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Dauphin County
Music Educators’ Association
presents the
53rd Annual
Dauphin County
Choral Festival
Saturday, March 15, 2008
2:30 P.M.
Founders Hall
Milton Hershey School
Hershey, Pennsylvania

2008
Choral Festival
Assisting Chairpersons
Senior High School……….Elizabeth Colpo, Lower Dauphin School
District
Middle School……..Matt Dickinson, Lower Dauphin School District
Elementary School…………….Kent Pierce, Milton Hershey School
Melissa Dunmire, Lower Dauphin School District
Special thanks to Amy Burghdorf and Elizabeth Jacobs of Susquehanna Township School District for hosting Friday
rehearsals for the Senior High and Middle School Choruses.
Dauphin County Music Educators’
Association Officers
President—Greg Hutchison
Vice President/President-Elect—Thomas McDonald
Secretary—Sally Cummins
Treasurer—Lynette Waller
Member-at-Large—Samuel Fisher

Program
Introduction and Greetings
Lisa Meyer………...Dauphin County Chorus General Chairman
Lower Dauphin School District
Tom McDonald………………….Vice President, D.C.M.E.A.
Middle School Chorus
Gordon Kaslusky—Conductor
Accompanist:
Clara Valovage—Upper Dauphin Area Middle School
The Star Spangled Banner………………………….Key/Smith
Arr., Robinson
My Heart Now Gives Itself to You………………...O. di Lasso
Arr., E. Rentz
Gloria in Excelsis Deo………………………………A. Vivaldi
Arr., Porterfield
Come in from the Firefly Darkness………………..A.F. Bernon
He Never Failed Me Yet……………………...…………R. Ray

Elementary School Chorus
Lachele Vaughan— Conductor
Accompanist:
Ms. Shirley Newhart
Ferry Me Across the Water…………………..Rosetti and Williams
O Lovely Peace, With Plenty Crown’d………………..…...Handel
Shoo My Love…………………………………....Arr., C.C. Miller
This Little Light of Mine…………………………Arr., R.A. Harris
Changamano……………………………….Albrecht and Althouse
High School Chorus
Tony Leach—Conductor
Accompanists:
Abby Madden—Middletown High School
Rachel Denlinger—Upper Dauphin Area High School
Canticle of Praise……………………………………...V. Johnson
We Are……………………………………………….Y. Barnwell
I Dream a World……………………………………….R. Powell
Wade in the Water……………………………………...M. Hogan
Dwell in the House…………………………………..G.J. Murphy
Keep Your Lamps……………………………………….A. Leach

Gordon Kaslusky
Middle School Chorus Conductor
Mr. Kaslusky is a 2003 graduate of Penn State’s Music Education
program. There he studied voice with Richard Kennedy and participated in the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Essence of Joy. Mr. Kaslusky has recently been featured as a soloist with the Harrisburg Singers, Essence of Joy Alumni Singers, Ambassador’s Concert Choir, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic.
Since graduating from PSU, Mr. Kaslusky has been teaching vocal
music to middle school students, first in the Central York School District (2003-2006), and presently in the Mechanicsburg Area School District. Currently he is pursuing a master’s degree in music education at Lebanon Valley College.
Lachele Vaughan
Elementary School Chorus Conductor
Lachele Vaughan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education as well as a Master's Degree in Teaching and Curriculum from Penn State University. While at Penn State she studied closely with the renowned choral conductors/professors, Dr. Anthony Leach and Dr. Lynn Drafall. In addition to her studies at Penn State, she was the assistant director of the Nittany Valley Children’s Choir, which is still under the direction of Mrs. Louanne Shafer. She has taught elementary music at
Milton Hershey School and currently teaches middle school music at Welsh Valley Middle School in the Lower Merion School District.
Vaughan has been involved in professional organizations such as American Choral Director’s Association and Pennsylvania Music Educator’s Association. She also has taught at Penn State's Summer Music Camp program. In addition, Vaughan has been able to perform in
local churches, synagogues and teaches private lessons. Vaughan has traveled abroad to sing in performance arena’s such as Schmetna Hall is Prague, Czech Republic and also has performed with Sherman Hemsley starring Dorothy in the Wiz. Vaughan currently resides in Horsham, PA where she and her husband, Kenneth Vaughan will be blessed with their first child.

