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Dauphin County
Music Educators’ Association
presents the
55th Annual
Dauphin County
Choral Festival
Saturday, March 20, 2010
2:30 P.M.
Lower Dauphin High School
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania

2010
Choral Festival
Assisting Chairpersons
Senior High School……………………….Cristal Sheaffer, Milton
Hershey School
Middle School………..Lauren Shuyler, Holy Name of Jesus School
Elementary School……………....Melissa Scheaffer, 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—Thomas McDonald
Vice President/President-Elect—Susan Geesey
Secretary—Sally Cummins
Treasurer—Elizabeth Colpo
Member-at-Large—Donna Winch

Program
Introduction and Greetings
Clint Funk………...Dauphin County Chorus General Chairman
Halifax School District
Tom McDonald………………………...President, D.C.M.E.A.
Middle School Chorus
Gloria Horn — Conductor
Accompanist:
Clara Valovage—Upper Dauphin Area High School
Liza (Water Come a Me Eye)…………………...Arr. S. Burnett
O Come Away To Join the Song…………………….H. Purcell
Arr. P.M. Liebergen
An American Songbook………………………….D. E. Wagner
Umma Momote………...…………………………..P. F. Simms
I’ll Make the Difference……………………………...M. Hogan

Elementary School Chorus
Joy Hirokawa — Conductor
Accompanist:
Andrea Berntsen
The Rivers are Running Again…………………….....A. F. Bernon
Old Joe Clark……………………………………..Arr. M. Goetze
Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit……………………..Arr. R. Townsend
Two Minutes Before Sleep……………………………..S. Hatfield
Ton The……………………………………...…J. and R. Gilmore
Arr. S. Brumfield
High School Chorus
Rachel Cornacchio — Conductor
Accompanist:
Gabriel Freedman—Susquehanna Township High School
Sing Unto God (from Judas Maccabaeus)…...……Handel/Condie
Ta Tikee Tei………………………………………….Robinovitch
Gartan Mother’s Lullaby…………………………………Ginsberg
Famine Song……………………………………..VIDA/Culloton
Rejoice……………………………………………………....Ames

Gloria Horn
Middle School Chorus Conductor
Gloria Horn has been an elementary music teacher as well as the 4th and 5th Chorus Director in the Lebanon School District since 1999. Prior to that she taught music for 13 years at Lebanon Catholic School at all levels (K-12). She is a graduate of West Chester University with a B.S. in Music Education, a M.Ed. degree in Teaching English As A Second Language from the University of Turabo in Puerto Rico and Penn State University, as well as an M.Ed. degree in Elementary Reading and Literacy from Walden University.
Mrs. Horn is quite active with the Lebanon Community Theater where she has directed, produced, choreographed and acted in many shows. When she’s not stage at the theater she can be heard as a female jazz vocalist with the Lebanon Big Swing Band. Gloria also serves as the Praise and Worship Band Director at Friedens Lutheran Church in Myerstown, PA. She is a proud mother of three daughters, ages 21, 20, and 18, and resides in Quentin, PA.
Joy Hirokawa
Elementary School Chorus Conductor
Joy Ondra Hirokawa is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Bel Canto Children’s Chorus. She earned a Bachelors degree with honors in Music Education from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA and a Masters degree in Choral Conducting, also from Temple University. She has completed postgraduate work in children’s choral conducting and is currently a DMA student in Music Education at Boston University. She was honored to be selected as a Conducting Fellow at the first Chorus America Orchestral Conducting Workshop for Children’s Choir Directors held in Chicago in June, 2004, and was a Conducting Associate at the 2006 Chorus America Choral-Orchestral Conducting Masterclass. Mrs. Hirokawa is a frequent guest conductor and clinician, presenting regularly at MENC and PMEA conferences and conducting numerous honors choirs, including the ACDA-PA All State Middle School Honors Choir in 2007 and the ACDA-PA All State Women’s Honor Choir in 2008. She also conducts a bi-annual festival choir hosted by Bel Canto in the Lehigh Valley. Under her direction, the Bel Canto Children’s Chorus has performed locally, nationally and internationally. Tours have taken the choir to Hawaii, Vancouver, Boston, Oregon, England, Brooklyn, Canada, Disneyworld, and Ohio. This summer they will be undertaking a concert tour to Italy.
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Mrs. Hirokawa has conducted the choir in conference appearances including the 2006 Eastern Division ACDA Conference, two appearances at the Eastern Division MENC Conference, and two appearances at the Pennsylvania Music Educator’s Association Conference. The choir will again appear at the 2010 Eastern Division ACDA Conference in Philadelphia. The choir regularly hosts guest artists, and has had the distinct privilege to work closely with Stephen Hatfield, Malcolm Dalglish and Nick Page.
Mrs. Hirokawa is also a published arranger. Her arrangement of My Favorite Things is available from Hal Leonard. Mrs. Hirokawa is currently Visiting Professor of Music Education at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, following twenty years of teaching in the public schools.

