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Dauphin County
Music Educators’ Association
presents the
56th Annual
Dauphin County
Choral Festival
Saturday, April 2, 2011
2:30 P.M.
The Forum
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

2011
Choral Festival
Assisting Chairpersons
Senior High School………………….Amy Burghdorf, Susquehanna Township High School
Middle School…………Elizabeth Jacobs, Susquehanna Township Middle School
Elementary School……………....Berta Hickox, Halifax and Joshua Koch, 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.
Dauphin County Music Educators’
Association Officers
President—Susan Geesey
Secretary—Melody Brubaker
Treasurer—Elizabeth Colpo
Member-at-Large—Marie Weber

Program
Introduction and Greetings
Susan Geesey………………………...President, D.C.M.E.A.
Middle School Chorus
Jeffrey Brunner — Conductor
Accompanist:
Vanessa Valovage—Upper Dauphin Area Middle School
The Star Spangled Banner……………………………..F.S. Key
Niska Banja…………………………………………....N. Page
Gloria from Dixit……………………...A. Vivaldi/P. Liebergen
Hear My Prayer……………………….M. Hogan/arr. Enerson
Stand Together……………………………………..J. Papoulis

Elementary School Chorus
Joy Anderson — Conductor
Accompanist:
Debra Avery
Art Thou Troubled?................................................Handel/J.A. Battle
Risseldy Rosseldy……………………………….…arr. J. Broeker
Al Shlosha D’Varim……………………………….....A.E. Naplan
Song For a Pirate Child…………………………………..V. Singh
Galop…………………………………………………......K. Berg
High School Chorus
Karen Keating — Conductor
Accompanists:
Gabriel Freedman—Susquehanna Township High School
Clara Valovage—Upper Dauphin Area High School
Lacrymosa……………………………..…W.A. Mozart/Mattfield How Can I Keep from Singing?...................................arr. G. Walker Stars I Shall Find …………………………………..D.C. Dickau Gate Gate………………………………………………..B. Tate Nothin' Gonna Stumble My Feet………………..…Parker/Gilpin

Jeffrey Brunner
Middle School Chorus Conductor
Jeffrey Brunner is a general music teacher and chorus director at Earl Elementary and Pine Forge Elementary schools in the Boyertown Area School District, in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. At Boyertown, he also is the vocal director and choreographer for the junior high musicals and district wide choral festivals. He was appointed the director of Choristers, a chorus within the Berks Classical Children’s Chorus of Reading, PA in 2008. In June 2009, he developed and directed the BC3 Summer Sing, a free summer camp in downtown Reading open to any student in grades 4-6 that possesses a love for singing. Mr. Brunner earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, cum laude, from Mansfield University in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, and earned a Master of Art in Music Education from Teacher’s College, Columbia University in New York City. He has studied conducting with Peggy Dettwiler at Mansfield University, and studied voice with Dorothy Stone in New York City, Gary Norden in New York City, and Tammy Black in Bally, Pennsylvania
Joy Anderson
Elementary School Chorus Conductor
Joy Anderson is the Assistant Director of the acclaimed Shenandoah Valley Children's Choir in Harrisonburg, VA, where she directs the organization's Preparatory Choir, teaches the "Explorers" early elementary classes, and teaches music reading, theory, and aural skills to all choristers in kindergarten through 12th grade. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Richmond, VA., a Master of Music in Music Education and Level I Orff certification from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, and Kodály certification (levels I-III) from Capital University in Columbus,Ohio. Her level III instruction through Capital University was at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemet, Hungary.
A frequent guest conductor and clinician for local and regional school systems and music educator organizations, Mrs. Anderson has also presented at the national conference of the Organization of American Kodály Educators and taught Pedagogy courses at James Madison University and the University of New Mexico, and her writing has appeared in state and national music educators' journals and websites.
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She is a member of Music Educators National Conference and the Organization of American Kodály Educators and has served as President of the Virginia Organization of Kodály Educators. Mrs. Anderson works on the staff and planning committee of the James Madison University Children's Choral Camps as well as co-coordinating JMU's Kodály teacher education courses.
A 25-year veteran music teacher and conductor, Mrs. Anderson has worked with children from infancy through high school in public and private schools throughout Virginia, including Norfolk, the Richmond area, and the Shenandoah Valley.

