Biographies
Audrey Floyd is a Junior Vocal Performance Major with a worship concentration from Woodstock, Georgia. She has led on the praise team at her home church First Baptist Woodstock for 6 years, and is currently employed at The Well Church in Yucaipa as their worship intern. She has been involved in theatre, playing roles like Annie in Annie, Flounder in The Little Mermaid, Medda Larkin in Newsies, and Cinderella in Cinderella. She has been honored to be able to perform at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, with Phil Wickham, and is frequently recording vocal tracks for ministry opportunities. She aspires to be a Music Therapist for children and young adults, and a Vocal Instructor in her community. When not performing, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Carly Catiller is a freshman majoring in Music Education with an emphasis in choral music. A dedicated performer, she has been involved in twenty-four theatrical productions, portraying roles such as SpongeBob in SpongeBob the Musical, Persephone in Hadestown, and Vera Claythorne in And Then There Were None. She also enjoys the creative world behind the scenes and has designed costumes for three shows. Over the span of four years, Carly has participated in a variety of choirs, experiences that helped shape her passion for vocal performance. She is currently involved in the CBU Opera program, Camerata, and the University Choir and Orchestra. Carly is deeply thankful to God for His guidance and to her mentors, family, and friends for the unwavering support that has encouraged her every step of the way.
Cassandra Leisher is a vocalist, conductor, and music educator from Los Angeles, California pursuing a Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting. In 2022, she graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. Throughout her studies, Cassandra has been blessed with multiple domestic and international performance opportunities that have shaped her as an artist. In 2022, Cassandra made her Carnegie Hall debut, and performed there again in 2024. In 2025, she performed at Cadogan Hall in London, England, and also took part in the Barcelona Festival of Song. This spring, she will be on tour in Italy with California Baptist University’s Camerata. Cassandra is grateful for the many opportunities God has entrusted her with, and intends to continue serving Him
Elizabeth Allen is a second-year vocal student at California Baptist University’s Collinsworth School of Performing Arts. Elizabeth has been involved in the performing arts since childhood, participating in choirs and theater, as well as vocal and piano lessons since the age of 11. In 2024, she made her opera debut by appearing in CBU’s production of Le Nozze di Figaro in the role of Susana. She is currently preparing the role of Papagena for the university’s upcoming spring production of Die Zauberflöte. In addition to her operatic work, Elizabeth is an active member of CBU’s choral department. She began singing in the University Choir and Orchestra in 2024, and began singing with university’s foremost choral group, Camerata, in 2025. Additionally, Elizabeth appeared in the 2024 and 2025 productions of CBU Christmas, as a choir and ensemble member. After earning her degree, she aspires to pursue a career as a professional performer.
Eunsom Lee studied V ocal Performance at UC Berkeley and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in V ocal Performance at California Baptist University. She has actively participated in a wide range of performances, portraying roles such as Musetta in La Bohème, Elizabeth in the contemporary opera Frankenstein, Mary in an Easter musical production, and Christine in The Phantom of the Opera. Her choral experience includes the University Baroque Ensemble, Chamber Choir, and Teen Harmony Ensemble, as well as collaborative concerts with Ensemble Ari and UBO. In addition to her stage work, she is actively engaged as a voice actor, participating in
Kara Emmett is a junior pre-PA music student from Wilsonville, Oregon. She has been singing since the age of two and has studied violin for eleven years. During high school, she competed in vocal competitions and earned first place in the state of Oregon for classical voice. Around this time, she also began leading worship, an experience that continues to shape her purpose as a musician. Kara has worked as a live audio engineer for over four years and produces, writes, and mixes her own original music, which has been released on various streaming platforms. She has participated in multiple musical theater productions, portraying roles such as Jo in Little Women, the Minstrel in Once Upon a Mattress, and Mary in A CBU Christmas (2024 and 2025). She aspires to pursue a career as a physician assistant in pediatric oncology or emergency medicine while continuing to write music. Kara is deeply grateful to God for every opportunity He has been blessed her with and looks forward to what He has in store for her future.
