Erin Johnson
Erin Johnson is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Knoxville, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts with the highest honors in Music Education and Vocal Performance. As a Knoxville native, she has been a longtime choir member at Church Street United Methodist, where she serves as a scholarship singer and assistant director for the children’s choirs. She was also recently appointed as the choral assistant for the Parish Adult, Youth, and Children’s choirs. Throughout her time at Church Street, she has been a featured performer and soloist in works such as Faure’s Requiem, Bob Chilcott’s St. John’s Passion, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna, Rutter’s Gloria, and Handel’s Messiah. Erin has a wide range of musical training in sacred and secular settings, from choral and musical theatre styles, to classical and operatic styles in solo voice. Throughout her time at UTK, she studied private voice with Cecily Nall and was a member of the Opera Theatre program, VolOpera, Chamber Singers, and Concert Choir. Performances include: Carmen, L’elisir D’amore, Le Nozze di Figaro, Amelia Goes to the Ball, Pinnochio, and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9. Erin maintains a voice studio in Knoxville, specializing in the growth of adolescent singers. She is passionate about vocal development and hopes to help young musicians navigate their voices, through choral and solo settings. She is a proud member of the American Choral Directors Association and is ecstatic to bring new musical opportunities to the Knoxville community!
Jean Helbig
Jean Helbig is currently the arts department chair at Webb School of Knoxville and has also served as the assistant choral director and accompanist at Webb for 30 years. Additionally, Mrs. Helbig teaches private piano classes and is the accompanist at Robertsville Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. She accompanies yearly for an honor choir at the All East Tennessee Choir concert. She was an accompanist for the Tennessee Ambassadors on their 7-country performance tour of Europe.
Jean is originally from Melbourne, Florida, and received her Music Education degree from the University of Central Florida. She is married to her husband David and has 3 sons and 7 grandchildren.