Karen Keating
High School Chorus Conductor
Karen Keating, Professor of Music, is director of Shenandoah Chorus and a teacher of conducting at Shenandoah University. She has been on the faculty since 1989. Karen earned a Bachelor of Music degree from James Madison University and has Diplomas in organ performance and choral conducting from the University of Salzburg “Mozarteum”. She has a Doctoral degree in performance from Shenandoah University and studied with Grammy award winner Robert Shafer. While in Austria, Karen studied with several renowned conductors including Herbert von Karajan, Kurt Prestel, and Walter Hagen-Groll. She served as the director of the Robert Schollum Chor Hallein, and as the accompanist and assistant director of the Salzburger Liedertafel.
Karen has been a Musical Director and conductor for Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre since 1995 and has conducted a number of musicals including West Side Story, The Producers, Fiddler on the Roof and, most recently, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. She is also in demand as a clinician and adjudicator for choral festivals throughout Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
At Shenandoah, Karen has been the accompanist for many faculty and student recitals as well as choir master for numerous opera productions, including the premiere of Russell Woolen’s The Birthday of the Infanta, which was performed at the Kennedy Center. She has participated as a performer and conductor for various recitals and concerts within the Bach/Handel festival.
Karen has performed with The Washington Chorus as the mezzo-soprano soloist on their concert tours to Germany, Austria, and France. Karen has also collaborated with colleagues Michael Forest and Byron Jones on two CD projects: Behold that Star A Collection of Christmas Spirituals with Forest ; and What have you done to my Heart, a collection of French cabaret songs with Jones.

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……………………..Sarah Dise

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………………..…..Sarah Dise
Senior High Schools
Halifax Area School District…………………………….Clint Funk
Harrisburg Christian School………………………….Judith Killian
Hershey Christian School………...Amanda McGinnis/Jim 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…………………....Sarah Dise

Dauphin County Chorus
Elementary Students

Central Dauphin
Infinity Charter School
Malaysia Billman
Shula Bonner
Patrick Elser
Elma Hoffman
Alice Opiyo
Ayla Reed-Porter
Emma Shumaker
Eamonn Wrightstone
Derry Township
Hershey Intermediate School
McKenzie Akins
Cameron Brown
Willow Chen
Andrew Ciardullo
Lexi Corcoran
Sheryl Ding
Mikayla Fitzpatrick
Katie Flanagan
Lauren Gaston
Mohana Goburu
Maria Goldman
Lydia Gould
Brinkley Holshouser
Ben Kelly
Lylee Leonard
Maura Longenecker
Hope Martin
Julia Michaelson
Ratna Ramaraju
Annika Richards
Megan Sassaman
Leah Smith
Varsha Vanavenkatesa
Diocese of Harrisburg
Seven Sorrows BVM
Emily Mikula
Peter Witkowski
Halifax Area
Jordyn Ashberry
Luke Blasick
Morgan Calhoun
Sarah Danner
Samuel Hoon
Emma Long
Brieann Lower
Ella Starr
Madison Vega
Lower Dauphin
Conewago
Meredith Atkins
Jonathan Becker
Kayce Hoch
Marion Lemarr
Madeline McNally
Mackenzie Pell
Rebecca Tezak
Ryan Tezak
Matthew Weaver
East Hanover
Olivia Baker
Abigail Berrios
Krystal Bridge
Crystal Brownsberger
Sequoya Bryant
Grace Buchiazzo
Alexis Goddard
Amy Haldeman
Kayla Hoffer
Catelyn Jones
Courtney Kindall
Olivia Kirsch
Jennifer Peisner
Paulie Sanchez
Elizabeth Rose Schindler
Ingird Wallace
Londonderry
Erin Bell
Amira Darrow
Erynne DeLano
Ashlyn Duncan
Halie Johnson
Yannelis Leon-Fuentes
Garrett Little
Evvy Matako
Kimberly Minto
Alexis Putt
Corrine Shirk
Shelby Smith
Colby Stiffler

Nye
Lindsay Aurand
Evelyn Bittle
Laura Conway
Brianna Dincau
Emilie Goss
Paige Hollinger
Alison Kreider
Shannon McCreary
Alexandra Nalesnik
Cheyenne Ryan
Emily Scholfield
Keely Schrum
Kealey Smith
South Hanover
Cindy Lee
Sarah Bell
Maddie Bridges
Ella Hickey
Joelle Hitz
Jemima William
Elizabeth Leicht
Tiffany Wright
Chiara Meyers
Gillian Miller
Brendan Roth
Melissa Salli
Faith Swanger
Dani Cake
Emalee Douglasss
Middletown Area
Dylan Andree
Marissa Mayhue
Kelly Moyer
Braedon Thomas
Susquehanna
Township
Thomas W. Holtzman, Jr.
Marjia Allen
Zhanasia Armstrong
Keegan Behrens
Zach Bivens
Abigail Deimler
Judea Drummond
Shea Leo
Casandra Marerro
Melissa Minkler
Kayla Ortiz
Austin White
Upper Dauphin Area
Alexia Calnon
Christopher Davis
Kelly Eure
Alexis Hoffman
Logan Hoffman
Rachel Hoffman
Brittany Kinney
Morgan Maurer
Sharon Nye
Sarah Troutman

