ANDREW VAN ALLSBURG, tenor, is thrilled to be in his ninth season with Chanticleer. Originally from Holland, Michigan, Andrew received his Bachelor in Music Education from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI, where he conducted the school’s early music ensemble Collegium Musicum and won a downbeat award for his work with the vocal jazz ensemble Gold Company. A versatile musician, Andrew has performed, music directed, and arranged music globally for various cruise lines, production companies, contemporary a cappella groups, and musicals. Andrew was selected to represent the USA in the World Youth Choir in Cyprus and recorded Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with the Miami-based professional choir Seraphic Fire. In New York City, Andrew sang under James Wetzel with Schola Dominicana and was a featured singer at Radio City Music Hall in the Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes, under the musical direction of Kevin Stites. He has made TV appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and is a proud member of the Recording Academy. In his downtime, Andrew enjoys traveling, spending time with friends and family, and tearing it up on the drums.