Tony Leach
High School Chorus Conductor

Tony Leach, associate professor of music and music education at The Pennsylvania State University is director of The University Choir, Essence of Joy and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music education. Leach holds a Ph.D. in music education, the M.M. in conducting from Penn State University and the B.S. in Music Education from Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA.
Dr. Leach taught music in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York City for fourteen years. His choirs have performed at festivals throughout the United States and Canada as well as tours of England, Scotland, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Belgium, Luxemborg, France and South Africa. Essence of Joy at Penn State University organized by Leach in 1991 has performed for regional and national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association as well as the Music Educators National Conference. He also served for ten years as music consultant at the Maryland Summer Center For The Arts at Goucher College, Towson, MD. He has appeared as a guest conductor for choral festivals and workshops in Maryland, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Utah, Vermont, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina and Connecticut, the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. Leach was co-conductor of the 2004 World Youth Choir sponsored by the International Federation of Choral Musicians in South Korea. He was an accompanist for The United Negro College Fund Choir (NYC) and has accompanied the Howard University Concert Choir, Washington, D.C.
For 23 years, Leach served as music director of the Capital Area Music Association, Harrisburg, PA. He is a past national chair of the American Choral Directors Association Repertoire & Standards Committee on Multicultural & Ethnic Perspectives. Currently, he serves as minister of music and organist at New Bethel Baptist Church, Washington, DC and as chair of the ACDA Eastern Division Repertoire and Standards Committee on Ethnic and Multicultural Choirs.
Dr. Leach has presented seminars and workshops for numerous professional and music organizations in America and beyond. Some of the seminar topics have included the following: ‘Print Resources in Black Gospel Music for Choral Directors.’ ‘Two Generations of Burleigh: Harry T. Burleigh and Glenn E. Burleigh,’ ‘Black Gospel Music: Strategies and Techniques for Performance and Non-Performance Music Classes.’ His article, “Does Gospel Music Have a Place In General Music?” was published in General Music Today, Winter, 1993. His seminar ‘A Spiritual For The New Millennium’ was presented at the Second IFCM Multicultural and Ethnic Conference held in Jokkmokk, Sweden in 2003. New arrangements of African American Spirituals by Moses Hogan, Marvin Curtis, Rosephanye Powell, Roland Carter, Keith Hampton, Glenn Burleigh and Robert Morris were included in this presentation. As a recitalist, Dr. Leach has presented organ dedications and concerts in the eastern region of the United States as well as Ohio. He is also a piano accompanist for numerous faculty and student recitals at Penn State. He is a member of The American Guild of Organists, American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, and The Gospel Music Workshop of America.

Participating Schools and Directors
Elementary Schools
Central Dauphin School District
Infinity Charter School……………………………Donna Winch
Halifax Area School District…………………………..Berta Hickox
Hershey Christian School………………………….Gretchen Sproul
Lower Dauphin School District
Conewago………………………………………....Debra Avery
Londonderry…………………………………...Shirley Newhart
Nye……………………………………………Melissa Dunmire
East Hanover………………………………………...Lisa Meyer
South Hanover………………………………...….Jim Neidinger
Middletown Area School District
Lyall J. Fink……………………………………….Nicole Kelley
Milton Hershey School………………………………….Kent Pierce
Steelton-Highspire School District……………………...Emily Bentz
Susquehanna Township School District……………….....Emily Reep
Upper Dauphin Area School District……………….Ashley Robinson

Middle Schools
Central Dauphin School District
Infinity Charter School…………………………..Donna Winch
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Name of Jesus………………………………...Sally Fegan
Halifax Area School District………………………….....Clint Funk
Hershey Christian School…………………………..Angela Hertlein
Lower Dauphin School District………………..Matthew Dickinson
Middletown Area School District…………………...Erich Schlicher
Millersburg Area School District……………….Kenneth Campbell
Milton Hershey School………………………….Heidi Zimmerman
Susquehanna Township School District…………...Elizabeth Jacobs
Upper Dauphin Area School District……………..Ashley Robinson
Senior High Schools
Halifax Area School District…………………………….Clint Funk
Harrisburg Christian School………………………….Judith Killian
Harrisburg School District……………………….Michael Clements
Hershey Christian School…………………………..Angela Hertlein
Lower Dauphin School District…………………...Elizabeth Colpo
Middletown Area School District…………………...Stephen Smith
Millersburg Area School District………………….Kasey Campbell
Milton Hershey School…………………………….Cristal Sheaffer
Susquehanna Township School District…………...Amy Burghdorf
Upper Dauphin Area School District……………..Ashley Robinson

