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Dauphin County
Music Educators’ Association
presents the
59th Annual
Dauphin County
Choral Festival
Saturday, April 5, 2014
2:30 P.M.
The Forum
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

2014
Choral Festival
Assisting Chairpersons
Senior High School……………..Clint Funk, Halifax School District
Middle School…………………....Olivia Hartlaub, Infinity Charter
School
Elementary School………………....Michael Campbell, Susquehanna
Township School District
Special thanks to Amy Burghdorf and Sarah Topping 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—Nora Knott
President Elect—Mark Shelleman
Secretary—Melody Brubaker
Treasurer—Elizabeth Colpo
Member-at-Large—Marie Weber
Website Manager—Matt Dickinson
Database Manager—Dalinda Bohr

Program
Introduction and Greetings
Mark Shelleman…………………Vice-President, D.C.M.E.A.
Singing of the National Anthem
Middle School Chorus
Dr. Matthew Fritz — Conductor
Accompanist: Charlotte Gingrich
Gloria………………………………………….….F. J. Haydn
Shoshone Love Song……………………………...R. Emerson
I’se the B’y………………………………………..S. Porterfield
One Note Samba……………..……N. Mendonca/A. C. Jobim
Ah! Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser…………….arr. D. Patriquin

Elementary School Chorus
Mr. Stephen Holmes — Conductor
Accompanist: Anne Parmer
Risseldy Rosseldy...........................................................arr. J. Broeker
Afternoon on a Hill…………………………………..…C. Gray
Winds………….............................................................L. Kuzmenko
Great Day!……………………………..………...R. A. Dilworth
Tuimbe…………………………………………….D. Waggoner
High School Chorus
Dr. Russ Shelley — Conductor
Accompanist: Colleen Harkins
Two Puccini Psalms……………………….G. Puccini, ed. Banner
Dixit Dominus/Domine ad Adjuvandum Song of the River……………………………….…...M. Patterson Can You Hear ……………………………...J. Papoulis/F. Nunez Geographical Fugue………………….…………………..E. Toch Tres Cantos Nativos…………………………….……arr. M. Leite
El Cielo Canta Alegria…………………………...P. Sosa/R. Bergs

Dr. Matthew Fritz
Middle School Chorus Conductor
Matthew P. Fritz, D.M.A. is associate professor of music and director of choral activities. He teaches conducting, voice, music technology, Concert Choir and the Elizabethtown Community Chorus. Dr. Fritz holds the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Florida State University and the Bachelor of Music in Education from Westminster Choir College. He has been an active clinician, adjudicator, conductor and performer. Dr. Fritz has delivered presentations for the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, The International Society for the Study of European Ideas, the Florida Music Educator's Association and the American Choral Director's Association on topics ranging from historical interest to technology utilization. In addition, Dr. Fritz is a member of the American Choral Director's Association, the Pennsylvania Music Educator's Association, and the Music Educator's National Conference.
Mr. Stephen Holmes
Elementary School Chorus Conductor
Stephen Holmes began his formal musical training with The Maryland State Boychoir (MSB) at the age of nine. His strong ties and commitment to the MSB continue today where he is now serving as Artistic Director overseeing the boychoir's eight ensembles. Mr. Holmes serves in various leadership roles throughout the Maryland and D.C. area. He is currently Assistant Professor of Music at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has also served as Associate Director of the Glorystar Children's Choir and for six years served as the conductor of the University of Maryland Men's Chorus. Mr. Holmes is chair of the Boychoir Repertoire & Standards Committee of the Maryland/D.C. division of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). In addition, he is the Minister of Music and Adult Ministries at The Church of the Resurrection (Anglican). He also serves on the board of directors for the Canticle Singers of Baltimore, the Maryland State Boychoir, and The Choral Music Educator’s Association of Maryland. Mr. Holmes has conducted in 35 states, 15 countries, and at NAFME and ACDA conferences. He has served as a guest conductor of county and state honor choirs and festivals, and his choral arrangements have been performed by choirs throughout the country. Mr. Holmes has performed as a soloist and chorister with numerous regional ensembles and has been recognized with several voice, organ, and conducting awards. Mr. Holmes received his Bachelor of Music degree in voice and organ performance from Towson University and his Masters degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Maryland , College Park . He will complete his doctorate in choral conducting at the University of Maryland in December of 2014. Holmes resides in the Mayfield community of Baltimore with his wife Tiffany and daughter Imogen.

