Meet Our Talented Musicians!
Cindy Schultz
Organist/Pianist
When I began playing the piano at age four, I couldn’t have imagined where my path would lead. Eventually, it would bring me to serve churches in North and South Carolina as both pianist and organist, teach piano for 25+ years, and accompany soloists and instrumentalists in my hometown, college, and seminary. Church has always been an important part of my life, and as I grew in my knowledge of the piano, I incorporated that knowledge into playing for Sunday School classes. I also accompanied choirs in middle school and high school.
Upon graduating in music from Mars Hill University (it was Mars Hill college then), I received a Master of Church Music degree (piano) from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where I met my husband, Larry. We married in the seminary chapel and began a joint ministry of providing music for churches of varying denominations.
Currently, I serve as church organist at First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and teach piano and voice lessons at Accelerando Music Academy. My calling as organist allows me to be an integral part of First Church of Christ, Scientist, a loving community of faith that supports meaningful worship music. I am undergirded by their encouragement and friendship, and blessed beyond measure.
When I am not at church, I enjoy decorating, crafts and watching movies at home with Larry and our two children, Ryan and Kelly. Miki, our dog, is usually in our laps.
Kathryn Mueller
Soprano Soloist
Soprano Kathryn Mueller thrills and connects with audiences with her crystalline sound, personal warmth and musicianship. She sings a wide range of repertoire from period baroque performances to world premieres of new works, and has been a soloist with the LA Chamber Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Phoenix Symphony, Memphis Symphony and Winston-Salem Symphony.
Kathryn was born in San Francisco, and began her musical studies on the edge of Arizona’s White Mountain Apache Reservation. Her first solo performance was “Away in a Manger” in church, at age seven. She got her first pro gig – a section leader position at a church in Providence – during high school in Rhode Island, continued her vocal studies as an undergraduate at Brown University, and then earned a Masters degree in vocal performance from the University of Arizona. Kathryn lives in Raleigh with her husband (NCSU choir director Nathan Leaf), two small children, and crazy cattle dog. More info at www.kathrynmueller.com.
SOLO ARCHIVES – Interested in researching past solos performed during our church services? This link will take you to a solo archive from 2011 up to the present.