Dauphin County Chorus
Elementary Students

Central Dauphin
Infinity Charter School
Ricky Averill
Nicole Bohn
Micaela Eckert
Tesia Kempski
Katie Krobock
William Leuschner
Jesse Opiyo
Alyssa Ream
Halifax Area
Allison Costa
Morgan Cox
Jacob Houtz
Kaitlyn Hutchinson
Christopher Maichle
Gabrielle Minnich
Caiya Willow Fagan
Hershey Christian
Kristen Haldeman
Maggie Keller
Colin Leidich
Brendan McAlester
Bradford Whitson
Lower Dauphin
Conewago
Taylor Burk
Mariena Decker
Hannah Frantz
Morgan Fridey
Gregory Hoch
Marissa Hoffman
Rebecca Landvater
Madison Light
Steven Lynch
Jenna Miller
Carmen Posteraro
EmmaLee Reese
Zachary Rowe
Jessica Timler
Kara Wendling
East Hanover
Amanda Abern
Evan Baker
Josh DeLange
Katryn Durenleau
Samantha Fleck
Leah Gamber
Amanda Gutierrez
Nicole Hoffer
Blake Johns
Tim Johnson
Gabrielle Longreen
Julia Mazich
Brianna Miller
Leah Miller
Kourtnee Neely
Julia Palmer
Brandon Suhr
Ashley Troup
Maddie Waters
Londonderry
Derek Blankenship
Emily Crone
Michael Gainer
Madeline Grundon
Catharine Harwin
Taylor McCloskey
Brooke Sheaffer
Elizabeth Spotts
Margaret Tamburro
Ashea Ware
Mikayla Wells
Victoria Yohe
Cassie Zinkan
Nye
Cortne Barnhart
Kayla Confair
Jordan Foreman
Kimberly Henry
Samantha Keller
Mackenzie Kulina
Austin Kotchey
Elle Machamer
Brianna Marrero
Kaitlin Paich
Amber Simpson
South Hanover
Shelby Alcorn
Cara Anderson
Matthew Bell

Christopher Brian
Leah Decker
Kyle Fackler
Joely Helder
Bianca Gillman
Katie Goerl
Elizabeth Gross
Kayla Grubb
Sarah Little
Madison O’Neill
Ruby Rhoad
Michaela Robertson
Katie Rynearson
Hunter Smith
Miranda Vares
Ashley Walton
Isabelle Yost
Middletown Area
Lyall J. Fink
Mark Berkihiser
Kendra Burkett
Autumn Deck
Mikala Dworchak
Caitlin Feltenberger
Morgan Galbraith
David Geisweit
Colleen Harkins
Kaitlyn Kellogg
Alison Marshall
Samantha Starliper
Alexandria Velez
Milton Hershey
Chase Akmal
Breanne Brooks
David DuCharme
Tyson Harrison
Tymir Jones
Bryce Mooney
Leah Nelson-Whittle
River Rettew
Riveria Sperduto
Christianna Varela
Melanie Warne
Valmar Wilson
Steelton-Highspire
Aigne Edwards
Toddai Harper-Jones
Mary Keefe
Yasmaine Mitchell
Susquehanna
Township
Thomas W. Holtzman, Jr.
Olivia Allbritton
Sophia Astles
Hannah Blake
Wesley Bobb
Destiny Brenneman
Anna Ellis
Allison Hartman
Lindy Kraska
Chelsea Murray
David Rosen
Tiyana Smith
Quintin Ward
Upper Dauphin Area
Sara Blyler
Stephanie Brunson
Theodore Calnon
Hannah Fox
Whittni Reisch
Vanessa Valovage
Brianna Wickard

Dauphin County Chorus
Middle School Students

Central Dauphin
Infinity Charter School
Colleen Altares
Jasmine Brown
Kiel Eckert
Christian Johnson
Grant Kempski
Helena Krobock
Christopher Spicer
Matthew Strauch
Daniel Strawbridge
Sam White
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Name of Jesus
Amelia Dickson
Kimberly Elter
James Farrell
Michael Farrell
Christine Fesen
Francesca Licata
Kristine Pham
Madeleine Robbins
Timothy Robbins
Halifax Area
Rebecca Baker
Emma Bogle
Martin Brennan
Chelsea Buffington
Caitlyn Christ
Amber Coppula
Allyson Divens
Angela Erdman
Cora George
Megan Grosser
Devan Harman
Haley Hoffman
Andrew Kappenhagen
Lauren Lenker
Samantha Lindsey
Gabrielle Rummel
Andrew Sheeler
Katie Shoenberger
Bradley Shoop
Kaitlin Snyder
Iesha Sturgeon
Michelle Swab
Eden Vega
Rebecca Wheeler
Courtney Wilbert
Hershey Christian
Francesca Formica
Kaley King
Kyleigh Gingrich
Rachel Oellig
Cambrea Roy
Jacob Young
Lower Dauphin
Monica Breon
Caroline Campbell
Josee Campbell
Joey Dahmus
Rochele Donnelly
Destiny Egan
Bridgette Gillman
Elaine Gross
Megan Hauck
Mary-Kate Hoag
StevieRay Honeycut
Sara Jackson
Dan Markowski
Rachel Moore
Paul Nestler
Matthew Peck
Mark Rissmiller
Samantha Robison
Danny Snyder
Alecia Thomasson
Melanie Weidner
Caroline Weir
Autumn Wells
Mitch Wolfe
Middletown Area
Dylan Bower
Dominique Bowman
Kaycie Deibler
Hannah d’Entremont
Rafael Deliz
Jessica Drebot
Amanda Ellison
Alex Fuller
Adam Geisweit
Isaiah Holloman
Kirsten Hrobak
Isabelle Hunte
Jerry Kohout
Sara Lizambri
Robert Mabee
Brianna Marks
Kara Miller