Rachel Cornacchio
High School Chorus Conductor
Rachel Cornacchio is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Music Education. She teaches courses in curriculum and instruction in the areas of choral and elementary methods. Dr. Cornacchio also supervises student teachers and serves as Conductor of the Messiah College Women’s Ensemble. As a public school educator, Ms. Cornacchio served as an elementary general music specialist in Peekskill, NY and director of choral activities at Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, NY. While in Newburgh, choirs and soloists under Ms. Cornacchio’s direction received top honors at solo and ensemble festivals. Community organizations with which she has worked include the Newburgh Symphonic Chorale and the Oregon Young Women’s Choir. Dr. Cornacchio holds a B.M. in Music Education from Nyack College, the M.M. in Choral Conducting and M.M.E. from Florida State University, and the Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Oregon. Her professional affiliations include the Music Educators National Conference, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, American Choral Directors Association, and Pi Kappa Lambda. Research papers have been presented at the regional, national, and international levels, with articles published in the Journal of Research in Music Education. She is active as a guest conductor and clinician.

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
Harrisburg School District
Marshall School………………………………...Mark Shelleman
Hershey Christian School………………………...…...Angela Mouer
Lower Dauphin School District
Conewago……………………………………….....Debra Avery
Londonderry…………………………………… Charity Judson
Nye……………………………………………..Melissa Sheaffer
East Hanover………………………………………...Lisa Meyer
South Hanover………………………………….James Neidinger
Susquehanna Township School District
Thomas W. Holtzman Jr.……………...……….Michael Campbell
Upper Dauphin Area School District……………………..Sarah Dise

Middle Schools
Central Dauphin School District
Infinity Charter School…………………………..Donna Winch
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Name of Jesus…………………………….Lauren Shuyler
Seven Sorrows BVM……………………………...Joshua Koch
Halifax Area School District………………………….....Clint Funk
Hershey Christian School……………………………Angela Mouer
Lower Dauphin School District………………..Matthew Dickinson
Middletown Area School District…………………...Erich Schlicher
Millersburg Area School District……………….Kenneth Campbell
Milton Hershey School……………………………Gretchen Sproul
Susquehanna Township School District…………...Elizabeth Jacobs
Upper Dauphin Area School District………………..…..Sarah Dise
Senior High Schools
Halifax Area School District…………………………….Clint Funk
Harrisburg Christian School………………………….Judith Killian
Harrisburg School District………………………Michael Clements
Hershey Christian School…………………………...Angela Mouer
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…………………....Sarah Dise

Dauphin County Chorus
Elementary Students

Central Dauphin
Infinity Charter School
Tori Brown
Kyle Curtis
Elma Hoffman
William Leuschner
Ayla Reed-Porter
Johnae Robinson
Charlotte Shunk
Alissa Stoneking
Derry Township
Hershey Intermediate School
Greta Chavey
Skylar Dobson
Grace Dryzmala
Colby Firestone
Rebecca Grubb
Emily Harris
Lea Heuer
Adeel Khan
Marek Mierski
Carly Morelli
Emily Nathnagle
Sarah Quraishi
Diocese of Harrisburg
Seven Sorrows BVM
Rebecca Bestwick
Cierra Smith
Frankie Vernouski
Halifax Area
Ellianna Billow
Hannah Custer
Melody Davis
Jakob Paul
Logan Paul
Dawson Trutt
Brianna Turner
Shaina Walker
Harrisburg
Marshall School
Ashia Alston
Diana Caraballo
Trey Cobb
Jaketta Conway
Alexia Eubanks
Mark Hughes
Inet Velasquez
Alexandra Wilkerson
Hershey Christian
Christy Rae Ammons
Caroline Cotton
Taylor Hendricksma
Natalie King
LeAnna Ramos
Sarah Zigarelli
Lower Dauphin
Conewago
Jacob Beers
Julia Biechler
Allyson Brodbeck
Kelly Fahringer
Claudia Holbrook
Meghan Johnson
Kenneth Lavery
Megan Warnagiris
Breanna Wilkenson
East Hanover
Jenna Brunner
Fawn Neely
Kimberly Rodemaker
Christopher Santiago
Katelyn Sharrow
Madison Spencer
Abigail Stumpf
Caitlin Stumpf
Sarita Walters
Londonderry
Megan Beckley
Jessie Crone
April Deavers
Marni Granzow
Jocelyn Hanula
Meredith Hazen
Gabi Mannino
Mackenzie Miller
Elise Musser
Sarah Tinker
Rachel Yeager
Kailey Zimmerman

