Director of Music
Heather Watras
Heather has been a member of the First Congregational UCC of Fairport, NY since 1983. She has been a visible and active member of the church throughout her years of membership. As a student she participated in the Sunshine Singers and Youth Choir, Junior and Senior Youth Fellowship groups, and Habitat for Humanity Mission trips. As a young adult, she participated in worship weekly as a member of the Chancel Choir. In 2002, she served as Substitute Choir Director for three months. After four years as the Music Director at the First Congregational UCC in Spencerport, NY, she was very happy to come “home” to First Church in Fairport as Choir Director in September 2010.
Heather works professionally as a public school Instrumental Music Teacher at Odyssey Academy in the Greece Central School District. At Odyssey, Heather directs the middle school and high school bands. During her spare time she sings in a professional-level community chamber choir, Madrigalia, and with Nik Entertainment Company (a.k.a. Nik & the Nice Guys). She lives in the village of Fairport with her husband, Jesse, and puppy, Otis. Heather holds degrees in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music/University of Rochester and Ithaca College.
