Eric Fotre Leach is honored to join the team here at CAPAS and is ready to hear you sing! Hailing from Illinois, he grew up making music in marching bands, a capella choirs, all state ensembles and stage musicals. He graduated with a music degree from Southern Illinois University where he studied and performed as both a pianist and a singer, all while focusing on music directing for the theater. Professionally his career has taken him all across the country conducting and playing piano with credits that include Broadway's Come From Away, National Tours of ELF: The Musical, Flashdance, Come From Away, as well as various Regional Theatre Productions like Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Spitfire Grill, CATS, A Chorus Line, The Producers, The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee, The Secret Garden, Blood Brothers, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Once on this Island, The Music Man, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Wizard of Oz, and Company

Alongside his performing, Eric always made time to teach. Whether music directing youth productions, leading workshops in schools, creating masterclasses at the collegiate level or providing private vocal technique for singers of all ages, genders and levels, he's always had a love for teaching. Some favorite youth productions include School House Rock Live!, FAME Jr., The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Disney's Peter Pan, High School Musical, Sweet Charity, composing original music for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, as well as countless revues, concerts and mini musicals for many summer camps and afterschool programs. Past and current academic programs he's proudly instructed at and played piano for include: New York University, Columbia University, University of California in Irvine, Broadway Imagined, Broadway Classroom, Actors Connection, Flat Rock Playhouse YouTheatre, New London Barn Playhouse Children's Theatre, The Palace Theatre Teen Company (New Hampshire), A Class Act New York, Applause NY, and Broadway Dance Center.

Finally, Eric has been humbled to have either music directed or simply played piano for countless notable singers and actors within the broadway and entertainment communities, some you've heard of and others perhaps you haven't. But whether they are seasoned veterans of the stage or new artists finding their voice, he strives to bring everyone joy, encouragement and a little magic in making music. EricFotreLeach.com

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia now based in New York, Calli McRae is an actor, singer, voice teacher, and music director. She has a Bachelors of Science in Child and Family Development as well as a Masters in Professional Counseling, and she incorporates her knowledge and experience of human development into her teaching and artistry.

As a performer, Calli appeared in the award-winning Off Broadway production Pip’s Island, an immersive theatrical experience for young audiences. She toured nationally with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and she originated roles in the New York productions of Peace, Love and Cupcakes; My True Love: A Perfect Musical Fairytale; Chance; and Let There Be Light (Best Actress Nomination, Best Musical/Play Award). Calli can be seen in the lead role in the drama comedy To Us, an Independent Feature Film that has been recognized in film festivals internationally.

As a voice teacher and music director, Calli works with students of all ages and levels of experience and is proficient in the musical styles of traditional and contemporary musical theatre, pop, rock, and folk.

Sarah Goeke is a classically trained performer and educator with a passion for guiding singers toward their most authentic sound. She holds an MFA in Acting from Michigan State University and a BM in Vocal Performance from the University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance.

As a performer, Sarah brings over a decade of experience across regional theatre, national tours, film, and television. Highlights include the Broadway First National Tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Cynthia), Cabaret (Sally), Chess (Svetlana), Cry It Out (Jessie), Othello (Bianca), and Macbeth (Lady Macbeth), as well as appearances on HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Apple TV’s City on Fire, Law and Order SVU, and various commercial campaigns.

Sarah’s teaching combines technical precision with intuitive exploration. Her approach encourages singers to release expectations, foster curiosity, and embrace their unique voices. Through tension release, anchored support, and reproducible physical shifts, she helps students grow into vocal freedom and clarity. Her core belief: every person should sound like themselves. For more information and updates: www.sarahgoeke.com. 

Aimee Willis holds a BA from UCLA and a MM from Northwestern. Her operatic career started at the young age of 22 when, directly out of college, she became a leading soprano at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in Germany. She has performed with famous conductors all over the world, including Giuseppe Sinopoli, Jiri Kout, Richard Buckley, Carlo Rizzi, Christopher Keene, and Fred Scott. In her concert work, she was fortunate to be included in Guiseppe Sinopoli’s first Carmen with Agnes Baltsa, accompanied by The Danish Radio Orchestra and broadcast in Copenhagen, which she then reprised in Berlin with Baltsa, Neil Shicoff and Denyce Graves. Also under the baton of Sinopoli at the Santa Cecilia in Rome, Aimee performed Parsifal with Waltraut Meier and Rene Kollo.  At the Interlaken Festival in Switzerland, Ms. Willis sang selections from Porgy and Bess with one of the great portrayers of Porgy, Simon Estes.  

In addition, Aimee sang numerous performances at the Berlin Philharmonic, including Bach’s B Minor Mass and St. Matthews’ Passion. Since returning to America, Aimee is creating a buzz with her critically acclaimed portrayals of the title roles in Salome (Atlanta Opera) and Tosca (Opera Fort Worth). Other acclaimed roles include, Fidelio(Leonore) at Atlanta Opera, Eugene Onegin (Tatiana) in Russian with the Hawaii Opera and Atlanta Opera, The Marriage Of Figaro (The Countess) at Hawaii Opera, Un Ballo in Maschera (Amelia), and Don Carlo (Elisabetta) both at Arizona Opera.