Fran Wilson
Children's Chorus & Bella Voce Mrs. Wilson is the accompanist for the Greenville Choral Society Children's Chorus and Bella Voce. She received a B.A. in Elementary Education from East Carolina University and taught in Pitt County for 33 years. While at ECU, Mrs. Wilson studied piano privately under Dr. Elizabeth Drake. Mrs. Wilson is currently the accompanist for The Memorial Baptist Church, a post she has held for over 28 years. She has accompanied several groups including Adoration at the White House and Carnegie Hall, school choruses, including Hope Middle School, and she directs a children's choir at church. Mrs. Wilson is also a member of the Greenville Choral Society Concert Choir and the North Carolina Baptist Singers and Orchestra. |
Melissa Feller
Youth Chorale Melissa J. Feller is a native Floridian, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from Palm Beach Atlantic in West Palm Beach. She and her husband, Tom, moved to Greenville in 2003, where she received a Masters of Music in Piano Accompanying from East Carolina University. She maintains an active private piano studio. Melissa and Tom have three daughters, Chloe, Celeste and Cecelia. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening and cooking. |
Sandro Silva
Concert Choir
Sandro Silva is from São Paulo, Brazil. He Earned a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Cruzeiro do Sul University and an artist performance certificate in piano accompanying from the Brazilian Conservator of Music in Rio de Janeiro. A versatile keyboard artist, Mr. Silva has extensive experience as a chamber musician. He has service as a collborative pianist with many choirs, as well as solo recital and opera artists. He worked for tenty years as a rehear pianist, pit musician and music director of many original productions of Broadway and West End titles in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
For over two decades, Mr. Silva has served as a church musician in a number of churches in São Paulo, Brazil. Since January 2019, Mr. Silva has held the position of Organist for The Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville, North Carolina. He has served as a guest organist and organ recitalist at churches in North Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, and Virginia. Internationally, Mr. Silva has performed in major concert halls and churches in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, and France. He has participated in master classes with noted organists from Europe and the United States, including Silvio Celeghin (Italy), Martin Sander (Germany) Faythe Freese, Katelyn Emerson, and Alcée Chriss (USA).
Mr. Silva is a second year graduate student in Sacred Music and Organ Performance at East Carolina University. His teachers in sacred music and organ have included Dr. David Arcus, and Dr. Filippa Duke. Mr. Silva is making his debut as collaborative pianist for Greenville Choral Society's Concert Choir with these December 2022 concerts.