Dr. Russ Shelley
High School Chorus Conductor
Dr. RUSS SHELLEY is the Elma Stine Heckler Professor of Music at Juniata College (Huntingdon, PA), where he serves as chair of the Department of Music, teaches classroom courses, and conducts the Concert Choir and Choral Union. Under his direction, Juniata choirs have performed in 22 states and 20 countries on more than 25 extended concert tours. Most recently, he conducted tours with the Concert Choir to Brazil (2010), Hungary/Romania (2011), Ireland (2012), and Guatemala (2013). The 2014 tour is planned for China.
In addition to his conducting opportunities at Juniata, Shelley is music director of the State College (PA) Choral Society. Choral Society repertoire under Shelley’s direction includes Mendelssohn St. Paul, Haydn Creation, Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 “Lobgesang,” Bach Magnificat, Fauré Requiem, Ramirez Misa Criolla and Navidad Nuestra, Brahms Requiem, and Tippett A Child of Our Time. The Bach St. John Passion is scheduled for a May 2014 performance. The Choral Society commissioned its first composition in 2003. Voices of the Holocaust premiered in November 2004 and has since been performed three times in Brazil and seven times in the USA.
International teaching assignments include the National Conservatory in Bucharest, Romania and in Salvador, Brazil. The Regent Chorale, a high school honors choir Shelley co-founded with Huntingdon Area High School choral conductor Nin Hiles as a means of providing international performing opportunities for deserving high school singers, has performed two European tours. Shelley has conducted in 25 countries
A native of New York, Shelley has baccalaureate degrees in music education and sacred music, a master’s degree in vocal performance, and a doctorate in music education. Prior to his graduate work at Penn State, he taught junior and senior high school general and choral music in New York and served as a church musician. Active as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician, he has appeared as a guest conductor more than forty times in nine states and has presented at national Chorus America conferences.
Shelley is a member of the national music honorary Pi Kappa Lambda, Omicron Delta Kappa, Chorus America, the National Association for Music Education, the American Choral Directors Association, the International Federation of Choral Music, and the National Collegiate Choral Organization. He has held office in the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Association, the American Choral Directors Association-Pennsylvania, and had a six year tenure as the conductor of the annual Pennsylvania Consort Messiah performance.

Participating Schools and Directors
Elementary Schools
Central Dauphin School District
Infinity Charter School…………………………Olivia Hartlaub
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…………………………………Stephanie Rodgers
Nye……………………………………………..Melissa Sheaffer
East Hanover…………………………………..…Jessica Caserta
South Hanover………………………………………Caleb Stelle
Middletown Area School District………………..…….Nicole Kelley
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………………………....Olivia Hartlaub
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Name of Jesus………………………………..Sarah Watts
St. Catherine Laboure……………………………….Chad Reed
Seven Sorrows BVM……………………………...Joshua Koch
Halifax Area School District………………………….....Clint Funk
Harrisburg School District
Marshall MS Academy…………………….…...Mark Shelleman
Hershey Christian School…………………………...James Fairman
Lower Dauphin School District………………..Matthew Dickinson
Middletown Area School District………………….....Nicole Kelley
Millersburg Area School District……………….Kenneth Campbell
Susquehanna Township School District…………….Sarah Topping
Upper Dauphin Area School District………………....Susan Geesey
Senior High Schools
Central Dauphin High School……………………..….Erik Clayton
Halifax Area School District…………………………….Clint Funk
Harrisburg Christian School………………………….Judith Killian
Harrisburg School District………………………..Stacy Milanovich
Hershey Christian School…………………….……..James Fairman
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
Stella Bailey
Gwen Daily
Peter Feinberg
Clair Leuschner
Rachel McCollum
Ian So
Derry Township
Hershey Intermediate School
Neela Agarwal
Abby Bernardo
Lola Berra
Caroline Corcoran
Madison Geeting
Laila Grandberry
Hannah Hungate
Karleigh McLeod
Owen Richards
Emma Rubey
Gracie Singleton
Lauren Steinruck
Isabelle Stoute
Alizeh Subhani
Diocese of Harrisburg
Seven Sorrows BVM
Francesco Cangialosi
Maile Farber
Marcus Mancini
Ricky Stains
Jack Stewart
Ian Witkowski
Alaina Zeager
Halifax Area
Brenna Bordner
Hally Buffington
Erica Eyster
Lauren Hoffman
StarrLynn Hoffman
Serena Knauss
Elijah Krell
Olivia Murphy
Jessica Wilbur
Tanner Wright
Lower Dauphin
Conewago
Bethany Bonham
Cassidy Burton
Josalyn Byers
Danielle Cathcart
Katherine Foley
McKenzie Jones
Jessica Marshall
Ana Snowden
East Hanover
Camille Barrett
Ashleigh Dmochowski
Kasey Eldridge
Sierra Endy
Eric Evans
Nathan Evans
Jennessa Gross
Sara Novosel
Justine Parcon
Yessenia Reza
Camila Rojas
Londonderry
Zoe Baer
Ava Bell
Sophia Ditty
Sofia Feeney
Meghan Galbraith
Kaylee Knull
Anna Mauger
Melina Putt
Skyler Schatz
Sierra Slentz
Kylie Silks
Cameron Snelbaker

