John D. Anello III

The Mukwonago Area Community Choir is a non-audition choir based in Mukwonago, WI, founded by our director, John Anello III, in 2009. Mr. Anello has a BM (87) and MME (92) from UW-Whitewater and did his post-graduate work at UW-Madison. He has also spent three summers studying vocal jazz at Western Michigan with Phil Matson and Steve Zegree. John was also privileged to be chosen as one of 100 music educators in the US to sing with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Oak Ridge Boys to celebrate the 100th anniversary of MENC. Additionally, in 1996, '98, and 2000, Mr. Anello participated in The Classical Music Festival held annually in Eisenstadt, Austria, where he was able to perform many of Haydn's works where they were initially performed and even had the distinct privilege of singing the Mozart Requiem in the church where it was first performed in Vienna.

John is married to Kelly, a chiropractor in the area, and between them, they have three magnificent sons. Joel is an outstanding athlete who runs on scholarship for Belmont University while studying sports Medicine. Gio is a NATS award singer pursuing a Music Education degree at UW-Stevens Point, emphasizing Choral and General Music and Vocal Performance. Our youngest, Luke, is entering the Marines, where he will be in the infantry and focus on various languages.