08/08/2026
Introducing our incredible orchestra led by our music director and pianist, Brit Montoro!
Brit Montoro, Music Director/Piano
Ari Fiekowsky, Cello
Cruz Roger Romero, Violin
Lily Tang, Flute
Brit Montoro is an active organist, pianist, choral director, accompanist, and music instructor in Central New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia area. They have a Master of Sacred Music, Organ with honors and distinction from Westminster Choir College of Rider University and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition from Lynchburg College. Brit is the music director and organist at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Feasterville, professor of ear training at Stockton University, and music director and collaborative pianist for Redivivus Opera.
Ari Fiekowsky is an up-and-coming cellist performing all over the tri-state area. She grew up in East Brunswick, then went on to study cello and education at Kean University. Ari frequently plays in musicals like Newsies, Les Miserables, Pippin, Into The Woods, and more. She uses her cello to blend and experiment with improvisation in genres like rock, jazz, and pop music. She performs classically as Principal Cellist of both the Richmond County Orchestra and the Newark Chamber Ensemble.
Cruz (he/him) is an elementary school teacher who loves to make music in his free time. He thanks all the music educators in his life who have helped him become the musician he is today.
Lily Tang is a flutist, organist, and composer pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in flute performance and composition at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She studies flute with Kaoru Hinata and receives organ coaching lessons from Brit Montoro. She works as the organist and pianist at Christ Memorial Lutheran Church in East Brunswick NJ, where she spends her time experimenting with improvisation. As a composer and flutist, Lily Tang strives to create whimsy in her pieces by experimenting with unconventional yet accessible uses of the flute. Her most recent compositions are her multi-movement flute octet Ethereal Whispers, and flute quartet Four Headless Chickens. This is Lily's first production with Redivivus Opera, and she is delighted to collaborate alongside such talented musicians.
ID: There are two graphics for this post.Both pages have the following - light green background. Top capital red logo: Redivivus Opera Center graphic in red medieval script: Iolanta. To the left of "Iolanta" are three red roses with green stems. Underneath in black medieval text is "sung in Russian with English supertitles" Each page has two photo circles with names and instruments. In the first page, the left photo circle includes a photo of a person with short blonde hair and a black turtleneck smiling at the camera. Text: Brit Montoro Music Director/Piano. The photo circle on the right includes a person with long dark brown hair and a blue tank top grasping the neck of a cello and smiling. Text: Ari Fiekowsky Cello. The second page left hand photo includes a person with a black dress shirt and pants and short dark brown hair. Text Cruz Roger Romero Violin. The second page right hand photo includes a person with a white blouse, black glasses, and long dark brown hair holding a flute. Text: Lily Tang Flute