Nye
Emilee Brock
Taylor Casamassa
Sydney Dreisigmeyer
Emma Durantine
Amber Elliott
Rachel Garlock
Logan Grubb
Jadon Hertzler
Anna Mostoller
Patrick Norris
Laura Stuller
Maryn Trowbridge
South Hanover
Kira Brubaker
Maeve Bryant
Ruth Chambers
Madison Fake
Matt Foran
Maddie Gotshall
Claire Hoffman
Olivia Rutledge
Hannah Schulteis
Samantha Stonesifer
Shelbi Tibbens
Susquehanna
Township
Thomas W. Holtzman, Jr.
Claire Finnerty
Kennedy Ivey
Savannah Adams
Sara Safiullah
Olivia Sorensen
Darcy Wallace
Dalton Zehring
Upper Dauphin Area
Haley Baker
Emilee Bixler
Alexis Hoffman
Jessica Hoffman
Victoria Koontz
Sarah Troutman
Addy Wolfe

Dauphin County Chorus
Middle School Students

Central Dauphin
Infinity Charter School
Larissa Allen
Colleen Altares
Nicole Bohn
Sierra Castaniera
Kiel Eckert
Micaela Eckert
Drew Goodwin
Tirus Kelly
Kaite Krobock
Jesse Opiyo
Brandon Reed-Porter
Danielle Shunk
Amanda Smith
Oliver Troxell
Sam White
Jamie Wilson
Jessica Wilson
Raymond Wrightstone
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Name of Jesus
Lindsey Bloomingdale
Makenna Brezitski
Analaura Cataldi
Jonathan Clark
David Ghattas
Savina Lawrence
Gabriella Licata
Caitlin McDonnell
Marisa Miller
Maddie Robbins
Micholas Skurkis
Seven Sorrows BVM
Jospeh Barone
Carolyn Ciccocioppo
Virginia Kern
Sarah LaMaster
Alexis McElwee
Rachel McKee
Gillian Navin
Margaret Schopf
Halifax Area
Amanda Baker
Bradley Blose
Allison Costa
Julia Hoon
Rachael Hoon
Miranda Kern
Chris Maichle
Delaney McCutcheon
Alyssa Roeschlein
Hannah Roux
Bradley Shoop
Elizabeth Unger
Eden Vega
Hershey Christian
Cosette Gobat
Kristen Haldeman
Maggie Keller
Colin Leidich
Sarah Moore
Bethany Nye
Destiny Shaffer
Bradford Whitson
Lower Dauphin
Joey Dahmus
Emily Errickson
Elizabeth Gross
StevieRay Honeycutt
Emma Irving
Maggie LaDuke
Jacob McCorkel
Paul Nestler
Ruby Rhoad
Jarrod Smith
Maggie Tamburro
Christy Umberger
Miranda Vares
Mikala Wells
Julia Wren
Middletown Area
Haley Albright
Bryana Barnes
Mark Berkihiser
Caitlyn Feltenberger
Kaitlyn Fickes
David Geisweit
Colleen Harkins
Chelsea John
Mackenzie Keefer
Makenna Krasja
Ashley Leister
Kiersten Long

Jordan Meyer
Autumn Miler
Jalen Morra
Carly Oldham
Alex Phillips
Brynne Schlicher
Natalie Souders
Alexis Starry
Kelly Templeton
Ronald Weldon
Millersburg Area
Jessica Cover
Madison Engle
Hannah Grubb
Collin Harris
Kayla Harris
Taryn Herb
Colin Kirkwood
Micah Lesher
Ian Lloyd
Jessica Millard
Cayla Paul
Catherine Rush
Victoria Slemmer
Michaelann Wood
Milton Hershey
Angel Bartow
Alexis Butts
Elijah Campos
Alexandria Dumont
Shaquoya Fains
Daniel Joseph
Colin Lupacchini
Angelynn Maldonado
Riviera Sperduto
Cacelis Torres
Brelan Wilcher
Valmar Wilson
Susquehanna
Township
Zach Allen
Jada Baity
Lamik Bradley-Jackson
Faith Brown
Journee Dunbar
Brandon Fuller
Bailey Howell
Rachel Morgan
Alondra Perez
David Rosen
Jenny Sayre
Hannah Shea
David Smith
Nicolette Sorenson
Tiffany Zoe
Upper Dauphin Area
Carly Allen
Sara Blyler
MaKayla Bordner
Ted Calnon
Laura Felix
Hannah Fox
Brigetta High
Derek Kaltreider
Maria Koontz
Brandon Platzer
Whittni Reisch
Terri Shoop
Vanessa Valovage

