The Basses

Gabe Lewis-O’Connor

Gabe is singing with the Kansas City Chorale for his third season. Originally from Lawrence, Kansas Gabe received a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. After graduating Gabe moved back to Kansas and joined the Kansas City Chorale in the spring of 2005, singing and recording with the group for a season and a half. That fall he began his studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, working towards a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance. After one year of graduate study Gabe moved to San Francisco, where he sang for four years with the vocal ensemble Chanticleer. Gabe now lives in Kansas City, Kansas with his wife Lauren, who recently started medical school.

Bryan Taylor

Baritone Bryan Taylor joined the Chorale in 1992. He graduated from William Jewell College with a Music Education degree and completed his Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. In 1998, he sang under the direction of Robert Shaw at Carnegie Hall and Furman University in South Carolina. He performed again with the Robert Shaw Festival Singers in January 2000 at Carnegie Hall and has returned for this honor for nine years. Taylor taught Choral Music for 15 years at Kearney High School, and is the Director of Music at Liberty United Methodist Church. Bryan is the founder and artistic director of the Liberty Community Chorus and is the Southwest ACDA Music in Worship Repertoire and Standards chair. Bryan and his wife Lanette live in Liberty and their kids are Lauren, Renee and Caleb. His music mentors include Manford and Nancy Rhea, Weston Noble, Arnold Epley, Eph Ehly, Charles Bruffy and Bill Grace.

Scott Hansen

Paul Davidson

With the Chorale since 1995, Paul was a soloist on their Grammy®-winning Passion Week recording. Mr. Davidson studied full time at Kansas State University from 1988-1990 and 1992-1994, majoring in Geography. During the 1991-1992 interim, Paul took classes part time while he served on the National Council of the Student Environmental Action Coalition. From 1999 to 2004 he worked in the district office of Congressman Dennis Moore. Paul currently serves on the Boards of Rosedale Development Association in Kansas City, Kansas; Wheat State Pizza, Inc, in Lawrence, Kansas; and the National Gulf War Resource Center. A soloist at Westport Presbyterian Church in addition to his Chorale performing, Paul does marketing and finance for Wheat State Pizza when not singing.

Joe Warner

Joe Warner began his professional singing career in the chorus at Starlight while earning a Bachelor of Music from Washburn,  and his Masters in voice from Northwestern.   He toured with the Houston Opera for 3 years, before moving to NYC, singing with  opera companies all over the US.    His roles included the Dons of buffo - Don Pasquale, Don Alfonso, Don Basilio, as well as Leporello, Colline, and Sparafucile.    He sang with Trinity Wall St. for several years before moving back to the Midwest, and is now with Grace & Holy Trinity.    He joined the Chorale halfway through last year and is delighted to return.     He and his wife, Susan, have two grown sons, Brandon and Evan, and wait patiently for grandchildren.

Isaac Lewis O'Connor