Our Mission
The Schoharie Valley Singers seek to provide quality musical experiences to inspire, entertain, and enlighten the community.
Our History
The Schoharie Valley Singers were founded in 1979 as the Depot Lane Singers by the late Frances B. Tripp, a former Schoharie High School music teacher. In 2005, direction of the group was passed to Mitch Haverly, a retired music teacher from Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School. Mr. Haverly was named Director Emeritus in 2018, when Benjamin April became Artistic Director.
In 2018, the Depot Lane Singers were renamed the Schoharie Valley Singers and incorporated as an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. In the fall of 2023, the Singers welcomed Rae Jean Teeter as the group’s fourth Artistic Director. Following the fall 2025 season, Ms. Teeter stepped down from the position, and Betsy Meredith agreed to serve as Interim Director for the spring and fall 2026 concert seasons while the organization conducted its search for a new Artistic Director.
The Singers are pleased to welcome Max Horning to the organization beginning in the fall of 2026 as Collaborative Pianist and Assistant Director. Mr. Horning is the Music Director at Sharon Springs Central School District. Following this transition year, he will become the Artistic Director of the Schoharie Valley Singers in 2027.
We Invite You to Join Us!
We are always happy to welcome new voices of all ages and abilities. We also have a “Fifth Section” made up of non-singing volunteers who assist with concert preparation, set-up, ushering, ticket sales, and more.
If you are interested in being part of who we are and what we do, please visit our website, send us an email, or follow us on Facebook.
Our Interim Artistic Director Elizabeth 'Betsy' Meredith
Mrs. Meredith holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College, and a Master's degree in Educational Psychology from The College of Saint Rose. She has lived in Schoharie County since 1979, and has taught music at Cobleskill Central School, Richmondville Central School, Gilboa-Conesville Central School, and Middleburgh Central School. During her career, she taught band at all levels, middle school and high school general music, and middle school and high school choir. During her twenty years at Middleburgh Central School, her high school a cappella group, called Music of the Knight, sang at Wildwood School and Albany Med Children’s Hospital during December holidays, and successfully competed in ICHSA A Cappella competitions in New York and Massachusetts. Since retiring in 2018, she now teaches music lessons to three of her ten grandchildren, volunteers to teach music at Gather Homeschool Co-Op, and plays clarinet and piano at her church in Middleburgh.