Take notes! These staff members can sing

Music was always present in Laura Gurry’s life growing up, from piano lessons to choirs to flute lessons, but she didn’t discover her passion for it until college. “I really got into music and singing when a friend at freshman orientation said there are these acapella groups on campus and we should try out. I had no idea what a cappella even was, but I went and tried out and I got in. That...

To Alisa Dondero, music was always the top choice. From piano to singing to musical theater, she has done it all when it comes to music. “I don't know that there has ever been a time where I wasn't into music. It's always just been my life. There was a part of my life where I thought it would be my life and that's what I would pursue, and then I ended up changing things,” Dondero said. Throughout...

If there is one way Paul Lauro-Priestly finds it most effective to express emotion, it’s through his music. Lauro-Priestly has been singing since he was 10 years old, walking into downtown Boston to sing with the St. Paul’s cathedral choir. It was at the New England Conservatory where Lauro-Priestly learned how to sing classically with diaphragmatic breathing and a healthy range. From there,...

To Rebecca Hayden, music has always been an important part of life. Hayden was born into a musical family, so singing was part of almost every aspect of her childhood. “I had a very unusual childhood. I grew up at an alternative school that my parents founded and students lived with us. It was a boarding school, and we would do group singing every Sunday night,” Hayden said. Through singing...