Christian Black

Music Director

Christian Black is proud to serve as the director of the Greater Tiverton Community Chorus, a fifty-voice ensemble based out of Tiverton, RI and Westport, MA. She is also the Minister of Music at St. Raymond’s Church in Providence, RI, where she oversees the music program and serves as organist, pianist, choir director, and cantor.

Christian graduated from Rhode Island College in 2023, Magna Cum Laude, with her Bachelor’s of Music in Piano Performance. As a frequently called upon accompanist in New England, Christian serves as the collaborative pianist of the Rhode Island Gay Men’s Chorus, South Kingstown High School, and RPM Voices of RI. She has also accompanied the RI All-State chorus for many years, and has appeared as a guest organist and pianist for several other local ensembles. Having started playing piano at the age of three, Christian has been accompanying choruses since she was thirteen and directing from the age of seventeen.

Passionate about choral conducting, Christian is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Conducting at Rhode Island College, while completing her minor in Spanish. At RIC, she currently studies conducting with Professor Joseph Foley, and previously studied piano with Dr. Judith Stillman. Christian lives in Lincoln, RI with her fiancé and their dog and two cats.

Katie Estrella

Collaborative Pianist

As a piano major at Gordon College, Katie received classical training under the direction of Alina Polyakov and studied alto saxophone under the direction of Michael Huth. After graduating with a Bachelor of Music Education degree, she made her home in Rhode Island and has been working as freelance singer, saxophone player, pianist and teacher for over 25 years. 

Comfortable in a wide variety of settings, Katie has fronted popular rock and party bands as a lead singer, music directed over twenty productions, worked as an accompanist for schools, theaters, and cabarets, and been a long-time church worship leader in both contemporary and traditional styles.

Katie currently performs with The Company Bees, a singing duo paying tribute to the music of the 1940s, and lead sings with Scott Brown and The Diplomats, a cover band led by former Senator and Ambassador Scott Brown. She continues to work as an accompanist and music director, and has recently started to perform as a dueling pianist. At Christmas time, Katie lends her voice to the Very Merry Dickens Carolers.

Katie makes her home in Riverside, RI, where she teaches private lessons in voice, piano, and saxophone.