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A New Era for Quire Cleveland

Quire Cleveland's new director Jay White. Photo by Mark Satola.
Quire Cleveland's new director Jay White. Photo by Mark Satola.

One of Cleveland's premier choral ensembles has a new director in Jay White, a world-renowned countertenor and educator who is also an alumnus of Chanticleer. He spoke with Mark Satola about his new position with Quire Cleveland and the resurgence of countertenors on today's musical scene and, to lead off, how he first became aware of this exquisite jewel on the local choral scene.