Tri-County Honor Choir to perform Wednesday at Amish Country Theater
The 2022 Tri-County Honor Choir, sponsored by Tri-County Educational Service Center, in partnership with Hiland High School and Amish Country Theater, will hold a concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Amish Country Theater.
The Honors Choir will perform under the direction of guest conductor Greg Ramsdell, director of choral activities and professor of choral music education at Heidelberg University. The Heidelberg University Concert Choir will also be performing that evening with the Honor Choir and alone.
Participating Honor Choir members and their schools include: Christian Arnold, Connor Gallivan, Cecelia Carrino, Madisyn Harper of Norwayne High; Sebastian Gingrich, Logan Beam, Cora Miller, Aubrey Pengal, , Madelyn Mullins, Waynedale High; Ethan Hershberger, Levi Rubio, Martin Gingerich, Cade Keim, Courtney Schrock, Gwen Favia, Hiland High; Max Johnston, Gabe Murawski, Morgan Nalley, Hailey Stow, Makaylea Baker, Allie Chambers, Hillsdale High; Claire Lukehart, Zachary Zamborski, Isabel Ward, Anna Hovest, Olivia Lukehart, Rittman High; Thaddeus Martin, Evan Sustar, Margaret (Maggie) Skaggs, Smithville High; Christopher Paterson, Aaron Stephenson, Brendon Hess, Nora Lance, Loudonville High; Caleb Singer-Holden, Caleb Kostohryz, Hayley Sleek, Ashley Thornsbury, Isabella Vacco, Wooster High; Braydan Springer, Kelly Harper, Kayla Hummel, Northwestern High; Drake Tish, Carolyn Miller, Sydney Rolince, Alexis Lang, West Holmes High; Matthew Yeager, Corbin Cunningham, Elizabeth Kindig, Payton Romano, Hannah Schade, Grace Kirkhart, Chippewa High; Wyatt Krebs, Kaileigh Dotson, Triway High; Maxwell Miyashita, Rachel Potts, Hailey Ayers, Orrville High; Emily Katsaris, Lilly Moherman, Mapleton High.
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In 2017, local choral directors collaborated on a unique learning opportunity for their high school choir students and created the first Tri-County Honor Choir with a $2,000 grant from the Ohio Arts Council. The Tri-County Honor Choir provides regional high school students who excel in choral singing an opportunity to sing advanced high school repertoire with an accomplished professional choral director, according to Michelle Muro, fine arts consultant for the educational service center.
Students learn advanced methods in musicality, technique and vocal production.
Concert preparation starts with each choral director introducing the music to their students and sharing part recordings for independent practice.
Ramsdell has conducted honor choirs and adjudicated large ensemble choral contests in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. His research has been presented at state and national conferences of the American Choral Directors Association and state conferences of the Ohio Music Educators Association.Donations will be accepted in the lobby, before and after the concert, to help cover travel expenses for the Heidelberg University Concert Choir.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: 2022 Tri-County Honor Choir to perform at Amish County Theater
