ERIN TELLIER - Chorale Accompanist
Erin Tellier is a Boston based classical pianist, private lessons teacher, and accompanist. Erin started her classical training at age five under the instruction of Russian concert pianist, Mila Filatova, with whom she studied for thirteen years before continuing her education at the collegiate level. Per Filatova’s recommendation, Erin started teaching private lessons at the age of fourteen and continued through her high school years. She then attended Plymouth State University majoring in Piano Performance & Pedagogy, where she studied with Dr. Carleen Graff and Dr. Adam Mayon.
Erin started performing at the age of five and competing at age eight. She has placed in national and international competitions, including winning first prize in the Elite International Competition in 2015 and second prize in 2018, which lead to two solo performance opportunities at Carnegie Hall in New York City. She has also had solo appearances with the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra, the Nashua Chamber Orchestra, and the Sempre Music Orchestra.
Erin currently teaches private piano lessons, music theory, and ABRSM Exam Prep in Andover, MA, and has served as the organist and music director at many churches in the greater Boston and Southern NH area. She is currently the pianist at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Boston. Erin has served as accompanist for the Arlington-Belmont Chorale since 2024.
BRANDON SANTINI - Chamber Chorus Accompanist
Brandon Santini, organist and pianist, is a native of Weymouth, MA. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in both organ and piano performance from the Oberlin Conservatory where he studied with James David Christie and Peter Takács and subsequently received his Master of Music degree in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music under the guidance of David Higgs. Further private study was with Christian Lane and the Boston Organ Studio. He was a finalist in the 2017 Canadian International Organ Competition and the 2022 Québec Organ Competition.
Currently Brandon serves as the Music Director and Organist for St. Theresa of Avila Parish in West Roxbury, MA, teaches piano both privately and at the South Shore Conservatory, and is the Music Director for the Franklin High School Theater Company. Brandon has served as Accompanist for the Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus since September 2024.