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Dauphin County
Music Educators’ Association
presents the
57th Annual
Dauphin County
Choral Festival
Saturday, March 31, 2012
2:30 P.M.
Founders Hall
Hershey, Pennsylvania

2012
Choral Festival
Assisting Chairpersons
Senior High School………....Elaine Cramer, Upper Dauphin Area School District
Middle School……………….Susan Geesey, Upper Dauphin Area School District
Elementary School………………....Joshua Koch, Seven Sorrows BVM, Diocese of Harrisburg
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, and to the county chorus chairpersons, Clint Funk and Cristal Sheaffer.
Dauphin County Music Educators’
Association Officers
President—Susan Geesey
President Elect—Sam Fisher
Secretary—Melody Brubaker
Treasurer—Elizabeth Colpo
Member-at-Large—Marie Weber
Website Manager—Matt Dickinson
Database Manager—Dalinda Bohr

Program
Introduction and Greetings
Susan Geesey………………………...President, D.C.M.E.A.
Middle School Chorus
Eileen Hower — Conductor
Accompanist:
Susan Geesey
Sumer is Icumen In…………………………John of Fornsete
Earth Drum Dance…………………………....arr. W. Schmid
Birdsong………………………………………………P. Read
Labour Day………………………………………..S. Hatfield
Battle Of Jericho……………………………….arr. D. Dickau

Elementary School Chorus
Karen Umberger — Conductor
Accompanist:
Debra Avery
Jambo, Rafiki (Hello, Friend)..........................M. Donnelly/G. Strid
I Bought Me a Cat……………………………..arr. L.S. Spevacek
The Duel………………………………..........................B. Bertaux
Wind on the Hill…………………………………...V. Ebel-Sabo
Peace on Earth...and lots of little crickets……P. Carey/O. Twigge
High School Chorus
Grace Muzzo — Conductor
Accompanists:
Gabriel Freedman—Susquehanna Township High School
Clara Valovage—Upper Dauphin Area High School
Salmo 150……………………………..………………..E. Aguiar Haste Thee, Nymph………………………………...G. F. Handel The Coolin …………………………………...…..arr. D. Mooney Choose Something Like a Star………………….…..R. Thompson I Am Not Yours………………………………….…Z. R. Stroope
Soon Ah Will Be Done………………………………..W. Dawson

Eileen Hower
Middle School Chorus Conductor
Eileen Hower is Assistant Professor of Music Education at Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA. She taught general music and conducted the choirs of Central Columbia Middle School in Bloomsburg, PA for 18 years. Mrs. Hower holds a Bachelors degree from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, a Masters degree from Marywood University, and is currently working toward a DMA at Boston University. She is a member of MENC and ACDA and is a past-president of ACDA-PA.
Ms. Hower’s middle school choirs have been invited to perform at state, divisional and national ACDA and MENC conventions. She has been a guest conductor for various choral festivals and has presented interest sessions at state, division and national conventions on subjects pertaining to middle school choral music and the middle school voice. Her article, “Designing a New Paradigm for Selecting Music for the Middle School Choir” appeared in the November 2006 issue of Choral Journal.
Ms. Hower’s 7th grade general music students wrote and performed original opera for 13 years. She and her students have presented sessions at all levels of MENC conventions, and she has published articles on the subject in Music Educator’s Journal and PMEA News.
Ms. Hower is listed in myriad Who’s Who. She was named locally as 1995 “Teacher of the Year”, March 2002 “WBRE Teacher of the Month” and received the 2005 PMEA District VIII Citation of Excellence Award.
Karen Umberger
Elementary School Chorus Conductor
Ms. Umberger currently serves as the Assistant Director of Kindermusik for the Community Music Institute at Lebanon Valley College, where she teaches music to infants to seven-year old students from the community. Ms. Umberger earned her Bachelor of Music in Sacred Music from LVC where she studied organ performance under the direction of Dr. Pierce Getz. She has taught piano for over 30 years, first in Lebanon County and now at the Lititz Academy of Music, and she has been an organ and piano accompanist for over 40 years in Lebanon and Lancaster counties.
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She has served as a sacred music clinician and as director of choral groups consisting of children to adults for over 35 years, including the UCC Penn Central Conference Choir from 1992 to 2009. She was Interim Artistic Director of the Lebanon County Choral Society for DCMEA's own Mr. Matthew Dickinson. Her youth choirs have also performed with the Choral Society. Karen grew up in a music- and Christian faith-filled family environment. She is grateful for the opportunity to continue serving her community by directing at tonight's concert.

