A Haddonfield Idyll

A new song about an olde place

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Not as musical as a real live performer, but in a pinch a computer can do the job.

Uber orchestration — having fun with my music writing app, MuseScore.

Tish Colombi served as Haddonfield Commissioner for 28 years, 12 of them as Mayor.

Here, Tish gives renewed meaning to the Power of the Spoken Word.

Music here is computer generated.

Will Powell has been an active local musician in the tristate area as an educator and performer for over 30 years. He is no stranger to the stage of music theater and opera and has conducted or performed numerous shows in the area. He is the Minister of Music for First Baptist Church of Haddonfield. During the day, Will works as a financial advisor. His greatest love is spending time family and friends.

Dr. Cong Fan earned both a Doctor of Music Arts degree and Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from Temple University. Dr. Fan has won many prizes, awards and fellowships. She made her Carnegie Hall debut after winning the first prize at the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition in New York, the first of numerous awards since. In 2004 and 2006, she was listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges.

Her orchestra soloist experience began at the age of sixteen with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Since then, she has performed with leading orchestras in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vienna, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia, Turkey and several orchestras in America. She is an active soloist and has collaborated in chamber music performances with multiple artists, in Europe, Asia, and the United States.  She performed for Philadelphia's Kimmel Center opening day ceremonies, and later as a soloist to commemorate the 150th Year Steinway & Sons celebration.

Dr. Fan is currently an adjunct Professor at Temple University Boyer College of Music. The Music Teachers National Association has designated her as a Permanent Professional Certified Teacher of Music in Piano. In 2008, Dr. Fan’s new CD albums “Yellow River Piano Concerto” and “Piano Solo” were released by TianXuan Recording Company in China, and her performance was awarded “the best piano performance of the year.”

Michael Doheny has been the Choral Director and Drama Music Director at Winslow Township High School, formerly Edgewood Regional High School, since 1994. He earned his B.M. in Music Education in 1994, and his Master of Music in Choral Conducting in 2011, from Glassboro State College/Rowan University, under the tutelage of Clarence Miller, Dr. Eugene T. Simpson, and Dr. Z. Randall Stroope. Mike is an NJMEA Master Music Teacher and was awarded the 2012 Winslow Township District Teacher of the Year honor. He has twice conducted the Salem County Honors Choir (in 2000 and 2023), has twice conducted the South Jersey Senior High Chorus (in 2004 and 2012), and has led rehearsals for the New Jersey All State Mixed Chorus, New Jersey All State Treble Chorus, and the NAfME Eastern Division Treble Chorus. Mike is currently singing with and serving as the President of the Board of Trustees of the Greater South Jersey Chorus. He is a soloist at First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Haddonfield, and a choir member at the First Baptist Church of Haddonfield. Mike has appeared in leading and supporting roles in many of the local community theaters over the past 30 years, including the Ritz, Haddonfield Plays and Players, Road Company, and the Broadway Theatre of Pitman. Mike resides in Wenonah, NJ with the Mayor (his wife, Jessica), and their children, Jillian and Joey. His grown son, Patrick, resides in Deptford, NJ.

Baritone Lawrence Indik regularly performs as a soloist and recitalist throughout the United States. He has performed a wide range of repertoire including oratorio, chamber music and solo song repertoire and has also appeared in numerous operatic roles. An active member of the Philadelphia music community, he performs often in the area’s new music venues and has premiered over seventy new works by contemporary composers.

Dr. Indik is also an active author and pedagogue. His articles have appeared in the National Association of Teachers of Singing “Journal of Singing.” He is currently an Associate Professor in the Voice and Opera department at Temple University.