Ms. Tara Callahan, artistic director, teaches music at St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Oakland Park. Prior to her work in Broward County, she served as Choral Director for the Carlisle Public Schools in Carlisle, Massachusetts, where she conducted a variety of choirs for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade and taught classroom general music. Her choirs received top marks at state festival and performed around New England, including performances at Mechanics Hall and Fenway Park. She also directed the intergenerational Carlisle Community Chorus. Ms. Callahan has 16 years of school music teaching experience in both Florida and Massachusetts. She maintains an active studio of voice, piano, ukulele and guitar students.
Ms. Callahan holds Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music Education degrees from the Florida State University College of Music in Tallahassee. Ms. Callahan is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association, and the Florida Music Educators Association. She is a former member of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association’s Eastern District executive board.
Ms. Callahan grew up singing in the Stetson University Children’s Choir and is happy to have a Children’s Choir home with CSCC!
Dr. Anthony Zoeller, founder and director emeritus of the CSCC, has enjoyed a career in music as a singer and choral conductor. Raised in the Florida’s Singing Sons Boychoir, Dr Zoeller went on to study voice performance, earning degrees from Florida State University, New England Conservatory, and the University of Cincinnati. He performed in opera, oratorio, song recitals, and as a professional chorister across the United States and in Europe. He has appeared as soloist with Utah Symphony & Opera, Cincinnati May Festival, Berkshire Opera, Aspen Opera Theater Center, and regionally with Magic City Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Miami Lyric Opera, among others. He completed opera training programs with Sarasota Opera and at the Tanglewood Music Center.
Dr. Zoeller began directing the choral department at Forest Glen Middle School in 2012, and has grown the program to almost 200 voices, including a Boys Chorus and an award-winning Girls Chorus. Students there have performed at the Miami Heat, the Miami Marlins, at Walt Disney World, and at Pinecrest Gardens. Over two dozen students have participated in All-State in the past five years, and during the same time, a dozen FGMS choirs have earned superior ratings at district choral festival. For three years, he also co-directed the Men of Harmony at Coral Springs High School. Dr. Zoeller has also completed conducting workshops at Westminster Choir College and the University of North Florida.