Dr. Grace Muzzo
High School Chorus Conductor
A member of the music faculty at York College of Pennsylvania, Grace Kingsbury Muzzo conducts the York College Chorale, Chamber Singers and Women’s ensemble. She also teaches courses in music education and conducting. Holding degrees from Gordon College and Westminster Choir College, she holds the DMA in Conducting from the University of Georgia. While in Georgia, Dr. Muzzo sang under the direction of Robert Shaw as a member of the Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus.
Dr. Muzzo has worked as a music educator at the elementary, secondary and collegiate level. She has conducted and taught at Lycoming College, Bloomsburg University and the University of Georgia, and she is active as a guest conductor and workshop leader at numerous conferences and festivals. She makes her home in Downingtown, PA, where she founded the Vocal Artists of Chester County and participates in the music program at West Chester United Methodist Church.

Participating Schools and Directors
Elementary Schools
Central Dauphin School District
Infinity Charter School……………………………Donna Winch
Derry Township School District
Hershey Intermediate School……………………..Allison Ometz
Diocese of Harrisburg
Seven Sorrows BVM………………………………Joshua Koch
Halifax Area School District…………………………..Berta Hickox
Lower Dauphin School District
Conewago……………………………………….....Debra Avery
Londonderry…………………………………… Charity Judson
Nye……………………………………………..Melissa Sheaffer
East Hanover………………………………………...Lisa Meyer
South Hanover………………………………….James Neidinger
Middletown Area School District………………..…...Erich Schlicher
Susquehanna Township School District
Thomas W. Holtzman Jr.……………...……….Michael Campbell
Upper Dauphin Area School District…………………..Susan Geesey

Middle Schools
Central Dauphin School District
Infinity Charter School…………………………..Donna Winch
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Name of Jesus……………………………..Lauren Jordan
Seven Sorrows BVM……………………………...Joshua Koch
Halifax Area School District………………………….....Clint Funk
Hershey Christian School……………………….Amanda McGinnis
Lower Dauphin School District………………..Matthew Dickinson
Middletown Area School District…………………...Erich Schlicher
Millersburg Area School District……………….Kenneth Campbell
Milton Hershey School……………………………….Gretchen Lee
Susquehanna Township School District…………...Elizabeth Jacobs
Upper Dauphin Area School District………………....Susan Geesey
Senior High Schools
Covenant Christian Academy…………………………Jesse Maurer
Halifax Area School District…………………………….Clint Funk
Harrisburg Christian School………………………….Judith Killian
Harrisburg School District………………………..Stacy Milanovich
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……………….Elaine Cramer

Dauphin County Chorus
Elementary Students

Central Dauphin
Infinity Charter School
Patrick Elter
Sofie Ertel
Larry Fausnight
Alice Opiyo
Iaon Spangler
Kristi Stoneking
Lana Taylor
Abby Wagner
Eamonn Wrightstone
Derry Township
Hershey Intermediate School
Derek Best
Gareth Cockroft
Jessica Forrester
Karis Gould
Kennedi Hedgepath
Sydney Hover
HaJong Jhun Kaitlyn Kelley
Srija Konduru
Breanna Kratz
Shyann Kurtz
Anna Levin
Emily Liesch
Ben Long
Tiffany Lu Tori Moss
Taylor Myers
Kate Naughton
Lydia Neuhauser
Tahim Osorio
Chosin Rogers
Selina Siafa
Diocese of Harrisburg
Seven Sorrows BVM
Grant Fleming
Julia Kemmerling
Skyler Spink
Halifax Area
Zackary Bixler
Emily Bordner
Emma Maulfair
Matthew Sheeler
Christopher Swarz
Lower Dauphin
Conewago
John Biechler
Sarah Gingrich
Kolbi Groff
Tanner Kennedy
Ashleigh Kenney
Mayson Light
Daniel Snowden
Kimberly Wolfe
East Hanover
Riley Barrett
Kailey Kldridge
Lauren Hershey
Cassie McIntire
Elana Peisner
Samantha Pence
Elizabeth Scipione
Anai Walters
Londonderry
Zoe Bell
Ashton Brojakowski
Arianna Colon
Amya Fisher
Hailey Howson
Maria Prymak
Brooke Shaffer
Denelle Stump
Melissa Shutt
Nye
Caitlyn Angelo
Caitlin Cummings
Olivia Dreon
Jackie Endy
Sierra Fields
Rachel Kerstetter
Sydney Koons
Victoria LaBoy
Reese LaDuke
Melanie O’Holleran
Emily Stuller
Sophia Yocum

