The Paul Madore Chorale

René Minalga-Rheault carried on Paul’s legacy of great high quality music in 2019, where she founded an all-women s ensemble Calliope in September 2021. She is a conductor, soprano, and pianist hailing from Shirley, Massachusetts. After receiving a Bachelor of Music from UMass Lowell, she acquired a GPD and Masters in piano performance from the Longy School of Music, where she studied piano with the late Ludmilla Lifson and organ with Dr. Libor Dudaš. Continuing studies at the Longy School led René to pursue a passion for early music where she studied voice with Ryan Turner, and Pamela Dellal. René has performed with the Boston Camerata, Boston Opera Collaborative and Eudaimonia. She is currently the music director of the vibrant music program at Trinity Lutheran Church of Chelmsford. In 2023, she also started a women s vocal group centered solely on medieval music called Elements.