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Claudia Hughes has been a professional singer for many years having performed both as a soloist
and lead singer in numerous bands and musical settings in the area. In 2006 she released her jazz
CD "My Romance". She is also a singer and keyboard player with an all girl band.  Claudia has
studied voice with Rosemary and Bill Finnegan, Marianna Vagnini, and Richard DeRosa.


Bob Hughes performs with the Connecticut Choral Society and their a capella sub-group, the
Chamber Singers. From 2009-2012 he was President of CCS. Additionally, he performs a solo
repertoire of both classical and standard baritone pieces with Mark Templeton as accompanist.
He has studied with Danbury’s opera singer Perry Price and currently studies with Valerie Sorel,
a former Montreal Opera star.


Mark Templeton has been playing  piano  professionally for over thirty years. He has toured and
performed with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie , Woody Shaw, Clark Terry, Kenny Garrett, and
Frank Foster in addition to performing at many international jazz festivals. His arranging and recording
credits  include Major League Baseball, Hall and Oates,  PBS and Wishbone Ash . He currently
performs as the Musical Director with the very popular  " Beatlemania" tour and also leads "The Mark Templeton Trio."