Tim Beasor is a retired computer programmer and teacher of adults and is widowed after 45 years with his husband, Al Dobronz. He loves music, playing the organ as well as all 5 voices of the recorder, with his main instrument being the French horn, which he plays in four local organizations. Tim says, “I am back in the choir because I enjoy being an active part of the services.”  

A proud native of South Florida, Sam has performed extensively as a soloist and choral section leader with several South Florida ensembles, including the Master Chorale of South Florida, The Bethesda Choir, and, of course, the St. Gregory Schola Cantorum. Before coming to St. Gregory’s, Sam served as the Junior Cantor at St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church in Coral Springs, one of the largest parish churches in the Archdiocese of Miami. In this position, he had the honor of performing as a soloist for Archbishop Emeritus John Clement Favalora as well as the Governor of Florida. Sam also currently serves as the Tenor Section Leader at B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, one of the largest Conservative synagogues in the country, under the direction of Cantor Magda Fishman and Tomer Adaddi.

Sam holds a degree in History from the University of Central Florida, specializing in United States History from Reconstruction through the Cold War. Sam currently teaches Advanced Placement United States History at Lake Worth High School in Lake Worth Beach, Florida. In addition to teaching History, Sam also serves as the Assistant Director of Bands at Lake Worth High, home of the Trojan Sound Marching Band & Color Guard. Lake Worth’s band program, established in 1939, is one of the oldest high school band programs in the state of Florida. In this role, Sam works with students both in the classroom and on the field, helping to carry on the school’s long tradition of musical excellence while encouraging a new generation of young musicians.

Sam has been a member of the St. Gregory’s musical community since 2018, serving as a member of the Schola Cantorum and as a tenor section leader, cantor, and soloist. For Sam, singing at St. Gregory’s is about more than simply performing music—it is an opportunity to contribute to the beauty and reverence of the liturgy and to be part of a community that shares a deep appreciation for sacred music. He especially enjoys the wonderful musical tradition at St. Gregory’s, the camaraderie of the choir, and the opportunity to use the gift of music to help enrich the worship experience each week.

Born in the Netherlands and raised in Connecticut, Helen has enjoyed a lifelong love of music, beginning with the clarinet and later singing in her high school chorus. After college, she moved to New Jersey, where she sang for 25 years in the choir at St. Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church, performing in services, concerts, and international tours throughout Europe.

After moving to Boca Raton in 2014, Helen found a musical and spiritual home at St. Gregory’s, joining the choir and becoming a parishioner in 2018. She also sang with Nova Singers in Fort Lauderdale, performing at Carnegie Hall and in Europe.

For Helen, singing in the church choir is first and foremost a ministry to the congregation. It also brings her great spiritual joy and provides a wonderful sense of community through a shared purpose and love of music.

Pancy was born in Peckham District, Clarendon, Jamaica W.I, being the ninth child of a large family, and attended Grantham public school after secretarial business school.

As a child, Pancy always loved singing and sang at school concerts and churches. She also had a love for playing the piano.

Pancy migrated to the USA in 1978 and held a corporate banking job in NYC for twenty-six years. Then Sept 11 happened and one year later she, along with five thousand others, was laid off. In 2003 she moved to Florida where she currently resides.

Pancy visited a few churches in the area, showed up at St Gregory’s, and never looked back! She was encouraged to join the choir in 2007 and has been singing ever since.  She feels very blessed to be singing with a professional choir such as The Choir of St. Gregory’s. Pancy loves the quote, “Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in memory.”

Born and raised in Miami, Ryan holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Music Education. His performance experience includes two tours with the Frost Chorale: a 2014 tour of England and Scotland and a 2015 performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He also brings 14 years of experience as a professional singer, along with 11 years of teaching music in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Ryan especially enjoys being part of the community at St. Gregory's, where music serves as a way to inspire, connect, and create a meaningful worship experience. He is grateful for the opportunity to continue growing as a musician while using his voice to serve others and contribute to the church’s music ministry.

Paul Hamaty has a passion for music. From piano competitions in high school to church organist in college, his love for great music has never diminished. Paul has been singing in church, community, and school choirs since he was a child. When asked why he likes to sing, Paul said: “Music in any form is essential to life: it soothes the soul, it heals the mind and body, it transports the human spirit to unimaginable places. Music unites us and celebrates our differences and our similarities.” 