South Hanover
Keeley DeBor
Brooke Dresher
Rachel Fake
McKenna Helder
McKenna Lennox
Ellah Ogden
James Ramsey
Austin Rupert
Josey Terry
Middletown Area
Autumn Bias
Zoey Bright
Isabella Fegley
Sarah Fluke
Zeryab Ibrahim
Morgan Louer
Dekotah Popernack
Amir Simmons
Susquehanna
Township
Thomas W. Holtzman, Jr.
Zion Brown
Daniel Camilletti
Audrey Glas
Tiara Hunt
Annie Kreiser
Cuong Le
Meilani Turner
Parker Wallace
Upper Dauphin Area
Laurin Bixler
Charles Brown
Alexia Calnon
Kelly Eure
Lauren Harner
Rachel Hoffman
Brittany Kinney
Gracie Miller
Rebecka Wilson-Ramer
Preston Wolfe

Dauphin County Chorus
Middle School Students

Central Dauphin
Infinity Charter School
Malaysia Billman
Sierra Castaniera
Jazzi Grey
Elma Hoffman
Jerrett King
Katie Krobock
William Leuschner
Ben Murray
Ayla Reed-Porter
Emma Shumaker
Charlotte Shunk
Alissa Stoneking
James Thompson
Tyler Villegas
Sam Wille
Jamie Wilson
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Name of Jesus
Kyla Brezitski
Olivia Caffrey
Emily D’Amico
Emily Dempsey
Cassidy Dugan
Cara Ford
Anna Gontis
Daniel Hair
Mica Harr
Elizabeth Kuniega
Rachel Linde
Emily Massini
Delaney Nevius
Katherine Pham
Angelique Retrievi
Erin Thomas
Katelyn Vargo
Julia Wanner
Justine Weidman
Seven Sorrows BVM
Elizabeth Baker
Emily Baker
Emily Barb
Sarah Carson
Carolyn Ciccocioppo
Kathleen Hartwell
Virginia Kern
Alexis McElwee
Malina Quarry
Catherine Young
Halifax Area
Melody Davis
Julia Hoon
Sam Hoon
Olivia Hoover
Brieann Lower
Cassady Martin
Chloe Miller
Stephanie Paulauskas
Aliyia Shoop
Jewel Thomas
Brianna Turner
Hershey Christian
Shelby Gemberling
David Rockwell
Katelyn Truesdell
Lower Dauphin
Jen Abraham
Rachel Cassel
Laura Conway
Maddie Deebel
Kasey Dobson
Matt Foran
Logan Grubb
Brittany Halbleib
Jocelyn Hanula
Meredith Hazen
Joey Lagyak-Honey
Pete Lehman
Jake McCorkel
Shannon McCreary
Emily McKissick
Andrea Miller
Anna Nissley
Kim Rodemaker
Sam Rothermel
Olivia Rutledge
Caylee Sadler
Colby Stiffler
Dev Viola
Carl Zerbe

Middletown Area
Jenna Abbott
Sammi Altland
Morgan Baumbach
Kyle Brennan
Mitchell Carson
Kenneice Duncan
Hayley Hoch
Lydia Hursh
Brayden Lighty
Nick Markle
Marisa Mayhew
Katie Miller
Kelly Moyer
Meaghan Nelson
Kylee Nester
Malik Noon
Christian Nordai
Rowan Sessa
Michelle Shields
Jordan Smith
Victoria Spangler
Erin Templeton
Braedon Thomas
Millersburg Area
John Chavez
Jessica Cover
Mikayla Kitchen Cheyan Lebo
Myah Long
Cayla Paul
Shontanae Palmer
Sarah Romberger
Catherine Rush
Leah Slemmer
Lexi Schulkins
Adam Starr
Milton Hershey
Alex Anderson
Omaris Caceres
Tyeair Diggs
Isatu Fofanah
Aaliayah Garcia
Rhiannon Grohol
Kenidie Kalbach
Desirea Kreiser
Daniel Laquintano
Hannah Monette
Chephren Phillips-Rose
Franchesca Ramirez
Alexis Wood
Jabesso Yadeto
Susquehanna
Township
Wesley Angerville
Liz Baliira
Katelyn Barbour
Allyson Bayless
Zoe Clark
Darius Davenport
Sydney Fowlkes
Matt Fox
Lizzie Gilbert
Kiet Le
Sam McCall
Michelle McLamb
Morgan Morela
Jordan Munoz
Kelci Owings
Kelly Rolko
Sara Safiullah
Emma Sanderson
Avery Silverstein
Madison Sohmer
Olivia Sorensen
Kenedy Tran
Chris Uzokwe
Ben Walker
Darcy Wallace
Xaviar Weaver
Upper Dauphin Area
Haley Baker
Emilee Bixler
Catrina Gonzales
River Goshorn
Alexis Hoffman
Brenna Hoffman
Jessica Hoffman
Kelsey Hoffman
Sarah Leitzel
Mackenzie Lenta
Amanda Mills
Hanna Novinger
Laura Sweger
Sarah Troutman
Adeline Wolfe

