Masterworks Chorale accompanist Jill Roth Boessel began studying piano at age five with Elma Schick, then later with Helen Blanchard, with whom she studied until entering the University of Michigan in 1969. In 1989 Jill received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Toledo and in 1991 a dual Master's degree in Piano Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Michigan .

Jill became an accompanist at an early age and has been a church pianist or organist since high school. Currently she serves as the organist and part-time choir director at St. Paul 's Episcopal Church in Oregon. Jill enjoys accompanying area music groups and musicians and has played keyboards with the Toledo Symphony. She works part-time at an area credit union. After hours, she enjoys spending time with her new husband, Cliff Boessel, and her daughters and grandchildren.

This is Jill's eighth year as Masterworks Chorale accompanist.