Sierra Morra
Courtney Myers
Megen O’Brian
Daniel Reese
Rebecca Richards
Broghan Schlicher
Samantha Spoonhour
Alyssa Stillwell
Allison Tauscher
Christian Wolf
Millersburg Area
Danielle Buffington
Katelynn Cover
Hayley Daub
Rachel Feidt
Alyssa Frederick
Kayla Harris
Marissa Hines
Maranda Hoffman
Rachel Kessler
Olivia Kulczyk
Micah Lesher
Shane Liddick
Ian Lloyd
Jessica Lynde
Elijah Shepley
Ethan Shepley
Miranda Shuller
Carly Smith
Alexis Stoner
Dylan Wire
Milton Hershey
Keely Fitzgerald
Bobbi Jones
Shannon Keschl
Allisyn Mahaney
Eddie Nesbit
Destiny Shockey
Emily Shover
Shantel Sloan-El
Susquehanna
Township
Heather Beistline
Danielle Carter
Benjamin Cohen
Maghee Fegan
Emanuel Gamble
Elijah Jones
Jayelle Joppy
Layla Lebash
Alaina McDonnell
Aaron Moyer
Chris Napper
Dorothy Nichter
Averee Robinson
Nicola Salomone
Michael Shaffer
Gregory Shaw
Janelle Shoop
Nicole Stoner
Lauren Sullivan
Kelsee Sweigard
Jennifer Uzokwe
Rachel Washic
Ashley White
Olivia Williams
Upper Dauphin Area
Cailley Breckinridge
Timothy Bruner
Andrew Calnon
Kristy Daniel
Forrest Ellis
Abbie Enders
Leslie Etzweiler
Nina Gentile
Kierra Kerwin
Courtney Kirkpatrick
Richard Koontz
Erin Koppenhaver
Laura Lizcano
Kara Moretz
Nathaniel Straub
Olivia Sweger
Meghan Tranauskas
Austin M. Weaver
Katlin Wiest

Dauphin County Chorus
High School Students

Halifax
Meaghan Baker
Allyson Carl
Alysia Coppula
Natha Doebler
Stacey Geyer
Jordyn Scheib
Jennifer Summers
Sydney Yarnell
Harrisburg
Annette Anderson
Thomas J. Brown
Raenell Cartlidge
Regina Diggs
Louisa Gallup
Kristina Gonzalez
Sasha Gutshall
Nataly Malave
Talon Scharadin
Joshua Selvey
Kaneisha Stern
Harrisburg Christian
Alaina Arvey
Daniel Brooker
Stormi Brown
Chelsea Buffington
Karissa Caylor
Richelle Corty
Christina Kay
Jon Kertland
Nikki Latsha
Emily Lenker
Adam Parmer
Evie Parmer
Alison Phenicie
Ben Phenicie
Jordan Trout
Hershey Christian
Andrea Bashore
Ashley Beck
Katie Creznic
Ellie Keller
Jayme Kollar
Andrew Moore
Katie Sadowski
Isak Wilson
Lower Dauphin
Johnathan Armstrong
Alec Brashear
Veronica Callahan
Cameron Corrado
Kaysey Davis
Sarah Errickson
Luke Forshey
Zach Geppert
Chris Good
Tim Harman
Zach Hixon
Natasha Houp
Ronnie Myers
Jimmy Pagano
Hannah Palm
Alicia Patt
Eugene Prymak
Aimee Robison
Katie Roksandic
Megan Schug
Chris Shearer
Karly Siffin
Chelsea Stoner
Katie Umberger
Laura Weidner
Serena Weigher
Laurel Weiser
Lindsey Yingst
Middletown Area
Cameron Bendgen
Tylor Burkett
Nick Danowski
Kristie Darrah
Brittany Divittore
Lizzie Givler
Steven Guenther
Nick Harmantzis
Caitlyn Hawkins
Zach Helsel
Michele Herneisey
Mariah Ickes
Emily Isett
Courtney Kenyon
Andrew Knackstedt
Becca Martz
John Mink
Ali Moyer
Stephen Petrina
Michelle Popa
Elyse Rider
Stephanie Strauss
Jessica Strickland