Nye
James Abraham
Caroline Brubaker
Faith Hollinger
Allyson Hunsicker
Ethan Kercher
Timothy Koons
Kayla Pedersen
Jacob Pegher
Isabella Portser
Avery Price
Alison Rankin
Madisyn Renninger
Alaina Riley
Elizabeth Rusnic
Barrett Ryan
Valentina Scottodicarlo
South Hanover
Anna Cherny
Eva Day
Madison Fies
Curtis Lin
Tristan McQuiddy
Rachael Miller
Dale Sanders
Maddie Sanders
Emma Walt
Catherine Walter
Grace Walter
Katie Weigle
Middletown Area
Nicole Altland
Johnicia Badgett
Taujanea Brewton
Megan Burghdorf
Arthur Dash
Cassandra Ebersole
Cayla Garman
Jace Imler
Jenna Jerome
Jaleena Marrero
Makenna Redline
Jalyn Williams
Susquehanna
Township
Thomas W. Holtzman, Jr.
Amayla Brown
Gabriella Frye
Dominique Granville
Yannie Hawkins
Savannah Lebo
Lauren McIntosh
Najuma Norman
Olivia Pickering
Jordan Plempel
Rileigh Shull
McKayla Rosario
Upper Dauphin Area
Victoria Cooper
Elizabeth Deavers
Alora Howard
Brittney Hubler
Kyla Kemper
Brooke Klinger
Madison Murray
Hannah Schade
Sara Schaffer
Maddison Sherman
Elizabeth Stoltzfus
Sara Winter

