Rachel Jackson has served as Artistic Director since 2023.  She sees her time with the chorus  as a unique and wonderful privilege. Each voice unites to connect into one beautiful, treble sound. The chorus strives for connection and unity on many levels. 

Rachel has programmed concerts and sacred services, conducted choirs and music-directed theatre in the Sacramento area for the last 30 years. She has served as an adjudicator for choral festivals and conductor of a mass choir at the Sacramento Convention Center. In June of 2025, Ms. Jackson was honored to accept an Artistic Licenses Award from the California Lawyers for the Arts on behalf of the Sacramento Women's Chorus. She has been involved in eight professional choral recordings as producer, director or featured soloist.  She is committed to diversity in the creative arts, musical integrity and inter-generational connection within choirs and ensembles. 

Ms. Jackson received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from California State University, East Bay, a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from California State University, Sacramento and a Master of Music in Conducting from Messiah University in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania. Her influences include professor Dr. David Stein, Dr. Rachel Cornacchio, Tom Fettke, Eleanor Cohen and clinician Dr. Anton Armstrong and Ken Medema. 

She loves singing jazz, exploring, cycling and watching films, and being with loved ones including her terrier, WInnifred.

As Artistic Director of SWC’s a cappella ensemble, Inner Harmony, Cindy has had the opportunity to create and direct this amazing group. Comprising sixteen SWC members, Inner Harmony performs a variety of musical styles, using close harmonies and various techniques to add depth and complexity to their performances.  As ambassadors for SWC, Inner Harmony has performed at multiple events throughout the greater Sacramento area since 2024. 

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A Vermont native, Cindy is a retired educator who has taught choral and instrumental music on both coasts.  She has sung with and directed church and community choirs for 40+ years. 

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Dr. Chaffee holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from the University of Vermont, a Master of Arts degree in Education from California State University Long Beach, and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of La Verne. In addition to Cindy’s career in education, she is a veteran, having served in the Vermont National Guard 40th Army Band, and the Los Angeles 300th Reserve Army Band. 

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Cindy enjoys singing in SWC, volunteering with many organizations, and spending time with family, friends, and her cocker spaniel Petey. She loves to travel, garden and read.

Vutu is an award winning collaborative pianist and piano pedagogue. Joining the Sacramento Women’s Chorus in 2020, he is inspired to deliver compelling performances and contribute to the empowerment of community through music.  Vutu has performed internationally as a classical pianist, including solo concerts at Salle Cortot in Paris, Old First Concerts in San Francisco, and the Music at Noon Series in Sacramento. Other notable performances include choral concerts at the World AIDS Day, Fresh Meat Festival, and the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

A Bay Area native, Vutu attended San Francisco State University where he established himself as an award winning piano teacher, and earned both his MM and BM in Piano Performance with an emphasis in Chamber Music. He is now nearing completion of his PhD in Musicology from the Claremont Graduate University in Pomona, California, and is finishing his dissertation on 19th century piano methods. Vutu continues to teach private piano lessons at his home in Sacramento and at the San Francisco Community Music Center. In addition to his musical pursuits, Vutu enjoys spending time with family and is a dedicated soccer coach.