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Claire Rabson

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: CLAIRE RABSON

 
CLAIRE RABSON, Artistic Director for HCVAS and conductor of the Hill Country Chorale since 2004, received her Music degree from Texas A&I University in Corpus Christi. She attended on scholarship and graduated cum laude. Professionally, she has directed church choirs in Corpus Christi, Denver, and the Texas Hill Country since she was 19. Claire sang soprano with the San Antonio Symphony Master Singers for ten years, sings with Canto Chamber Choir in Fredericksburg, and is the choir director at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Kerrville. She is a member of the Texas Choral Directors Association.
 
Past President of the Board Dr. Robert Holloway has said, “Claire brings many gifts to the organization—she has great choral sense and knows how to achieve a good choral sound. She is especially skillful at diction and phrasing, is considerate and graceful, all the while aiming for the highest caliber performance.”
 
She and husband David reside in Ingram.
 

Dr. Susan Soderstrom Matteson

ACCOMPANIST: SUSAN SODERSTROM MATTESON

 
SUSAN S. MATTESON, DMA, has made the study, practice and performance of classical music a life-long pursuit. Trained primarily as a keyboard artist, Dr. Matteson specializes in the performance of classical organ music. She has also accompanied extensively on piano, organ and harpsichord, regularly accompanying singers and instrumentalists of all ages and abilities, with a special interest in choral ensembles. In addition to these pursuits, she is an accomplished flutist and has taught performance and other music-related subjects in a variety of learning environments. Dr. Matteson has performance degrees from Indiana University, Rice University and the Eastman School of Music.

Singers and Performers 2025-2026 Schedule

Monday, September 8, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Registration: 6:00 p.m. (includes voice placement of new members)
First Rehearsal: 6:30 p.m.
Tucker Hall

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Thursday, December 4, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Symphony of the Hills Holiday Concert
Cailloux Theater

Note: Tickets available through symphonyofthehills.org

Saturday, March 7, 2026
4:00 p.m.
Classical Music Festival
First Presbyterian Church
Kerrville

Monday, September 15, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Registration Continues @ 6:00 p.m.
Weekly Rehearsals Begin:
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Kerrville First Presbyterian Church Choir Room
Through December 8, 2025

Saturday, December 13 2025
4:00 p.m.
Christmas Concert
Tucker Hall
Kerrville
Chorale Dress rehearsal:
December 12 @ 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, 2026
4:00 p.m.
Porter, Gershwin, and Berlin
Tucker Hall, Kerrville
Chorale Dress rehearsal:
April 24 @ 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 1, 2025
4:00 p.m.
Fall Concert
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tucker Hall, Kerrville

Chorale Dress rehearsal:
October 31 @ 6:30

Monday, January 5, 2026
4:00 p.m.
Weekly Rehearsals Begin: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Kerrville First Presbyterian Church Choir Room
Through April 20, 2026

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