Meet the Musicians

Labeled a “standout baritone” by the SF Gate, Corbin Phillips is a classical singer with a passion for early music. His most recent solo appearances have included the role of Aeneas in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with newly-founded baroque opera company based in Baltimore, Opera Henriette, bass soloist in Handel's Dublin Messiah with Tempesta di Mare, and Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with Baltimore Choral Arts. Other appearances have included performances with Boston Early Music Festival, Mountainside Baroque, Opera Lafayette, Concerto Romano, Big Mouth Society, and Quicksilver Baroque.

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In addition to solo singing, Corbin enjoys performing as a chamber musician. Notable recent appearances include Sarah Kirkland Snyder’s Mass for the Endangered with Gallicantus, and Tallis Through the Looking-Glass with The Thirteen. He is proud to sing regularly with the choir of The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., the largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

He holds a master’s degree in Early Music from the Peabody Conservatory where he studied with baritone William Sharp. He obtained his undergraduate degree in voice from Middle Tennessee State University, located near his hometown of Spring Hill, Tennessee.

Outside of music, Corbin enjoys traveling, analog photography, and binging a good podcast. Corbin is based in Baltimore, Maryland, where he resides with his wife, soprano Julie Bosworth.

Eddie Spear is a composer and vocalist based in Baltimore. Known for his uniquely enchanting and enriching harmonic structures, Eddie draws musical influences from the human experience and the world around us - creating soundscapes that reflect the qualities of the environment and world we create within ourselves.

Eddie enjoys writing for a wide range of instruments and genres, with a particular enjoyment for text setting. In 2022 he was one of the composers selected for Art Song Lab in Vancouver, B.C. where he was paired with a poet to create a new work. He also was the winner of the Fredonia Composition Competition in 2022, where his new work “Dystopia” was premiered by violinist Jessica Tong.

Eddie also is a performing vocalist with a fancy for new vocal music, including his own original compositions.

Eddie is currently a choral scholar at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Baltimore and has sung in masterclasses for singers like Anthony Turner and Sandra Piques Eddy. Eddie is currently pursuing his M.M. in Music Composition from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where he studies composition under Sky Macklay and voice under Tony Arnold.

He received his B.M. in composition from the State University of New York at Fredonia, where he studied under Jamie Leigh Sampson, Andrew Martin Smith, and Paul Coleman. He also studied voice under Joe Dan Harper.

Nicole Stover is a vibrant local soprano with a passion for collaborative storytelling. She regularly performs with choirs and opera choruses in the DMV area and currently teaches private voice and piano lessons.

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Nicole has a long history of chorus work, regularly singing with Emmanuel Choir in Baltimore, Annapolis Opera Chorus and previously Maryland Lyric Opera Chorus.. Her recent oratorio solo work includes Bernstein’s MASS!, Fauré’s Requiem, and Bach’s B minor Mass.

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In the Spring of 2022, Nicole received her Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance at Peabody Conservatory under the direction of Ah Young Hong and Dr. Patrick O’Donnell. She currently studies with Dr. Randall Scarlata and is continuing to grow her abilities in classical repertoire.

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In addition to private teaching, Nicole continues to expand her experience with opera, early music, choral singing, and small ensemble work. She loves opportunities to connect with her colleagues and the community, especially in giving voice to new and under-represented works with composers around Baltimore.