Artistic Director

The 2025 season marks Karen Mail’s fifteenth season as Artistic Director of Mason Chorale. Karen is also Director of Music Ministries at Heritage Presbyterian Church in Mason, and a private voice instructor. She is an accomplished soprano soloist, conductor, choral adjudicator, and music educator.

Karen has conducted Mason Chorale in John Rutter’s Gloria and Michael Burkhardt's Savior of the Nations, Come, both presented with soloists, chamber orchestra, and organ. She has prepared Chorale to sing with Paul Stanbery’s Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra under J. R. Cassidy; and at Choirs4Crayons with the Greater Cincinnati Choral Consortium, and the World Choir Games.

At Heritage Presbyterian Church, Karen selects music and directs their handbell choirs and vocal ensembles, and sings regularly for their weekly worship services. She is a soloist and section leader for West Chester Chorale, performing the role of "The Mother" in their presentations of Amahl and the Night Visitors, and as soprano soloist for Schubert’s Mass in G, Te Deum by Anton Bruckner, and Missa Luba, a setting of the Latin Mass sung in styles traditional to the Democratic Republic of Congo arranged by Father Guido Haazen.

A passionate music educator, Karen taught vocal and choral music for the Hamilton City Schools to singers in grades K through 12. Her school choirs received many superior ratings and first place trophies at choral competitions. She is currently an adjudicator for Music in the Parks, who sponsors competitions for school music groups at theme parks around the country.

Professional memberships include Chorus America, American Choral Directors of America, and Fellowship of American Baptist Musicians. Karen participates in many of national, state and local events sponsored by these organizations.

Karen is a graduate of Indiana University’s School of Music, studying with Virginia MacWatters, and touring with their Singing Hoosiers. She has also done extensive post graduate work at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Accompanist

Sara began piano lessons at age seven and by age 14, started her first job as a church accompanist in Marysville, Ohio. In high school she played French horn and viola and was a show choir performer. Sara earned her Bachelors in Music Education from Miami University (1985) and taught General and Choral music in both Middletown and Springboro City Schools. 

In 1991, Sara followed in Ann LeVan's footsteps and served as Music Director for the Loveland United Methodist Church, then as Accompanist/Organist for the Loveland Presbyterian Church and for Heritage Presbyterian Church (2009-2011.) Most recently, Sara retired from her position as Music Director for the Miami Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Dayton (2018-2023.)

Sara has been very active as a Music/Vocal Director/Accompanist for several local community theaters: Mason Community Players, Middletown Lyric Theatre and the Lebanon Theatre Company.

Vice President-Alana Plessinger

Treasurer-Bill Devine

President/Secretary-Michelle Romans