Over the years, Paul sang with the choir of All Saints’ Atlanta under the direction of Raymond Chenault as well as with the choir of Holy Trinity in Manhattan. In Florida, he sang with the Treasure Coast Community Singers and at St. Mary’s in Stuart, where he also performed as part of their concert series. Paul currently sings with the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida and with the choir of St. Gregory’s. Sitting in the choir loft at St. Gregory’s is to be enveloped and embraced by the swirl of amazing music from the organ and choristers: I feel the music permeate my body and soul.

For his day job, Paul is CEO of RAND Strategic Solutions, LLC, a business consulting firm specializing in strategic planning, risk management, and capacity building for businesses and nonprofits.

Paul enjoys traveling, cooking, reading, relaxing on the beach, and of course, music! He has also commissioned two pieces of music: a choral requiem (by Douglas Major, former organist/choirmaster at the National Cathedral), and a six movement piano duet (4 hands 1 piano) written by Boca Raton musician/composer Luke Benedict (of the Muse Duo). 

The choir says farewell to Tom Hancock as he retires from singing. Tom has been a pillar of the choir and of the church for many years, along with his wife, Cassandra. Both have sung in the choir for many years, and their support and dedication are unmatched! We will enjoy having Tom join Cassandra in singing with the congregation!

“I was born in Richmond, Virginia, as the oldest sibling with three sisters. We moved to several places until we settled in Ft. Lauderdale, where I attended elementary school and junior high school and graduated from Fort Lauderdale High. I was a diver on the swimming team. We worshiped at Park Temple Methodist Church (where I sang in the adult choir in while in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades). I went to the University of Florida for my undergraduate work, where I became too busy to work in singing. From U. of Florida, I went to Emory University Dental School and graduated in 1967. These were the Vietnam years, and I spent two years as a dentist in the US Air Force in Izmir, Turkey. That is where I learned to scuba dive and snow ski. After I finished my military obligation in Turkey, I decided to specialize in endodontics at Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry. Once I completed my specialty training, I came back home to South Florida and practiced the specialty of endodontics until I retired in 2018. A few years after I started practicing in Boca Raton, I married the love of my life, Cassandra. We have three children and three grandchildren. For our first ten years of marriage, we lived in Lighthouse Point and worshiped at St. Martin in the Fields Pompano Beach, while Cassandra worked on her PhD at the University of Miami. Once Cassandra started teaching English at St. Andrew’s School, we moved to Boca Raton and started worshiping at the Chapel of St. Andrew and singing in the choir there until Cassandra retired from teaching high school English at St. Andrew’s School. At that point, we moved to the east side of town, where we began worshiping at St. Gregory’s, singing in the choir. ” --Tom Hancock 

Originally from Boca Raton, FL, Casey Kunmann, soprano, enjoys a versatile career spanning musical theater, opera, concert, and choral performance. She also teaches voice and runs a private studio. Casey loves singing at St. Gregory’s because it is such a warm, welcoming, inclusive community, and the music is top tier! Casey holds a Master of Music from Boston Conservatory at Berklee. More at caseykunmann.com | @caseykunmann

Acclaimed for his “infectious passion,” Dr. Reid Masters brings extensive experience as a conductor, educator, and countertenor. He is the Associate Director of Choral Studies at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where he teaches courses and directs the Symphonic Choir and Frost Bella Voce. Previously, he served as Minister of Music at First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale, Assistant Director of Choral Activities at Kennesaw State University, and Artistic Director of the New Jersey Chamber Singers—leading their internationally released Mozart’s Requiem recording on the Affetto label, distributed internationally by NAXOS of America. Reid is also co-founder of the professional chamber choir Kinnara Ensemble and has performed with ensembles such as the New York Philharmonic under conductors Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur, Alan Gilbert, Nicholas McGegan, and Jaap van Zweden.

Internationally sought after as a clinician, Dr. Masters has led workshops and masterclasses for ensembles from Taiwan to the Bahamas, in addition to his extensive work with honor choirs and festival ensembles across the United States. A Rider Scholar, Dr. Masters graduated summa cum laude from Westminster Choir College and earned his D.M.A. from Rutgers University, where he taught conducting and directed the Rutgers University Choir. 

Reid enjoys being a part of St. Gregory’s Choir because there’s nothing better than singing beautiful music with your friends.

