Leadership

MRS. BEADLE, CHORAL DIRECTOR

Carol Beadle  is thrilled to be the choir director at Ridge High School. Previously, she taught at Liberty Corner in Bernards Township where she was the 2018 “Teacher of the Year”, and was nominated for the “Governor’s Educator Award”, the “Tony’s Theater Educator Award”, and the “Grammy Music Educator Award”. Her choirs are well regarded in the area and were asked to sing on Good Morning America. She has had student teachers from Rutgers, Westminster Choir College, and the College of New Jersey.

Mrs. Beadle was also adjunct faculty at NYU where she was the director of the NYU Children’s Choir and directed the NYU Women’s Choir for seven years. Mrs. Beadle has accompanied and been assistant director of the Rutgers Women’s Choir, NYU Men’s Glee Club, and the Fordham Women’s Choir.

Mrs. Beadle is also the Minister of Music at Gloria Dei Church in Chatham, NJ where she leads the adult choir, youth music, and accompanies all services.  Over the summers she is also co-owner and director of Class Act Drama Camp LLC which provides a musical theater summer camp for students grades 3-6. She graduated from NYU where she earned her masters degree in Music Education and University of Maryland where she earned her Bachelor’s in Music Education.

MR. LUBRANO, COLLABORATIVE PIANIST

James Lubrano is an accomplished Collaborative Pianist and Vocal Coach. He has prepared ensembles and performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kimmel Center, and NJPAC. Highlight performances include the Carnegie Hall premiere of Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo conducted by Henry Leck, UNICEF/Steinway "Peace Piano" World Tour Showcase, ACDA National Conference, ACDA Eastern Region Conference, The Midwest Clinic, and Colorado College Summer Music Festival. International engagements include Mass at the Vatican, Lied Austria International, and tours to Europe.

As an experienced choral pianist, Mr. Lubrano has collaborated with Anton Armstrong, Jerry Blackstone, Rollo Dilworth, Marques L. A. Garrett, Lynnel Joy Jenkins, Jake Runestad, John Rutter, Jennifer Sengin, and A. Jan Taylor. He has worked with ACDA Eastern Region, CT & NJ All-State Choirs, NJ-ACDA Honor Choirs, NJMEA Region Choirs, Princeton Girlchoir, and Monmouth Civic Chorus. He also served as a staff pianist at The College of New Jersey for over 20 years, collaborating on student, faculty, choral, and opera performances.

Mr. Lubrano has performed with the Eastern Wind Symphony, Encore Orchestra of NJ, Grammy-nominated Rutgers Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, and Rutgers Symphony Orchestra. He can be heard on the Eastern Wind Symphony’s album, Elements (2019), featuring Julie Giroux’s Symphony No. 5.

Currently, Mr. Lubrano is the collaborative pianist for Ridge HS Choirs, Assistant

Director for Celebration Singers, and Music Director at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church  in New Providence, NJ. He holds a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano Performance from Rutgers University, where he studied with Barbara Gonzalez-Palmer.

SECTION LEADERS

Soprano 1: Kirtu Hariharan

Soprano 2: Deeksha Dilip

Alto: Eden Chacko

Tenor: Sophia Cheenath

Bass: Milan Singh

CHOIR LEADERSHIP

Morale Officers: 

Abigail Higgins, Shannon Kraus

Secretaries: 

Aanya Penesetti, Aarav Mathur

Visual Advisors: 

Ashalina Kassim, Lily Tripp

PR Managers: 

Aashna Tiwary, Risha Vasanthavada

Librarians: 

Aishani Mandalia, Celina Massoni, Elaini Chiafullo, and Kaitlyn Steel

Student Accompanist: 

Lucila Beyersdorff

Service Coordinators: 

Anushka Pophali, AnnaBella Vergel

Social Media Coordinators: 

Sean Pernaselli, Marguerite La Fountaine