Jason Asbury, Music Director

Jason Asbury is currently serving as the Associate Head of School at Saint Ann's School where he has taught music for twenty years.  He has been active as an organist and conductor in the New York City metropolitan area since 1997 and served seventeen years as Director of Music at Prospect Presbyterian Church in Maplewood, New Jersey.  He has served as assistant conductor of the Summit Chorale at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, accompanist for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, conducted the Prospect Presbyterian Chancel Choir's concert tours in Scotland and Montreal, and has led the Saint Ann's High School Chorus on a tours to Germany, Czech Republic, Spain and Iceland.  This past August, he led a choir trip of 150 choristers to Scotland in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.  Mr. Asbury is the co-founder of Voices In Harmony, a 50-member choral ensemble based in Maplewood, New Jersey that promotes community by bringing together people from multicultural and ecumenical backgrounds. 

Mr. Asbury holds degrees from DePauw University, Bachelor of Music, Westminster Choir College, Master of Music, and Graduate Theological Foundation, Doctor of Sacred Music.

Chris Urquiaga, Assistant Music Director

Singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Chris Urquiaga, also known as JChris, is lauded for his exciting performance energy and smooth voice. Hailed as “…the next big thing” by Metro Weekly magazine, this Latin pop virtuoso is internationally recognized for his pop compositions which are laced with Latin, Afro and Brazilian influences. His music is influenced by his Brazilian and Peruvian heritage, and explores themes of gender fluidity and queer culture. Performance highlights include performing at the White House for President Barack Obama and The First Lady, headliner for Latin Music Night at 54 Below, and headliner for the 2022 ¡Presente! Latino Heritage Festival Concert at the new Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino, to name a few. His music as urban Latin artist, JChris, has achieved over 2 million views on YouTube, over 500,000 streams on Spotify, international concert touring and music video productions. His single Caliente featured chart-topping Latin music superstar, Naldo Benny, and was filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Chris is very proud to be the new assistant director of Grace Chorale of Brooklyn. Before his appointment as artistic director, Chris has worked with Grace Chorale as a featured vocalist, commissioned composer and accompanist. Other career highlights for Chris include his work as artistic director of Congressional Chorus in Washington, D.C. from 2020-2021 and as a music teacher at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn Heights since 2021.

Website: jchrisofficial.com