Bios

Matthew Schermerhorn & Andy Rice

Matthew and Andy grew up in Southern California - Andy in LA and Matthew in Santa Barbara - where, separately, they began their love of choral singing in high school, college and community vocal groups. They have been singing together since they met in 1995 in the Lesbian/Gay Chorus in San Francisco. They went on to sing in Equal Voices, and then founded and ran Musaic, a San Francisco men’s a cappella vocal ensemble and 501(c)3 non-profit organization focusing on classical music and pop tunes where they produced and sang in over two hundred concerts from 1995 to 2015, as well as performances at retirement and assisted living facilities. Since moving to New York in 2015 in large part because they love theater, they have been immersed in cabaret, including such celebrated shows as Broadway Babies, I Want Songs, Into The Gap, and Here Comes the Sun.

Kara Masciangelo & Daniela Masciangelo

Kara and Daniela have been vocally collaborating since emerging from the womb 48 years ago in New York City. As identical twins, they spent innumerable hours and years in the service of entertaining one other, singing along to whatever was playing on the record player or the oldies station, honing their harmonies.

David Shenton, Music Director

We Inkwellians are grateful as can be to work with David as our music director! A composer, pianist, violinist, arranger, orchestrator, and producer. As arranger and pianist, David has appeared on some 47 albums and has collaborated with some 300+ renowned singers and instrumentalists from every genre, ranging from Pinchas Zukerman, Chris Botti, Alfie Bøe, The John Wilson Orchestra, Vanessa Williams, Marilyn Maye, and many more. David loves to play for cabaret shows, and with his classical chops and love of jazz and pop, David is looking forward to 'jamming with the boys' (including bassist Jerry) to create sophisticated arrangements of timeless classics. He feels fortunate to have been able to work with Matthew, Andy, and Jerry numerous times. Inkwell Singers have been working with David since 2019.