THE GROSSE POINTE COMMUNITY CHORUS
OUR GUEST CONDUCTOR
July to December 2026
BLAKE ROSSER is the Junior and Senior High School choir director within the Redford Union School District. He is passionate about creating an inclusive choral environment where many musical styles are performed authentically, including Vocal Jazz, Gospel, Spiritual, and Musical Theater Choruses. His choirs consistently earn First and Second Division ratings at festival events in Michigan and have been invited to sing with professional choruses such as Beyond Vocal Ensemble based in Ypsilanti Michigan.
In addition to his work with Redford Union, Blake founded Voices of Unity, a 32-member chorus of music educators and other choral professionals focused on 20th and 21st-Century Choral and Contemporary Commercial Music and sings with choral organizations throughout Michigan, including the Grosse Pointe Community Chorus, Beyond Vocal Ensemble, and the Crossroads Choir. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Education from Oakland University and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Western Illinois University.
OUR ACCOMPANIST
RON PIETRANTONI started out playing classical piano, including studying with Misha Kottler at Wayne State University. In middle school he discovered rock music and as a freshman in high school was introduced to his first synthesizer.
For nearly four decades, Ron has played keyboards in a variety of settings: as a choral accompanist (Don Large Singers; Center Line, Chippewa Valley, and Royal Oak Kimball high school choirs), in pit orchestras (Birmingham Village Players, Grosse Pointe Theater, Nicely Theatre, On Our Own Productions and Stagecrafters, among others), in local club bands (including Cancel Monday, Charuba, DTour Band, Exit Strategy and the Sun Messengers), for wedding ceremonies and receptions, at Joe Louis Arena for the Detroit Red Wings, and even leading an 800-voice Gospel choir in worship for Detroit’s 300th birthday celebration. He was recently music director for Bye Bye Birdie at Riverbank Theatre and Bright Star at Avon Players.
Ron is currently the Music Coordinator at Grace Community Church in Detroit and accompanist for the Grosse Pointe Community Chorus, Encore Men’s Chorus, Senior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe and Warren Woods-Tower high school. Ron lives in Detroit with his wife, Carol, their dog Buttercup and cat Tiramisu.