Kevin Basil Fritts is the Interim Conductor and Artistic Director of the Archdiocesan Choir of Washington, DC. Growing up in a musical family, he studied music and vocal performance at Asbury University. He holds a Master of Divinity from Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology from Saint John’s University (Collegeville, MN), and currently, he is a doctoral candidate at the Catholic University of America completing a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology (Liturgical Studies). A lifelong chorister, he has directed Orthodox choirs in missions, seminaries, and most recently, at the Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Washington, DC.

Matushka Juliana Woodill is the Foundress of the Archdiocesan Choir of Washington, DC, and was its first Conductor and Artistic Director until 2026. She received her education from Westminster Choir College where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with dual Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Education and Musical Theater. She studied conducting with Dr. Joe Miller, and sang with the Westminster Symphonic Choir. She has participated in master class conducting workshops with Rollo Dilworth, Rodney Eichenberger and Christopher Aspaas. During her time at Westminster, she conducted the choir at Joy of All Who Sorrow Orthodox mission in Princeton, NJ. She continues this work today as the choral director at All Saints of America Orthodox Church in Alexandria, VA and loves the opportunity to bring the musicianship and skills of the choral world into the church setting. She has presented talks and workshops on sight reading, sound building and conducting techniques at state education and church conferences and was a featured conductor at the International Symposium of Orthodox Church Musicians Conference in 2016 and 2018. She has taught as a guest lecturer and conductor at both St. Tikhon’s and St. Vladimir’s Seminaries and routinely leads church workshops on conducting and musicianship skills. She is the choral director at Fairfax High School in Virginia and  has taught music across all ages in Fairfax County Public Schools. She believes strongly in the importance of beautiful, healthy singing in choirs of all skill levels and ages. She currently is the Saint Tikhon’s Monastery Music Program Director.