFCS Summer Enrichment program. Zeke is currently serving as a choral scholar at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church. Outside of music, Zeke loves hanging out with friends and traveling, and he can usually be caught working at Chick-Fil-A, where he is a shift leader. Zeke is very excited to be here with The New Day Singers!

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