Rana Strickland is a local chorus and piano teacher and UMW graduate with a B.A. in Music and Elementary Education who has worked with adult and student choirs and played for churches for 25+ years. Rana teaches chorus and music theory for Fredericksburg Area Young Musicians, teaches piano and voice at Creative Music Academy and plays piano and teaches for CYT and Riverside Dinner Theater productions. Recently she enjoyed playing for  Riverside’s production of  “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”  Rana has enjoyed singing with The Spotsylvanians Chorus, playing for the Spotlighters, and she enjoys directing this wonderful group of community singers.  

Kurt works as an Educational Representative for Music & Arts, providing directors in Prince William and Fauquier counties with supplies, instruments, and anything else they need. Additionally, Kurt works with area church choirs. He graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. in Vocal Performance. Kurt and his wife have lived in Fredericksburg since 2020 with their three cats, Coraline, Eliza, and Bingley. Kurt feels lucky to have sung in notable places, such as the National Cathedral, Coventry Cathedral in the UK, and the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. Says Kurt, "I love the energy and focus everyone brings to making music, and I am always impressed by the work we do every rehearsal."

McKenneth holds a Bachelor degree in Music Education from Tennessee Tech University and Masters degree from Southern Seminary in Church Music with an emphasis in Composition and Piano.

He and his wife toured the country performing concerts for 13 years. McKenneth has also served as Minister of Music in 4 churches over the years. He has served as an accompanist for many organizations and is thankful for the opportunity to now accompany the Spotsylvanians Chorus. 

Beth Mailand recently joined the Spotsylvanians this year as their accompanist for the Spotlighters. She is currently the organist at Hope Presbyterian Church of Fredericksburg. You can find her teaching harp and piano privately in " Spotsy" and freelancing in the D.C. area. As the principal harpist with The U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own" of Washington, D. C., from 1986 - 2006, she performed regularly at the White House, State Department and Pentagon. She has also been a dance accompanist at the University of North Carolina School of Arts and a church pianist at Faith Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Virginia.