ERIC FERM (tenor)
Eric grew up in Boise, Idaho, but lived in Los Alamosa, New Mexico for 35 years. He is a retired applied mathematician, and spent much time working with fluid mechanics calculations and experiments. He likes eating ethnic foods of all sorts, especially those from New Mexico. Eric married Pat Slantz in 2010 after being widowed in 2007. His daughter lives in Albuquerque with her husband and two children. He likes visiting his family, the mountains, and foreign countries. He also enjoys hiking or walking, photography, reading, playing on computers, and playing with technology. Eric would like to learn how to install an internal clock, and his superpower would be natural rhythm. He enjoys the changing of the seasons more than one particular season itself, and his favorite color is blue. Eric likes singing in Laudamus because “music is my therapy of the week. Cheaper than psychiatry.”
JOHN HUTTON (tenor)
John grew up in Topeka, Kansas, and is a computer engineer in Fort Collins. He and his wife have three grown children and one dog. He enjoys karate, loving his wife, and paying for his son’s college tuition. John likes to visit Australia, Europe, and Antarctica, and would like to learn more about languages and FPGAS. If he could have a superpower, it would be to have his eyesight back. John likes all seasons: cold winters, hot summers, wet springs, and crisp falls. His favorite restaurant in Fort Collins is Young’s (Asian) and his favorite color is blue. He likes being in Laudamus because he loves to sing.
GREG JETTE (tenor)
Greg is an orthopedic physical therapist from Windsor, Colorado. He has a wonderful wife, Heidi, of 16 years, and five children: Zoie (11), Elliot (9), Liam (6), and twins Jaxon and Izabelle (3). Greg loves protein, chocolate, coffee, and tapas. He also loves singing, playing the guitar, exercise, tennis, running, bike riding, and chess. Greg would like to learn how to play a stringed instrument. His favorite season is spring because of the respite from cold and a renewal of life, and his favorite colors are “the blues.” Greg likes visiting Europe, the Fjordes, Switzerland, all four of the grand slams in tennis (New York, London, Paris, and Melbourne). Greg loves Laudamus because of the connection through music and the musicianship building. If he could have a superpower, it would be to connect with all people.
BRENT LEHMAN (tenor)
Brent is a loan processor at First Bank. He is from Manhattan, Kansas. He likes pizza, the color green, playing video games, and drinking good beer. He likes visiting Rome, Italy, and loves the fall’s cool temperatures and beautiful trees. Brent has two parents, a sister (who is expecting a baby soon!), and a family dog named Joey. He likes singing in Laudamus because he loves to sing, and preserving the choral culture. Brent would have invisibility super powers, if possible.
STEVE LUNDEEN (tenor)
Steve is a Physics professor at Colorado State University who grew up in Rock Island, Illinois. He and his wife, Ann (also sings in Laudamus), have a daughter who lives in San Francisco with her husband and two young daughters. His favorite food is scallops and he enjoys fly fishing and hiking. He likes visiting Montana and Wyoming rivers. Steve’s favorite color is blue and he would like to learn more about playing the guitar. He likes singing in Laudamus because there is good music and great people; if possible, Steve’s superpower would be to have perfect pitch and a five octave range.
JIM MARTIN (tenor)
James Martin is married to Ginger Martin (alto in Laudamus), and they have five children and six grandchildren. He is from and currently lives in Livermore, CO. Jim designs and sells cabinetry during the day, and enjoys playing the recorder and collecting music as hobbies. His favorite color is red, favorite food is Italian, and likes visiting New Orleans. Jim loves the autumn because of the colors and the mosquitos go away. He would like to learn more about history, and loves Laudamus because he loves polyphony. If Jim could have a superpower, he would choose transporting.
PABLO ROMERO (tenor)
TOM SMITH (tenor)
Tom is retired, so he likes to work on computer spreadsheets and play computer games. He also enjoys singing, tennis (formerly), computer activities, and genealogy. Tom has been able to trace both his own and his wife’s ancestry back to William the Conqueror! . He is from Windsor, Colorado, and likes visiting in California where he lived in Sacramento for 21 years, the Black Hills, and almost any coffee shop or brew pub. Tom likes the color green, and his favorite foods are beef steak, waffles, pie, and ice cream. He would like to learn how to sing with better breath control, and would choose to be a countertenor if he could have a superpower! Tom enjoys being a member of Laudamus because he enjoys the fellowship of the group; “I feel fortunate to be able to sing with such an accomplished musical group and talented director!”