Dauphin County Chorus
High School Students

Halifax
Allyson Carl
Angela Erdman
Mike Foltz
Stacey Geyer
Haley Hoffman
Maddy Lebo
Jordyn Scheib
Kaitlin Snyder
Jennifer Summers
Michelle Swab
Amanda Webster
Harrisburg
D’Vesha Chaplin
Michael Giles
Jayla Johnson
Ephram Lewis
Philicia Muldrow
Talon Scharadin
Amber Spears
Harrisburg Christian
Pagan Albright-Underkoffler
Alaina Arvey
Stormi Brown
Chelsea Buffington
Karissa Caylor
Richelle Corty
Andrea Dice
Gabrielle Dixon
Esther Garcia
Robert Hall
Dong Joo Kim
Allison King
Charity Mummau
Benjamin Phenicie
Cambrea Roy
Hershey Christian
Andrea Bashore
Ashley Beck
Amy DiLello
Francesca Formica
Ellie Keller
Jayme Kollar
Andrew Moore
Rachel Oellig
Quentin Reynolds
Katie Sadowski
Andrew Seavers
Isak Wilson
Lower Dauphin
Jon Armstrong
Mary Cooper
Kaysey Davis
Zach Hixon
Daniel Marowski
Rachel Moore
Hannah Palm
Mark Rissmiller
Katie Roksandic
Megan Schug
Samantha Sierra
Daniel Snyder
Katie Umberger
Joshua Weaver
Laura Weidner
Michael Wiltraut
Seth Wolgemuth
Lindsey Yingst
Middletown Area
Zach Berliner
Kayce Deibler
Robert Dostar
Jess Drebot
Adam Geisweit
Bryce Goddard
Gabriella Hammaker
Zach Helsel
Titus Hoffman
Emily Isett
Dakota Kenyon
Brianna Marks
Kara Miller
Sierra Morra
Katlyn Morrissey
Courtney Myers
Stephen Petrina
Kayce Quaca
Danny Reese
Destiny Saltsgiver
Kaitlin Shartle
Kathleen Smith
Alexis Stoner
Ali Tauscher
Chris Wolf

Millersburg Area
Caitlin Steppy
Dakota Buffington
Hayley Daub
Kelsey Dorman
Emily Ellis
Erin Feidt
Marissa Hines
Maranda Hoffman
Olivia Kulczyk
Tyler Manning
Brett Mauser
Kelsi Miler
Kaitlyn Neubold
John Rubendall
Alisha Sheets
Carly Smith
Nick Smith
Jesse Starr
Sarah Stone
Milton Hershey
Tammy Alexander
Whitney Alves
Brittany Aument
Kaitlin Banks
Shannon Brady
Lionel Hampton
Raven Harris
Bryan Irving
Kearasten Jordan
Allisyn Mahaney
Marcous Marchese
Whitney Rodriguez
Shakiara Seals
Shakim Smith
James Stankunas
Aaron White
Alan Zunun
Susquehanna
Township
Peter Baliira
Madeline Barry
Shane Brady
Antoine Cameron
Benjamin Clancy
Christopher Cook
Rebecca DelGrande
Vincent Gallo
Emmanuel Gamble
Lydia Hassell
Marshall Hoskins
Elijah Jones
Johanna Kester
Kaitlyn Marshall
Celia Morrison
Patrick Olal-Ogwal
Kaitlyn Perbetsky
Daniel Rosenthal
Matthew Sayre
Gregory Shaw
Janelle Shoop
Kelsee Sweigard
Keen Tran
Elissa Wingfield
Upper Dauphin Area
Randy Bellon
Elise Bordner
Shawn Bordner
Cailley Breckinridge
Lindsey Brown
Dan Bruner
Andrew Calnon
Abbie Enders
Casey Forney
Nina Gentile
Zach Hoffman
Marissa Kibler
Will Kocher
Nicole Schade
Sara Shade
Andrew Sultzbaugh
Ellen Valovage
Ryan Welker
Jeremy Wiest
Katlin Wiest

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