Erika Lantz, soprano, is a multidimensional artist who makes music, audio documentaries, and sound art. She’s especially passionate about bringing ancient sounds to life, unearthing the emotional core of centuries-old works so that they can speak to the present. A graduate of Yale University, Erika has studied voice with Molly Netter, Emma Kirkby, Patricia Kent, and Dorothy Seagard, and at the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute. She was a 2024 McKnight Artist Fellow and a 2025 Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Choral Fellow, and she’s enjoyed collaborations with such ensembles as Consortium Carissimi, The Singers, the Bach Roots Festival, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Boston Choral Ensemble, Vox Futura, and the Minnesota Chorale. She also serves as soprano section leader at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. When not singing, Erika uses sound in a different way as an award-winning radio journalist and documentary artist. Her investigative podcast The Turning was listed in the 10 Best Podcasts of 2023 by The New York Times and named the No. 1 Podcast of the Year by The Atlantic. More at erikalantzmusic.com.

Amber Miller is a performer who takes pride in authenticity and vulnerability, qualities that they carry into their artistic expression. Over the years, Amber has performed an array of operatic roles such as Lauretta from Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi (2026), Gretel from Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel (2025), Susanna from Le Nozze di Figaro (2025), and Elsie Maynard from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Yeoman of the Guard (2024). Alongside opera, Amber adores choral singing and has found it to be both an honor and a pleasure to be one of the scholars this year. At Peabody, Amber engages in an array of choral activities, singing within NEXT ensemble and chamber voice projects. Amber’s most cherished choral memory is artistic directing and performing Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard at Rowan University (2024).
During their final year of their undergraduate studies, Amber received the Barbara Chamberlain Medallion Award for Outstanding Excellence in Singing. Amber is currently pursuing their M.M. in vocal performance with an emphasis in pedagogy from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where they study with Elizabeth Futral. They received their B.M. and B.A. in vocal performance and music education from Rowan University in fall of 2025, where they studied with Karen Huffstodt.

Emma George is a mezzo-soprano with particular interests in ensemble singing, baroque music, and early opera. Her recent work as a soloist has included cantatas by Handel and de la Guerre with Philadelphia-based baroque band Ensemble Le Parnasse, alto solos in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Princeton Chamber Choir/The Sebastians, arias by Strozzi with Early Music Princeton, and the role of Ericlea in Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria. She studies voice with Barbara Rearick, and received her A.B. from Brown University in 2022. Emma is originally from Toronto, and is currently based in Princeton, NJ. When not singing, she can be found at Princeton’s Slavic Department, working on her PhD dissertation in Russian literature.

Beaux Baldwin, tenor, hails from Columbus, Ohio, where he recently received his BM in Vocal Performance from the Capital University Conservatory of Music. Whilst studying, Beaux served as a section leader and co-president of the acclaimed Capital University Chapel Choir, performing both nationally and internationally, including venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia. He also performed with the Capital Opera/Musical Theater Workshop, with roles including Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), Man 1 (Songs for a New World), and Roger (A New Brain). In recent years, Beaux has performed with musical organizations such as Opera Columbus, Opera Project Columbus, and the Westerville Symphony. Additionally, Beaux sings with numerous professional choral ensembles including the St. Joseph Cathedral Schola, Columbus Choral Artists, and his co-founded chamber ensemble, Luces Stellarum. Beaux feels incredibly honored to be a member of the VOCES8 U.S. Scholars for the 2026-2027 season and cannot wait for the musical opportunities that lie ahead.

Blake is a New York City-based baritone who specializes in early music, oratorio solo, ensemble singing. Blake regularly sings with the Trinity Choir at Trinity Church Wall Street, the Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola, the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Chamber Choir. Other recent solo highlights include Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Duruflé’s Requiem. In April 2027, he will be featured as the bass soloist in Duke Chapel’s Bach Cantata Series at Duke University, performing Bach’s Ascension and Easter Oratorios. Blake received his Bachelor’s in Classical Vocal Performance from Brigham Young University, where he also sang in the acclaimed BYU Singers. Outside of music, he is an avid basketball and soccer fan.

Sam Scheibe is a Philadelphia-based composer, arranger, conductor, and vocalist whose music is driven by wordplay, harmony, and groove. Sam’s original music has been performed and commissioned by ensembles across the United States and the United Kingdom and is published by GIA publications, Walton Music, MusicSpoke, Gentry, and See-A-Dot Music. Sam’s work as a bass-baritone has included singing with the VOCES8 US Scholars, Spoleto Festival Chorus, Seraphic Fire, Vocal Arts Ensemble Cincinnati, Viva Voce, the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, and Choir Next Door. Sam is a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania where he directs the Penn Glee Club and Penn Chorale. is a Philadelphia-based composer, arranger, conductor, and vocalist whose music is driven by wordplay, harmony, and groove. Sam’s original music has been performed and commissioned by ensembles across the United States and the United Kingdom and is published by GIA publications, Walton Music, MusicSpoke, Gentry, and See-A-Dot Music. Sam’s work as a bass-baritone has included singing with the VOCES8 US Scholars, Spoleto Festival Chorus, Seraphic Fire, Vocal Arts Ensemble Cincinnati, Viva Voce, the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, and Choir Next Door. Sam is a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania where he directs the Penn Glee Club and Penn Chorale.