Southeast Local choir students to perform at national conference in Cincinnati

Bryce Buyakie, The Daily Record
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Students Chloe Stoler and Hailey Miller were selected to represent Southeast Local Schools at a national honors choir in Cincinnati.
Students Chloe Stoler and Hailey Miller were selected to represent Southeast Local Schools at a national honors choir in Cincinnati.

APPLE CREEK − Two Southeast Local students will perform at the 2023 American Choral Directors Association conference in Cincinnati this week.

Chloe Stoler, a ninth grader in the Waynedale High School choir, and Hailey Miller, an eighth grader in the junior high choir at Lea Middle School, will take the stage and sing alongside other state and national middle school and junior high students.

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Southeast Local students Chloe Stoler and Hailey Miller were selected to go to a national honors choir in Cincinnati. Dan Mylott, is the high school and junior high choir director.
Southeast Local students Chloe Stoler and Hailey Miller were selected to go to a national honors choir in Cincinnati. Dan Mylott, is the high school and junior high choir director.

"It was a competitive entry; they were up against thousands of other auditions," said Daniel Mylott, the high school and junior high choir director. "I'm really proud of these two."

They will sing seven songs, including "Raise Your Voice in Song" and "Imaginary Creatures" at noon Friday (Feb. 25) at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.

2023 Choral Directors Association conference is 'a big deal'

Waynedale High's Chloe Stoler is heading to Cincinnati to sing at the 2023 American Choral Directors Association conference.
Waynedale High's Chloe Stoler is heading to Cincinnati to sing at the 2023 American Choral Directors Association conference.

Both students have always been interested in singing.

Having taken lessons since kindergarten, Chloe said, she didn't realize what her acceptance meant until nearly one week before her performance.

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Lea Middle School student Hailey Miller is heading to Cincinnati to sing at the 2023 American Choral Directors Association conference.
Lea Middle School student Hailey Miller is heading to Cincinnati to sing at the 2023 American Choral Directors Association conference.

"Now it's set in," she said. "It's a big deal."

Her counterpart, Hailey, never took lessons but always wanted to explore her interest in singing and acting.

"It's (days) away, so that's a lot of pressure," she said.

The two have practiced the seven songs for months on their own, Mylott said. This week will be their first group rehearsals.

"There will be about three days of intense rehearsals and one day of performances," he said. "So, it's a lot."

What is the event about?

The American Choral Directors Association is a professional development organization for directors like Mylott and his counterparts across the country.

Every year the association hosts a national conference at a different city. Composers, conductors, arrangers, directors and others gather to network and learn the latest in the industry. For students, this means meeting colleagues with similar interests.

"They get to meet some of the composers who wrote the music they're signing," Mylott said.

One such composer is Andrea Ramsey, who will conduct the middle school and junior high choir.

"It's a great opportunity for them to see how the composer intended their music to be performed," he said.

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