Assistant Artistic Director

Jude Markel

Jude Markel has been accompanying his whole life, whether it be churches, school choirs, musicals, or bands. He’s played just about everything from Bach to Broadway! In 2025, he graduated from CU Boulder with his Masters of Music in Collaborative Piano. He’s coached and accompanied dozens of students from undergrad to doctoral, and organized many recitals of his own. Without exaggeration, between 2023 and 2025, Jude learned over three hundred pieces of music! 

While Jude has been playing piano with Sage since 2024, he became the Assistant Artistic Director of Sage in 2026. As AAD, he directs Sage Out & About, and helps coordinate outreach events and concerts for the group. To learn more about Out & About, see their page on the website! 

Outside of his work with Sage Singers, Jude is also the Assistant Director of Music at Jefferson Unitarian Church, a full time pianist with the Grandview High School music program, and continues to collaborate with his colleagues in the Denver metro area. He is deeply committed to creating an environment of kindness, understanding, and growth, and is honored to be a part of Sage Singers!