About Us

Our Choir

Ann Bunyan founded the Rocky Mountain Chamber Singers in Loveland, Colorado in 1988, with the goal of bringing a cappella choral music to northern Colorado. The group enjoys performing a great variety of styles, from the Renaissance masters through folk songs from around the world, to modern doo-wop, jazz, barbershop and pop/rock. The Chamber Singers revel in the breadth and variety of this literature, which requires an ear for many different styles and a dedication to precision and blend.

Audience members have raved, “Your selection of pieces is inspired!” and “Such wonderful blend and diction.” Reviews have praised the “…astounding display of virtuosity in technique, execution, style and versatility” and “…exact phrasing, excellent diction, impeccable intonation and a thorough knowledge of every style.”

Recordings include “RMCS A Cappella!”, “Christmas with the Chamber Singers”, “Go Tell It On The Mountain” and “Best of the Rocky Mountain Chamber Singers.”

Our Director

Dr. David Dunbar,
Director

Born in Heidelberg, Germany, David Dunbar began his musical training at an early age in piano, organ, voice, cello, conducting and composition. His formal education includes a Bachelor of Music degree in choral education from Brigham Young University where he was mentored by Dr. Mack Wilberg, conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He has a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting from the University of North Texas where he was mentored by the late Maestro Anshel Brusilow.

In 2017, he completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the University of Arizona where he was mentored by Dr. Thomas Cockrell (orchestra) and Dr. Bruce Chamberlain (chorus). Dr. Dunbar also holds an Advanced Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television from the University of Southern California. He has conducted choruses and orchestras in the United States, Canada, and Europe, and continues to work as a composer, arranger and orchestrator.

Our Founder

Ann Bunyan,
Founder

Ann hails from North Syracuse, New York where she studied piano and flute, performing the Mozart Flute Concerto in D with the Syracuse Symphony as a high school senior. She received her BM in Piano from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam. While singing in the chorus which performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra in the summers, she taught introductory conducting at the Saratoga-Potsdam Choral Institute. Ann received a MM in choral conducting from Southern Methodist University, under the tutelage of Lloyd Pfautsch. As a Teaching Assistant directing the Women’s Choir at the University of Texas at Austin, she pursued a doctorate in choral conducting under the direction of Dr. Morris Beachy.

Ann met the Rev. Sathi Bunyan at SMU and two years later, married in India. They have three children and four grandchildren. Ann was Director of Choirs at All Saints Episcopal Church, Loveland for 29 years before she and Sathi, who was rector, retired.

As founder of the Rocky Mountain Chamber Singers, Ann directed the group from 1988-2022, except for a sabbatical from 2000-2003.

Our Performers

Women	Men
Lilly Bailey (2025)	Sean Fagan (2025)
Vickie Bonnema (2019)	Chris LaLonde (2024)
Angela Bosco-Lauth (2012)*	Steve Lovaas (2003)
Abbe Castillo (2006)*	Aaron Owen (2019)
Kristen Cummings (2017)	Matt Pearson (2024)
Nan Eckardt (2010)*	Justin Roth (2025)
Cassie Foust (2023)	Ian Rousom (2013)*
Ann Jeffers (2024)	Mike Sheppard (1995)
Jean Lemmon (2025)	Matt Wiersma (2019)
Joya Migliaccio (2021)
Amy Resseguie (2013)*
Dani Schlueter (2018)
Heather Vesgaard (2008)*