Wendy found St. Gregory’s in 2012 after visiting other Episcopal churches in the area. Music and liturgy were a deciding factor in choosing St. Gregory’s. The bonus was the welcoming congregants and dynamic energy! As a member of choirs most of her life, singing traditional Anglican music is fulfilling. Our choir director, Tim Brumfield, has truly elevated the music liturgy at St. Gregory’s.

Wendy majored in French and Spanish at Queens College, New York and included study at the Universite de Lausanne, Switzerland, and Seville, Spain. She has traveled extensively in Europe and spent many summers with family in England. She began her career as a translator and social worker at Traveler’s Aid Society, then taught language at middle and high school. After retiring as Assistant Principal, she pursued acting and played a featured extra in The Sopranos, The Book of Daniel and other TV productions. While working as a personal shopper at J.Crew, she did print ads and commercials.

The arts have always been a part of her life. She studied ballet for many years and performed in local productions. She is an ardent follower of Miami City Ballet, drama and musical shows.

Born and raised in Southern Maryland, Lovell has been working as a freelance musician and performer in South Florida for nearly a decade. A versatile performer, he has worked with a wide range of organizations across various disciplines. Notable favorites include Seraphic Fire, Florida Grand Opera, South Florida Symphony, Actor’s Playhouse, Slowburn Theatre, and providing the English dub for several Telenovellas. Lovell has been fortunate enough to call St. Gregory’s his Sunday home since summer 2025, heartily enjoying the first-rate musicality, hospitality, welcoming kindness, and the undisputed Best Breakfast in Boca! 

Brittany Sloan is a Memphis, Tennessee native and the Director of Operations for a marine elevator company. A lifelong singer, she performs with Treble in Paradise A Cappella and serves as the group’s arrangements coordinator. She also competes internationally in barbershop quartets, singing with musicians from around the world as well as with her local quartet, Tonic. Brittany loves the variety of music she gets to experience at St. Gregory’s—especially the Evensong selections and services featuring guest instrumentalists—as well as the wonderful people she gets to make music with each week.  

Lori Snow is a lifelong member of St. Gregory’s and has sung in the choir for 22 years. She also occasionally plays the flute at the 8:00 service and during Christmas Eve and Holy Week services.  

Lori began playing the flute in fourth grade as a member of the Deerfield Beach Elementary School band. In eighth grade, she learned to play the piccolo so she could participate in the Deerfield Beach High School marching band and, later, the University of Florida athletic bands, neither of which allowed flutes. At UF, she performed in the marching band, basketball pep band, and symphonic band while earning a bachelor’s degree in advertising. 

Lori is a vice president of operations at FMSBonds, a municipal bond brokerage firm in Boca Raton, where she has worked for 27 years. She lives in Deerfield Beach and is fortunate to have her immediate family nearby. Her mother Linda also lives in Deerfield Beach, and her older brother Rob lives in Coconut Creek with his wife Stacy and their 9-year-old son Matthew.  In her free time, she sings with the Master Chorale of South Florida, travels, enjoys musical theater and ballet performances, and cheers on the Panthers at hockey games. 

Asked what she enjoys about singing in the choir, Lori said, “I sometimes struggle to find the right words to express myself. For me, music is a form of prayer, and nothing compares to making a joyful noise with others who share my love of music.” 

Noah is from St. Cloud, Florida and has been playing piano since he was 6 years old. Having played many instruments such as cello and percussion, Noah began singing in his high school and church choir. He currently plays percussion for the Florida Atlantic University Wind Ensemble and continues his studies in urban design.

Noah says, “I like singing at St. Gregory's because it gives me an opportunity to do something in music besides just piano and percussion, and also I love to be able to sing classical works of music.”

Born in Basel, Switzerland, this accomplished musician and opera singer began her musical journey with the cello before pursuing higher education in voice and opera performance at prestigious music academies in Switzerland and Turkey. After marrying in 2017, she relocated to the United States in 2018 to continue her artistic and professional career. Anja has served as a Soprano Section Leader and choir soloist here at St. Gregory’s for nearly seven years and has been a featured performer in the South Florida area while also teaching cello and piano to young students. She combines a rich stage presence and versatile vocal performance with strong pedagogical experience.   

When asked about why she enjoys singing at St. Gregory’s, Anja said, “My favorite part is working with Tim Brumfield and experiencing the peaceful environment at St. Gregory’s. I enjoy sharing the same passion for music with the other members of the choir, being one in heart, mind, and breath as we sing together. I love the freedom I feel when I step inside the church.”