Allison Mann, Music Director

Our music ministry is currently under the leadership of Allison Mann. A dramatic and musical theater performer, she has been a long-time vocalist and instrumentalist for Edgewater Presbyterian Church.

Allison is a graduate of University of Northern Colorado with a Master’s degree in music in vocal performance. She was a Pi Kappa Lambda member, an honor society of music students and professors. Previous to her graduate work, she attended Nebraska Wesleyan University where she received a Bachelor’s degree in music in vocal performance. At both universities, Allison performed in local opera and theater companies.

While studying abroad in Germany, she became a member of Opera Classica Europa, a professional opera company.

Allison is married to Aaron Mann and lives in southeastern Wisconsin.

Lela Philbrook, Vocalist

Our longest serving member of the music ministry, Lela is an accomplished soprano who has performed across the nation with chamber opera companies and in stage productions. With roots in Taipei, she is a graduate of DePaul University, Chicago, Ill.

Jasmine Doll, Vocalist

Jasmine is an accomplished vocalist currently studying at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill. She is from Spencer, Iowa and lived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota—where her family resides. She is married to Nathan Doll of South Dakota and live on the North Side of Chicago with their puppy, Auggie.

Nathan Eck, Accompanist

Nathaniel Eck of Alexandria, Minnesota is a professional pianist who has performed in music chambers across the nation. A graduate of Luther College where he studied piano performance and philosophy, Nathan is currently at Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill. where he intends on obtaining a Master’s degree in piano performance.

A fellow of Bay View Association in Michigan, he recently served as repetiteur for their 2025 production of Carmen. Nathan is also a piano technician.