PETER ROBB · Founder / Artistic Director

Peter Robb has been involved with choral music since joining the San Francisco Boys Chorus at age six.

A tireless advocate for music education and choral music in the schools, Mr. Robb created OFC’s public school residencies in 2002 to support the efforts of local music educators to keep choral music in the school day.

Mr. Robb has directed choirs and taught in elementary, middle, high school, and university settings in addition to working with civic and professional choruses during 27 years as a choral director. He serves as Executive and Artistic Director of the Pacific International Children's Choir Festival,now in its thirteenth year. Mr. Robb is also Music Education Director at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Eugene.

Mr. Robb earned a master's degree in choral conducting at the University of Oregon and makes his home in Eugene with wife Genevieve and family. The Robbs have four children and five grandchildren, all living in Eugene. Their youngest daughter Marissa sings in ARIA.

CAMILLA CARTER • Principal Accompanist

Camilla Carter is a Eugene freelance collaborative pianist who played frequently on the Oregon Mozart Players' "Chamber Music and Chocolate" series, at the University of Oregon and for the Eugene Opera. She played extensively in the San Francisco area before moving back to Oregon, including work with SF Girls Chorus, with whom she had toured to Hungary.

Mrs. Carter began accompanying in fifth grade for her school choir and continued with school and community productions. While a student at Stanford University, she played for over a hundred recitals in her four years there (while studying harp, not piano). Masterclasses with Elly Ameling, Margo Garrett, and Jean-Pierre Rampal were highlights during those years.

The last 10 years have been filled with the joys and demands of parenting with her piano technician husband, Rick, and homeschooling their two children Ariana and Anthony. Ariana is a member of both Lyrica and ARIA.

AMY ADAMS • Training Division Co-Director

Amy Adams is a music educator, working in area schools for 20 years. She is currently the music teacher at O’Hara Catholic School where she teaches general music, band and choir for pre-school through eighth grade.

Mrs. Adams sings with the Oregon Bach Festival Chorus and Eugene Symphony Chorus for whom she is the chorus manager. In addition, she serves as music director for St. Paul Center United Methodist Church in Springfield. She is married and mother to three children. Their oldest daughter, Jane, is a member of Lyrica, and son James is a member of Allegro.

HEATHER STEIN • Training Division Co-Director / Neighborhood Choir Academy

Heather Stein served as a music educator for fifteen years in the Olympia School District in Washington. She received her training at the University of Puget Sound where she earned a teaching credential in choral and general music education. She also has a master’s degree in educational technology. Mrs. Stein also worked with the Olympia Youth Chorus for three years and served as a choral adjudicator and clinician in the Puget Sound area.

Currently, Mrs. Stein is co-directing the Training Division and leads OFC’s Neighborhood Choir Academy at Crest Drive Elementary School. She also has a piano studio for beginning students and is on the music staff at McNary High School in Salem.

LISA ADAMS • ARIA Assistant Director

Lisa Adams, a choral music teacher originally from Ohio, graduated from Hope College. She teaches in the Central Linn School District in Brownsville to all students in grades K-12, including choir and general music.

Mrs. Adams is the Assistant director of ARIA. In addition to her school and OFC music duties, Mrs. Adams is a cross country coach. She also sings with her husband sing in the Central Presbyterian Church Choir. She is proud to be an active member of Eugene’s vibrant music community.