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Nan Miller Dame Nankins, formerly of the Abbey of Columba Nan Miller is the current and founding musical director of The Court Revelers. A Soprano for TCR she has also sung Alto and Tenor for various singing groups. (Yes, she’s trisectional) In 2003 Nan along with two other alumni of The Revelers, who entertained at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival and elsewhere for many years, founded TCR and many former Revelers joined the new group. Previous to TCR, Nan sang with The Revelers for three years, two of which serving as the musical director of the group. Nan began working at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival in 1989 at “King of the Log,” a game that has been the springboard for many performers at the festival. (2008 marks her 20th year at MRF). Nan has sung with several community singing groups, church choirs, and small ensembles in her many years of performing since leaving the University of Minnesota Chorus (The Geneva Eschweiler Singers, The Hot Dishes and others). She has also acted, sung and choreographed in community theatre groups over the years, and co-directed the Children’s Musical at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in south Minneapolis for over ten years. Her film credit is Midnight Chronicles (release date: 2007). Nan loves singing and working, both on and off stage, with the ensemble that is The Court Revelers. As musical director she guides repertoire choice, musical quality and performance excellence. She has authored the liner notes for both of the CD recordings available by The Court Revelers. She especially loves talking to MRF guests who are old and new fans of The Court Revelers and says “They add delight to our days.” and playing with the talented cast of MRF. She says The Court Revelers are a special group: handpicked for a sound quality, a spirit of cooperative work, and a healthy dash of zany….“We make fun, family and music simultaneously!” |
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Jill M. Kohn Adelaide Fenrix Jill Kohn, a Wisconsin native, has been with The Court Revelers for the past 6 years. Having only attended a renaissance festival twice before joining the cast, she was immediately drawn to this crazy, lovable, loyal, and stupendously talented family of singers. Jill is bi-sectional, starting off as an alto in the group, but later deciding that she wanted to join the lofty ranks of the sopranos. In her Wisconsin years Jill was a member of Wausau East High’s Concert Choir and Camerata Singers, St. Mary’s Church Choir, and the UWSP Choral Union. Her Minnesota vocal experiences include the Macalaster College Festival Choral, Minnesota Revels, and various musical productions with Heritage Theatre Co. and Woodbury Community Theater. Her character Adelaide loves bubbles, ponies, and skipping. Jill will not comment on whether or not she shares these interests. |
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Katya Brunette Rhapsody Everwell, Apothecary in Training Katya grew up in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Throughout her life, in all the places she’s lived, music has been a passion of Katya’s, especially singing. She has performed in the Chaparral (AZ) High School Chorus, (Into the Woods), the Scottsdale Community College Chorus, the Chaparral Vocal Ensemble, and spent 4 years in the Hamilton College Choir (including 4 musicals: Sweeny Todd, Brigadoon, HMS Pinafore, Fiddler on the Roof), as well as the Hamilton College Hill Chamber Singers. At Hamilton College she took four years of professional vocal training. Katya also spent a year with the SouthBay Master Chorale, and the University of Minnesota Women’s Chorus. Katya began working at festival and in 2004 and joined The Court Revelers in 2007. Katya enjoys reading historical romance novels and finds the festival caters to her romantic side. Singing with The Court Revelers brightens her mood with the silly songs and uplifts her spirit with the beautiful harmonies and loving people. |
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Karen Huse Karen is excited to have her inaugural year as a Court Reveler! She is a 8 year veteran of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival and has also performed at the Long Beach Renaissance Festival in Long Beach, California and back in her college years at the Revelle College Renaissance Festival at the University of California at San Diego. She has spent most of her time at the Minnesota festival as chief hawker for King of the Log, but has also performed on various stages as lead singer for the trio "Lord Nose and the Boogies". Karen is a lyric soprano, training in classic and operatic styles. She had her introductory solo recital in 2002 at the Twin Cities Vocal Arts Studio while studying under Angela May, and performed in multiple Vocal Arts Players productions. She also plays the piano and trumpet. Karen works at Wells Fargo Mortgage in Institutional Risk Management and lives in St Louis Park with her husband, David, and daughter, Rose. |
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