Our Story.

Dr. Lisa Fredenburgh is the founding director of the Fox Valley Orchestra Chorus and Fox Chamber Singers. Her professional work includes conducting and chorus-master appointments in opera, including North Carolina Opera and Capitol Opera Raleigh, where she prepared choruses and conducted full performances.

As a performer, she has sung leading operatic roles including Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte and The Secretary in Menotti’s The Consul, in addition to a wide range of oratorio and concert repertoire.

Her work as a guest conductor, clinician, and teacher has taken her across the United States and internationally. She has conducted All-State Choirs in several states and led masterclasses and engagements in the Dominican Republic and Bolivia.

Across the surviving Fox Chamber Singers programs, her artistic voice is visible in the ensemble’s broad repertoire, strong textual focus, and repeated emphasis on deep listening, collaboration, and meaningful community connection.

Andy Maya received a Bachelor of Music degree from Aurora University and a Master of Music degree from Illinois State University.

He has accompanied operatic performances as well as vocal and instrumental recitals, including work with MIOpera on Die Fledermaus.

Andy works as a freelance pianist throughout the Chicago suburbs and provides music for Faith Lutheran Church and Our Savior’s Church in Aurora.

In the Fox Chamber Singers archive, his role reflects the collaborative center of the ensemble: supporting singers, shaping rehearsal, and helping repertoire move from the printed score into a living performance.