Dauphin County Chorus
High School Students

Covenant Christian Academy
James Ahern
Elizabeth Bashore
Alyssa Burlew
Ellen Davis
Gwen Davis
Noelle Perrin
Grace Prensner
Seth Stoner
Joanna Yao
Halifax
Christine Emerick
Lori Engle
Anglea Erdman
Mike Foltz
Cora George
Haley Hoffman
Rachael Hoon
Maddy Lebo
Chris Maichle
Kaitlin Snyder
Michelle Swab
Amanda Webster
Jeremy Wheeler
Harrisburg
Joyce Jackson
Prestige Lane
Myah Silver
Briyana Wilderson
Harrisburg Christian
Pagan Albright-Underkoffler
Kalie Barber
Cassandra Barrett
Esther Garcia
Noah Gwinn
Nathan Halvorsen
Timothy Hartline
Sai Hu
Dong Joo Kim
Adam Kohl
Samantha Kresicher
Danielle Logan
Charity Mummau
Natalee Nelson
Charles Ragan
Cambrea Roy
So Mang Shim
Daniel Yesilonis
Lower Dauphin
Megan Achey
Evan Baker
Kaitlyn Benedict
Christopher Brian
Kaitlin Gibbs
Elaine Gross
Mary Kate Hoag
Emma Irving
Sara Jackson
Blake Johns
Kelsey Kindall
Will Kuehnle
Daniel Markowski
Rachel Moore
Paul Nestler
Jeremy Peisner
Olivia Pfeffer
Carman Posteraro
Mark Rissmiller
Christine Umberger
Joshua Weaver
Melanie Weidner
Seth Wolgemuth
Middletown Area
Bryanna Barnes
Brianna Bennet
Tyrone Best
Will Botterbusch
John Carberry
Sarah Crippen
Robert Doster
Jess Drebot
Joe Harkins
Amy Hoffman
Josh Hurley
Ashley Jerome
Jalen Morra
Courtney Myers
Amethyst Noss
Carly Oldham
Dan Reese
Vera Roy
Taylor Samuel
Brynne Schlicher
Levi Sterner
Lexy Stoner
Kelly Templeton
Katie Vogel

Middletown cont.
Maurice Walker
Taylor Watson
Jake Williams
Chris Wolf
Millersburg Area
Bryanna Burke
Patrick Cooper
Katelynn Cover
Hayley Daub
Hannah Grubb
Collin Harris
Marissa Hines
Kori Hirsch
Maranda Hoffman
Olivia Kulczyk
Jessica Lynde
Jessica Millard
Miranda Schuller
Elijah Shepley
Ethan Shepley
Victoria Slemmer
Carly Smith
Milton Hershey
Ashley Barnett
Kaelem Camper
Karol Dang
Mosheh Ellison
Kayla Estrella
Diane Ford
Lionell Hampton
Mahoganie Hunter
Joe Jackson
Kiya Jackson
Nora Long
Allisyn Mahaney
Amber McMillan
Charrice Morris
Shawn Polite
Cody Ricardo
Summer Riddick
Jessica Sally
Shakim Smith
Riviera Sperduto
Misty Whyms
Susquehanna
Township
Zachary Allen
William Aponte
Ijada Arp
Faith Brown
Maghee Fegan
Brandon Fuller
Emanuel Gamble
James Gamble
Ellen Higbee
Aiyana Holton
Steven Jackson
Elijah Jones
Kara Jones
William Keisling
Eileen Kramer
Fidele Muwangi
Dorothy Nichter
Damian Pry
Janelle Shoop
Kelsee Sweigard
Shailen Vines
Connor Wallace
Emmanuel Wilson
Jasmine Wilson
Upper Dauphin Area
Shawn Bordner
Cailley Breckinridge
Andrew Calnon
Abbie Enders
Leslie Etzweiler
Hannah Fox
Nina Gentile
Brigetta High
Grant High
Laura Lizcano
Shannon Motter
Brandon Platzer
Whittni Reisch
Tyler Sinsabaugh
Meghan Tranauskas
Clara Valovage
Vanessa Valovage
Katlin Wiest

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