Evan Heiter

Evan Heiter serves as a cantor and as a tenor in the Schola Cantorum at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Evan grew up in Hanover VA and cultivated a love for sacred music, choral singing, and music theater from a very young age. He graduated from VCU’s School of Music in 2020 and has been performing in and around Richmond since he was in high school as part of various choirs and stage productions. Evan is also an aspiring composer/songwriter, and he avidly listens to rock and folk records in his free time.

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Louise Gallagher

Louise Gallagher is an alto in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Parish Choir and Schola Cantorum. Louise has sung in a number of choirs and small ensembles including School Choirs, Church Choirs and an all-women acapella ensemble, and The Music Group of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA., directed by Sean Deibler. After moving to Richmond from Philadelphia in 2011, Louise has been the alto in the Virelai Quartet and alto/soprano II member of the River Road Church Chancel Choir. She is a Cantor for weddings and funerals at Saint Bridget Catholic Church in Richmond, VA., where she is also employed as the Music Administrator. Louise is an oil painter of realism and has trained under instructors such as contemporary artist, Quita Brodhead, and artist of realism, Marisa Magat. Louise holds a degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Clinical Psychology.

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Michael Kotrady

Mike Kotrady has been active as a chorister and soloist for over three decades. As a child, he studied violin and sight singing with Jorge Gardos, who was a student of Zoltán Kodály. Mike received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond, where he studied with the late James Erb. Mike has served at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart since 2018 and also serves as a staff singer for nearby Congregation Beth Ahabah. Mike has been employed since 1997 by wine importer Kysela Père et Fils. He enjoys wines from all over the globe but is particularly fond of the white wines of Burgundy and the red wines of the Southern Rhône Valley.

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Teri Stipe

Teri is thrilled to be a member of the Schola Cantorum of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. During graduate school at Shenandoah University, she sang with the Washington Chorus, including a performance at the Kennedy Center Honors. After completing her teaching, performance, and conducting degrees, she accepted a teaching position with Charlottesville City public schools, where she has continued to teach elementary music for 15 years. Teri has sung with community ensembles around Charlottesville for over a decade, including the Charlottesville Opera (formerly Ash Lawn Opera), the Virginia Consort, and Plena Voce.

When not teaching or performing, she and her husband are raising two awesome children, Elliott and Virginia, in Crozet, VA.