Through the Choral Scholars Program, we provide performance opportunities to singers with music degrees who inspire our Chorale with their skills and training. This position offers a stipend and opportunities to perform exciting and varied repertoire, while providing musical leadership to the other members of their voice part. We are thrilled to have the following highly talented people as our current Choral Scholars.

Soprano: Alexandra Thomas

Alexandra is working towards her BA in Vocal Performance at Westminster Choir College of Rider University where she is a  student of Dr. Kathy Price. She has recently appeared as Emmie in the Princeton Festival's production of Britten's "Albert Herring" and as the Dew Fairy in Westminster Opera Theatre's production of "Hänsel und Gretel."  As a member of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, she sang with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Bach's Mass in B Minor) and Stéphane Denève (Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges).

Alexandra has recorded two CDs with the Grammy nominated Westminster Williamson Voices: "Aurora" and "A Scattered Light in Winter" (on which she was a featured soloist).  She has also recorded a CD with the Same Stream Choir entitled "A Time for Healing." When not singing, Alexandra enjoys spending her time cooking, reading, playing cards, and practicing handcrafts.

Alto: Julie Buehler

Julie Buehler is the Choir Director at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills. She previously served as the Choral Conducting Scholar and substitute conductor with the Hopewell Valley Chorus, and Operations Manager with the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County. Julie has a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Puget Sound, a Masters in Education from the University of Houston, and an Associates Degree in Music from Bucks County Community College with further studies in Music from The College of New Jersey. She has studied choral conducting with Dr. Heather Mitchell since 2020. In her free time, she enjoys reading, fiber arts, and camping. A native Oregonian, she now lives in Frenchtown, NJ with her family

Tenor: Jason Robinette

Jason is a singer, actor, and game designer based in the New York/New Jersey area. Born in San Francisco and a native northern Californian, Jason moved to New York City to attend The Juilliard School, where he continued to pursue vocal performance training. Jason is a tenor often noted as having a clarion voice with a massive presence, whom Opera News calls “brilliant.” He has established himself as one of the most sought-after musical talents on the New York and New Jersey classical music scenes.

Jason also works as a game designer for gaming and entertainment-related companies. He is an internationally-known traditional game designer and consultant who works with top game publishers. 
 He lives near Princeton, NJ with his wife, Mim Paquin, and son, Zephyr.  With their help, love and support he continues to expand his ingenuity, creativity, and his performance career. ​

Bass: Lucas Heredia


​Lucas Heredia is currently finishing two Bachelor's Degrees for Voice and Piano at Westminster Choir College at Rider University where he is studying with Dr. James Goldsworthy (for Piano) and Margaret Cusack (for Voice). Lucas has sung in many productions, including Princeton Festival's production of "I Am Harvey Milk" as a Bass singer, and is currently a singer in several critically acclaimed choirs such as Westminster Choir, Westminster Jubilee Singers, and Westminster Symphonic Choir. Lucas has also recorded two album sets coming out soon: "A Serenity of Soul" with Westminster Choir and "An Evening of Readings and Carols," which will also be televised on PBS. 
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