Broadway Chorus

Jenny Matteucci - Musical Director

Soprano Jenny Matteucci grew up in a musical family in Davis, California, singing and performing in local and professional theater . She moved to San Francisco to study at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and soon became active in the local theater and cabaret scene. After many stints as a singing waitress, she was cast in Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon as a featured performer, festooned with many of the largest hats. For the past twenty years Jenny has directed local Oakland Diocese church choirs, where she also enjoys the ministry of cantoring.

In 2005 Jenny became conductor and musical director for Broadway Chorus, a 50+ member ensemble that performs current and classic popular music. As a voice teacher, Jenny enjoys students of all ages and loves teaching both classical and theater repertoire, dedicating her teaching to the art of singing and the cultivation of healthy relaxed performers. She lives in Alameda with husband-accompanist, Daniel Lockert and her two teenagers, Will and Beth.

Daniel Lockert - Accompanist

As a soloist or collaborator, Daniel Lockert is equally versatile on the piano, organ, and harpsichord.

He has had an active career accompanying choral groups, singers and instrumentalists throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. He has collaborated with Metropolitan Opera singers such as Deborah Voight. Daniel was the only American finalist in the first International Accompanying Competition held in the Netherlands.

As a coach and teacher he has been on the staffs and faculties of the Juilliard School, the San Francisco Opera, Opera San Jose, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Chapman University and the Aspen Music Festival. Daniel has taught and coached students for special projects at the American Conservatory Theater. He was associate musical director for Mountain Days: the John Muir Musical and the Haunting of Winchester by Craig Bohmler, assisting the composer in their world premieres at the Concord Pavilion and the San Jose Repertory Theatre.

Daniel began piano studies at the age of five in San Diego, California. After obtaining his Bachelor's in Piano Performance from Loma Linda University he attended the University of Southern California, obtaining an advanced degree in the specialized area of accompanying, studying with Gwendolyn Koldofsky, the pioneer teacher in the field.