Laura Barrus Leavitt, Principal Accompanist, has been accompanying soloists, ensembles and choirs since she was 12 years old and teaching piano since she was 16. While earning her Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Pedagogy she studied piano with Richard Anderson and took accompanying classes from Reid Nibley, Irene Peery-Fox, Mack Wilberg, Jeffrey Shumway, and Paul Pollei. Laura accompanied the BYU Women’s Chorus and in many private studios including those of Darrell Stubbs, Rebecca Wilcox Wilberg, Ewan Mitton, Paul Abegg, and Anny Mooy. She is currently a Staff Accompanist at Utah Tech University. She loves the collaboration with other musicians that accompanying embodies. She is thrilled to be a part of the St. George Chamber Singers. Laura and her husband, Lemuel, are the parents of 15 children, 37 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.
Rachel Mohlman, Assistant Accompanist, has been accompanying since she was in middle school – first for her parents to sing, and then for choirs at church and school. She loved choir so much that she pursued a degree in music education, graduating from BYU with a choral music emphasis in 2000. Since then, she has taught private piano and voice lessons and has directed and accompanied numerous choirs. Her favorite choir is her family! Rachel, her husband, Andy, and their 6 children love to sing together, often performing Rachel’s arrangements. Her work has been featured regularly in the annual Church Music Festival of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as the Church’s General Conference, and is published at faithsongmusic.com. Rachel and her husband recently relocated from Kennewick, Washington to St George, Utah with their three youngest children. The Mohlmans are excited to be part of St George Chamber Singers and contribute to musical excellence in Southern Utah!
Glenn Berg, Assistant Accompanist, at age thirteen, sang the title role in Utah State University’s production of Menotti’s opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors. He studied piano with Irving Wassermann, who instilled in Glenn a love of playing Chopin that persists to this day. He has participated in numerous choirs, both as an accompanist and vocalist. Glenn especially enjoys playing for and singing with his wife, Lavon, and their six children. After earning BS and MS degrees from USU, he earned a PhD from Cornell University in electrical engineering (studying the aurora borealis) and then had a career in aerospace. He is now the accompanist for the choirs at Desert Hills High School.