Christina Virgilio Collins
Choir Teacher
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Christina started teaching at William Fremd High School in 2014. Before coming to Fremd, she was the choir director at Batavia High School for four years, where she taught five curricular choirs and started a choir in collaboration with the special education department. She also started two showchoirs as competitive groups and vocal directed the musical and madrigal performances.
Christina is a proud graduate of Wheaton Warrenville South High School and played flute/piccolo in concert band and marching band, ran cross country and track, and was involved in various clubs including speech (DDA) and National Honor Society, in addition to choir, showchoir, and musicals. She encourages students to get involved with different opportunities along with Fremd Choir. Being well-rounded is an asset, not to mention- choir is FUN!
Christina attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduating with highest honors (Bronze Tablet) with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education. While at Illinois, she performed in Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and The Rip Chords a cappella group. She received the Vocal Division Achievement Award and the Music Education Division Achievement Award. Additionally, Christina enjoyed studying abroad in Granada, Spain to complete a minor in Spanish.
Christina has taught at the Rising Stars Showchoir camps and ISYM at the University of Illinois. She is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association, and completed a Master's degree in Music Education and Kodaly Level 1 at DePaul University.
At Fremd, Christina works with the four curricular choirs and a cappella and is the vocal director for the musical. She previously directed Soundscape Showchoir as a competitive group for 4 years. Christina enjoys spending time with her husband and four children, singing with St. Charles Singers, traveling (she toured with St. Charles Singers to England, Spain, and Italy), and trying local restaurants (suggestions always appreciated)!
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Anna Wegener
Collaborative Pianist
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Anna Wegener has been performing and educating in the Chicagoland area since 2017. She graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music, cum laude in 2014. There, she completed an independent study in piano accompanying with Eva Ferguson and participated in several ensembles, including co-leading the IWU Madrigals and accompanying student productions and cabarets. She also earned a minor in Religion.
Since finishing her degree, Anna has performed in, conducted, and music directed several amateur and professional theater productions, including Assassins by Stephen Sondheim, Xanadu, Ride the Cyclone, and Parade by Jason Robert Brown. She has participated in World Premieres of Notes and Letters by Annabelle Lee Revak with Underscore Theatre Company and Queer Eye: the Parody Musical by Heidi Joosten and Evan Mills at The Second City in Chicago.
Anna maintains a small private studio of students in addition to teaching with Piano Power. She joined Fremd’s choir program in 2022 and enjoys performing with the students and seeing their musical growth. When not performing, Anna enjoys spending time with her friends and family, including niece and nephew Lila and Josh, and her dog, Sable, learning new languages, and traveling.
Choir Teacher
[email protected]
Christina started teaching at William Fremd High School in 2014. Before coming to Fremd, she was the choir director at Batavia High School for four years, where she taught five curricular choirs and started a choir in collaboration with the special education department. She also started two showchoirs as competitive groups and vocal directed the musical and madrigal performances.
Christina is a proud graduate of Wheaton Warrenville South High School and played flute/piccolo in concert band and marching band, ran cross country and track, and was involved in various clubs including speech (DDA) and National Honor Society, in addition to choir, showchoir, and musicals. She encourages students to get involved with different opportunities along with Fremd Choir. Being well-rounded is an asset, not to mention- choir is FUN!
Christina attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduating with highest honors (Bronze Tablet) with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education. While at Illinois, she performed in Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and The Rip Chords a cappella group. She received the Vocal Division Achievement Award and the Music Education Division Achievement Award. Additionally, Christina enjoyed studying abroad in Granada, Spain to complete a minor in Spanish.
Christina has taught at the Rising Stars Showchoir camps and ISYM at the University of Illinois. She is a member of the National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association, and completed a Master's degree in Music Education and Kodaly Level 1 at DePaul University.
At Fremd, Christina works with the four curricular choirs and a cappella and is the vocal director for the musical. She previously directed Soundscape Showchoir as a competitive group for 4 years. Christina enjoys spending time with her husband and four children, singing with St. Charles Singers, traveling (she toured with St. Charles Singers to England, Spain, and Italy), and trying local restaurants (suggestions always appreciated)!
#joinchoir
Anna Wegener
Collaborative Pianist
[email protected]
Anna Wegener has been performing and educating in the Chicagoland area since 2017. She graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music, cum laude in 2014. There, she completed an independent study in piano accompanying with Eva Ferguson and participated in several ensembles, including co-leading the IWU Madrigals and accompanying student productions and cabarets. She also earned a minor in Religion.
Since finishing her degree, Anna has performed in, conducted, and music directed several amateur and professional theater productions, including Assassins by Stephen Sondheim, Xanadu, Ride the Cyclone, and Parade by Jason Robert Brown. She has participated in World Premieres of Notes and Letters by Annabelle Lee Revak with Underscore Theatre Company and Queer Eye: the Parody Musical by Heidi Joosten and Evan Mills at The Second City in Chicago.
Anna maintains a small private studio of students in addition to teaching with Piano Power. She joined Fremd’s choir program in 2022 and enjoys performing with the students and seeing their musical growth. When not performing, Anna enjoys spending time with her friends and family, including niece and nephew Lila and Josh, and her dog, Sable, learning new languages, and traveling.