Kaylee Cervantes is a Junior Musical Theatre Major. Her previous theatrical credits include; Notre Dame High School: The Addams Family (Wednesday Addams), Mamma Mia (Sophie Sheridan), Mean Girls the Musical (Cady Heron), California Baptist University: Dietrich and Maria (Grandmother), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Florika/Esmerelda Understudy), The Book of Will (Emilia Lanier), and Shrek the Musical (Princess Fiona). She thanks all of her loved ones for their unending support! Her favorite bible verse is Psalms 28:7.
Lissa Gray is a senior Theatre major with a concentration in Musical Theatre. She is thrilled to be part of this concert! She has performed in several productions on the CBU stage including Celeste #2, Sunday in the Park with George; Elizabeth Condell, The Book of Will, a featured soloist in A CBU Christmas, and an upcoming Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. All glory to God!
Alyssa Wills, soprano, holds an MM in Vocal Arts from the University of Southern California and a BM Vocal Performance degree from Cal State Long Beach. With a passion for community engagement, she is the founder of The Sparrow Initiative, a performance group that presents spiritually uplifting material to have a positive impact on the community. Their most recent projects include a studio recording of a new opera, Joan, based on the life of Joan of Arc; along with several fundraising concerts, such as A Woman’s Voice, which benefitted a local children’s home. Ms. Wills has been the recipient of many awards, including a District Winner for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and has been seen performing throughout Southern California with Pasadena’s Boston Court Emerging Artist Recital Series, LA Opera’s Outreach Program, The Opera Buks Inc., The Industry, The Palm Springs Opera Guild, and Lyric Opera of Orange County. As a teacher, she has run her own private voice studio for more than ten years. Currently, she enjoys her position as a teacher with the Classical Voice Conservatory at the Orange County School of the Arts. www.sparrowinitiative.com
American soprano, Amy Joy Stephens, has been noted for a voice that is both “strong and beautiful,”. Her performances include Norina (Don Pasquale), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Madame Goldentrill (The Impresario), Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Antonia (Les Contes d’Hokmann), Mabel (Pirates of Penzance) Cinderella (Massenet’s Cendrillon), & Rapunzel (Into the Woods) among others. No stranger to the concert stage, Ms. Stephens is is a three-time soloist with The Los Angeles Bach Festival and has also been seen as the soprano soloist for such major works as Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Duruflé's Requiem, Vivaldi’s Gloria and most recently Poulenc’s Gloria with CBU’s very own Orchestra & Choirs. She has been a district winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and was chosen as a Western Regional Finalist. Other awards include: Grand prize winner in the Three Arts Vocal Competition, First Place in the California Women's Chorus Vocal Scholarship Competition, First place in the Opera 100 Vocal competition, the Audience Favorite award in the Classical Singer's Association Vocal Competition, 2nd place in the American Educators of Italian Origin United (AEIOU) Voice Competition, Opera Buks Inc. Career Grant recipient and a recipient of the Leni Fé Bland Vocal Scholarship. She is currently a co -founder of a musical non profit organization, The Sparrow Initiative, which is
a performance group that uses the arts to raise awareness for the needs of the community, and performs in various concerts with the organization on a regular basis. Ms. Stephens received her B.M. in Vocal Performance from The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB on a full ride scholarship and her M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where she was a graduate assistant teaching professor that worked with their prestigious musical theater department. She has been the musical director/vocal director for such theater shows as: Pippin, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, Songs for a New World, and more. She has previously been on the voice faculty at The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB and currently runs a private studio in Orange County as well as serving on the vocal faculty at California Baptist University. She resides in Huntington Beach with her husband Alex Stephens and their two sons Elias and Lukas.
Known for stepping outside of the box and to willingly embrace challenges, Jasper Jimenez has earned a reputation as a dynamic collaborator, educator, and vocal coach. He has performed with choral ensembles, regional opera companies, symphony orchestras, and worked in interdisciplinary collaborations. Those projects include recording a film soundtrack for Heartbeat Opera, and working with LACMA to document Christian Marclay’s interactive artwork The Organ during the artist’s exhibition Sound Stories. As an educator, Jasper has worked with students ranging from high school seniors preparing for university auditions to graduate students and emerging artists. In addition to his current work at Pasadena and Glendale City Colleges, he has worked at USC Thornton, The University of Redlands, Riverside City College, and Towson University. After graduating with a Bachelors of Music from Towson University, Jasper completed a Masters and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in collaborative piano at the University of Southern California, where he studied under Alan L. Smith.