Dauphin County Chorus
Middle School Students

Central Dauphin
Infinity Charter School
Charlie Caddell
George Caddell
Patrick Elter
Sofie Ertel
Larry Fausnight
Annie Stine
Kristi Stoneking
Tyler Villegas
Abigail Wager
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Name of Jesus
Andrea Anguiano
Agatha Chmielewski
Madison Coleman
Rebecca Elias
Stephen Gontis
Michael Hair
Christina McCartney
Connor Mensch
Callie Morton
Joseph Mykel Mumma
Jessica Peske
Abigail Smith
Lyndsday Stakem
Christine Tully
Anthony Williams
Adam Zeigler
St. Catherine Laboure
Petra Castellano
Anna Herb
Hannah Kenworthy
Lily LaRegina
Nora Suknaic
Seven Sorrows BVM
Michael Adragna
Grace Arnold
Hannah Arnold
Mario Corradi
Chloe DiAiuto
Grant Fleming
Bethany Keyser
Katherine Thear
Grace Wert
Peter Witkowski
Halifax Area
Dylan Bowman
Melanie Chandler
Ashley Dobbin
Lydia Faust
Caden Funk
Tyler Harker
Alana Hayman
Sam Hoon
Kaitlyn Lebo
Preston Lebo
Emma Maulfair
Nathan Miller
Chloe Miller
Lenka Platt
Erika Shoop
Jillian Sweigard
Harrisburg
Marshall MS Academy
Rayonna Bellamy
Alex Berry
Maryah Burney
Morgan Clark
Nateur Dennis
Sage Evans
Bryanna Hill
Dre’vaun McKamey
Jessica Mock
Eliana Olivencia
Brittany Padua
Carryn Queely-Gibson
Ronald Stump, Jr.
Jasmine White
Ian “Zaac” Winchester
Hershey Christian
Ada Garlin
Nathaneal Moore
Lower Dauphin
Sarah Bell
Evelyn Bittle
Ashton Brojakowski
Sierra Fields
Sarah Gingrich
Joelle Hitz
Cassidy Howarth
Tanner Kennedy
Sydney Koons
Chiara Meyers
Olivia Dreon
James Ramsey
Brendan Roth
Maggie Ross
Kane Schrum
Colby Stiffler
Faith Swanger
Rebecca Tezak

Lower Dauphin cont.
Maggie Ross
Kane Schrum
Colby Stiffler
Faith Swanger
Rebecca Tezak
Middletown Area
Walker Allison
Lauren Bankes
Zoey Bright
Isabella Fegley
Kayla Finsterbush
Sarah Fluke
Matthew Frehse
Madison Garber
Owen Haederer
Zeryab Ibrahim
Terrance Jefferson
Sierra Kamara
Jared Knaub
Shelby Luther
Aaron McDevitt
Brittany McGlone
Morgen Miller
Makaila Nester
Cameron Parkhill
Amir Simmons
Hannah Wilsbach
Millersburg Area
Kylie Armermann
Alexis Batista
Lindsey Casner
Sierra Chaisson
Jillian Cougle
Tyler Dreher
Bailee Etzweiler
Lindsay Hepner
Faith Johnson
Carly Johnston
Aaron Kulczyk
Katelyn Meyers
Kailyn Petery
Dana Slemmer
Adam Starr
Susquehanna
Township
Adeola Adeniyi
Ikike Akpe
Braxton Coley
Ari Dym
Sam Goldberg
Aviva Jenkins
Hannah Kurtz
Shea Leo
Casandra Marrero
John Morris
Kayla Motes-West
Brandon Predmore
Meaghan Riley
Deyvon Ross
Brian Sayre
Tien Tran
Dalina Tu
Parker Wallace
Morgan Webb
Austin White
Upper Dauphin Area
Laurin Bixler
Chase Byerly
Alexia Calnon
Kelly Eure
Emily Fox
Lauren Harner
Logan Hoffman
Rachel Hoffman
Brittany Kinney
Robyn Klinger
Gracie Miller
Josh Norris
Betty Raup
Jenna Stoneroad
Preston Wolfe