Daina Swartz
Laura Waller
Kyle Zang
Millersburg Area
Dalton Boyer
Dakota Buffington
Sarah Chmielefski
Mikki Davis
Erin Feidt
Steven Gardner
Colby Hepner
Emily Hoffman
Lauren Lebo
Kylie Manning
Tyler Manning
Brett Mauser
Kelsi Miller
Kaitlyn Neubold
Julia Plale
Stephanie Reiley
John Rubendall
Rebecca Rubendall
Elizabeth Sanford
Wesley Shepley
Andrew Snyder
Levi Snyder
Jesse Starr
Caitlyn Steppy
Emilee Stone
Sarah Stone
Olivia Youells
Milton Hershey
Shannon Brady
Chelsea Connell
Tanya Cratty
Victoria Davis
Erika Dean
Darci Harding
Gabriella Harris
Kayla Hidlay
Bryan Irving
Jonathan Lawson
Ashley Lloyd
Miles McIver
Alex Ortiz
Justin Ortiz
Kasey Owens
Jennifer Rhodes
Samantha Rupprecht
Moriah Sanchious
Rhonda Scott
Kamie Seevers
James Stankunas
Isma Terrence
Britne Vinson
John Warkoski
Laiken Wilson
Susquehanna
Township
Peter Baliira
Elias Bargo
Rebecca Barnard
Madeline Barry
Danielle Bellan
Genesis Bordner
Andrew Bowling
Shane Brady
Lindsay Budde
Antoine Cameron
Jesse Cohen
Dylan Cowher
Rebecca DelGrande
Caitlin Doyle
Sarah Hixon
Hanan Hussin
Emily Kramer
Kaitlyn Marshall
CJ McConnell
Ashley McIntosh
Celia Morrison
Kaitlyn Perbetsky
Daniel Rosenthal
Matthew Sayre
Benjamin Segal
Lauren Shellhamer
David Smith
Keen Tran
Jonathan Trexler
Tierney Wallace
Paige Williams
Upper Dauphin Area
Randy Bellon, Jr.
Elise Bordner
Caitlin Brandle
Lindsey Brown
Daniel Bruner
Emma Enders
Katelyn Eppley
Natasha Forney
Victoria Hepler
Zachary Hoffman
Cassandra Jones
Rose Kell
Marissa Kibler
William Kocher
Aleeta Kopp
Nicole Schade
Kelly Schreffler
Sara Shade
Andrew Sultzbaugh
Ellen Valovage
Kimberly Welker
Jeremy Wiest

Dauphin County Music Educators’ Association Mourns the
Passing of Irene Christman
PMEA Executive Director Emerita and first president of the Dauphin County Music Educators Association, Irene R. Christman, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2007.
Irene, age 89, graduated from New Holland High School (1935) and Lebanon Valley College (1939) with graduate studies at Eastman School of Music and the University of Pennsylvania. She taught vocal and instrumental music and served as Supervisor of Music in the public schools for 43 years, first at Warwick Twp. and later in Middletown and Central Dauphin School Districts. She was the author of several books and manuals for the music classroom.
Among her many professional accomplishments, she served over 40 years as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Music Educators' Association, and as the Chair of the National Council of State Executive Secretaries of the Music Educators National Conference. She organized and served as the first President of the Dauphin County Music Education Association. For her service to the music profession, she was awarded a National Service Award from the Music Industry Council in 1991, having received similar recognition from the Music Educators National Conference in 1990. In addition, she served several terms on the Board of Hershey Symphony Orchestra. Her love of music lives on in her thousands of students, many of whom remained lifetime friends.
She was a former member of the Eastern Star, Pilot Club and the Ephrata American Legion Auxiliary. She was also a long-time member of Pine Street Presbyterian Church and of its choir. She enjoyed travel and took many of her students on concert tours. She loved animals, particularly her horse and her dogs and cats.
If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Irene R. Christman Scholarship for Music Education, c/o PMEA, 56 S. Third Street, Hamburg, PA 19526.

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