JEFFERSON PACKER (baritone) received his joint B.A. degree in Music and Romance Languages/Literatures from Harvard University, and received an M.M. in piano performance from San Francisco State University. In addition to being an active piano accompanist of both singers and instrumentalists, Mr. Packer has sung with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus and the Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, and is currently the baritone in the choir of St. Thomas Anglican Church in San Francisco. In October 2011, he joined the staff of The Walden School as Director of Administration. Previously, Mr. Packer had served as Youth Orchestra Manager at the San Francisco Symphony, and Manager of Human Resources and Finance at Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. He lives in San Francisco with his partner, Marcel Gemperli, a professional violist, and Clarisse, their Pleyel piano.