Dauphin County Chorus
High School Students

Central Dauphin
Larry Brown
Ashley Dyer
Dan Getz
Taylor Guarente
Tyler Hudson
Jeremiah Joel
Joshua Kitchen
Melissa Kline
Manjot Saini
Margaret Schenfelt
Anthony Shaffer
Kailey Smith
Katie Stadler
Samantha Stahl
Iyla Stebbins
Olivia Topp
Alex Weaver
Brady Weaver
Shayne Yonchiuk
Halifax
Melody Davis
Julia Hoon
Rachael Hoon
Chris Maichle
Stephanie Paulauskas
Kayla Sulouff
Caiya Willow-Fagan
Harrisburg
Isaiah Basehore
Chanelle Coleman
Darnell Harden
Trayvon Hill
Jarmar Kennedy
Prestige Lane
Zinnia Moore
Denisha Outen
Duanessy Penn
Kylie Rogers
Joseph Rios
Myah Silver
Kami Slaughter
Brianna Smith
Leonard Smith
Eric Washington
Madelyn Waller
Maia Waters
Briyana Wilkerson
Harrisburg Christian
Cassandra Barrett
Allyson Bayless
Anna Buser
Sierra Dixon
Noah Gwinn
Nathan Halvorsen
Kalina Jenkins
Lacey Koeleman
Sarah Kula
Hannah Matsko
Brittany Moreno
Samuel Mummau
Danielle Myers
Emily Rowell
Rebecca Rowell
Daniel Weitzel
Hershey Christian
Kourtney Marvel
Sarah Moore
Elizabeth Seavers
Destiny Shaffer
Bradford Whitson
Lower Dauphin
Megan Barr
Michael Gainer
Peter Gingrich
Logan Grubb
Meredith Hazen
Benjamin Hoy
Kaylor Long
Jacob McCorkel
Patrick Norris
Mariella Nunez
Madison Pence
Amanda Perry
Kelsea Rehrer
Kimberly Rodemaker
Caley Sadler
Hunter Scherr
Connor Schrum
David Sgrignoli
Emily Suhr
Isaac Tankersley
Frankie Vernouski
Devon Viola
Carl Zerbe
Middletown Area
Haley Albright
Sammi Altland
Mark Bair
Anthony Barilla
Bryanna Barnes
Brianna Bennett
Tyrone Best
Tama Betz
Kyle Brennan
John Carberry
Kenneice Duncan
Caitlin Feltenberger
Joe Harkins
Isaiah Holloman
Josh Hurley
Safiyah Ibidunni
Mackenzie Keefer
Alex Kemler
Austin Kozlowski
Autumn Miller
Jolen Morra
Nick Myers
Christian Nordai
Carly Oldham
Nathan Reese
Brynne Schlicher
Meg Schopf
Cam Shank
Alexis Stoner
Kelly Templeton
Tarin Thomas
Chris Wolf

Middletown cont.
Bryana Barnes
Tyrone Best
Kyle Brennan
John Carberry
Mitch Carson
Kaitlyn Fickes
Danny Geiger
Aaron Gray
Josh Hurley
Sofiyah Ibidunni
Makenzie Keefer
Carlos Martinez
Donyah McCaleb
Autumn Miller
Jalen Morra
Malik Noon
Christian Nordai
Carly Oldham
Caleb Orner
Damar Parker
Ashton Rife
Zeek Rose
Brynne Schlicher
Victoria Spangler
Kelly Templeton
Braedon Thomas
Millersburg Area
Jessica Cover
Richard Cross
Hannah Cross
Collin Harris
Kori Hirsch
Colin Kirkwood
Jessica Millard
Sierra Musa
Julia Pirie
Catherine Rush
Linsey Sherrill
Leah Slemmer
Victoria Slemmer
Milton Hershey
Shaelah Best
Jason Boyko
Elijah Campos
Sam Duah
D’Andre Fisher
Alana Fleck
John Ireland
Kiya Jackson
Jabriel Jones
Noah Klemens
Kimberlee Mackey
Sammi Maenner
Anna Marhefka
Sean Marion
Vivian Mensah
Dajour Munos
Aaliyah Nelson-Wittle
Mckayla Nickel
Anthony Pieruccini
Bonita Rodriguez
Sierra Saddington
Riviera Sperduto
Frank Washington
Taniyah Williams
Susquehanna
Township
Zach Allen
Wesley Angerville
Jada Baity
Zoe Clark
Darius Davenport
Jose Delerme
Brandon Fuller
Ellen Higbee
Bailey Howell
Steven Jackson
Max Keisling
Towand Lane
Tori Little
Kara Miller
Steven Morris
Tony Morris
Jillian Procope
David Rosen
Jennie Sayre
David Smith
Nicolette Sorensen
Kenedy Tran
Kelsey Tucker
Chris Uzokwe
Connor Wallace
Montae Waters
Jonah Williams
Emmanuel Wilson
Upper Dauphin Area
Emilee Bixler
Mariah Boccardi
Hannah Fox
Brigetta High
Mackenzie Lentz
Shannon Motter
Brandon Platzer
Whittni Reisch
Benjamin Rothermel
Nicole Shade
Vanessa Valovage
Addy Wolfe

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