Dauphin County Chorus
Middle School Students

Central Dauphin
Infinity Charter School
Nicole Bohn
Sierra Castaniera
Kyle Curtis
Micaela Eckert
Tirus Kelly
Jerrett King
Kaite Krobock
Orrion Lane
William Leuschner
Jesse Opiyo
Brandon Reed-Porter
Johnae Robinson
Charlotte Shunk
Amanda Smith
Alyssa Stoneking
Oliver Troxell
Jamie Wilson
Raymond Wrightstone
Diocese of Harrisburg
Holy Name of Jesus
Kyla Brezitski
Makenna Brezitski
Anilaura Cataldi
Emily Dempsey
Cassidy Dugan
Vicki Elter
Cara Ford
David Ghattas
Anna Gontis
Lianne Lapitan
Savina Lawrence
Gabriella Licata
Marisa Miller
Delaney Nevius
Katherine Pham
Julia Wanner
Brianna Williams
Seven Sorrows BVM
Joseph Barone
Tea Burciaga
Sarah Carson
Katie Hartwell
Sarah LaMaster
Gillian Navin
Hanna Quarry
Alison Smith
Halifax Area
Autumn Card
Amanda Cook
Alison Costa
Melody Davis
Julia Hoon
Kendall Lehman
Delaney McCutcheon
Loghan Nace
Samantha Shertzer
Brianna Turner
Elizabeth Unger
Hershey Christian
Caroline Cotton
Bryce Fisher
Noah Gwinn
Kristen Haldeman
Paulina Hinchey
Colin Leidich
Kortney Marvel
Sarah Moore
Bethany Nye
Lierin Randall
Lizzie Seavers
Destiny Shaffer
Dale Taylor
Alayna Venbrux
Sarah Zigarelli
Lower Dauphin
Jen Abraham
Kylie Aurand
Christopher Brian
Emily Crone
Matt Foran
Rebekah Forshey
Maggie LaDuke
Joseph Lagyak-Honey
Pete Lehman
Kaylor Long
Reed Morris
Kelly Palmer
Taylor Plouse
Carmen Posterero
Ruby Rhoad
Hunter Scherr
Connor Schrum
Maggie Tamburoo
Miranda Vares
Raeann Walquist
Ashley Walton
Maddy Waters
Mikala Wells
Patty Wylie
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

Middletown Area
Jenna Abbott
Samantha Altland
Haley Anthony
Mark Berkihiser
William Botterbusch
Kyle Brennan
Karlee Deibler
Kenneice Duncan
Caitlin Feltenberger
Kaitlyn Fickes
Miya Funck
David Geisweit
Abigail Gipe
Colleen Harkins
Hayley Hoch
Brianna Hofsass
Sofiyah Ibidunni
Makenna Krajsa
Carlos Martinez
Jalen Morra
Meaghan Nelson
Christian Nordai
Victoria Spangler
Natalie Souders
Ronald Weldon
Millersburg Area
Jessica Cover
Richard Cross
Tabitha Emig
Joshua Feidt
Hannah Grubb
Kori Hirsch
Colin Krkwood
Megan LaBone Cheyan Lebo
Tatum Lloyd
Jessica Millard
Sierra Musa
Cayla Paul
Catherine Rush
Leah Slemmer
Alexa Southard
Casandra Sunday
Michaelann Wood
Meghan Wrobbel
Milton Hershey
Quadriyyah Abdul Aziz
Angel Bartow
Brendaliz Bonilla
Eli Campos
Josh Comacho
Tyeair Diggs
Lexi Dumont
Shelley Freudenberger
Tyson Harrison
Jeanette Jacks
Kevin Martinez
Aaliyah Nelson-Whittle
Chephren Philips-Rose
Crystal Rodriquez
Jeline Saltare
Heather Snader
Valkyrie Speaker
Brelan Wilcher
Susquehanna
Township
Zach Allen
Carly Anderson
Wesley Angerville
Jada Baity
Elizabeth Baliira
Eva Baliira
Sydnii Carlton
Ashton Conner
Allison Hartman
Jordan Munoz
Chelsea Murray
David Rosen
David Smith Jr.
Jonelle Smith
Evie Sullivan
Blake Swartz
Kenedy Tran
Ben Walker
Upper Dauphin Area
Haley Baker
Emilee Bixler
Sara Blyler
MaKayla Bordner
Taylor Brown
Theodore Calnon
Nichole Campbell
Brenna Hoffman
Jessica Hoffman
Colleen Kolva
Benjamin Rothermel
Nicole Shade
Laura Sweger
Adeline Wolfe

Dauphin County Chorus
High School Students

Halifax
Lori Engle
Anglea Erdman
Mike Foltz
Cora George
Haley Hoffman
Rachael Hoon
Maddy Lebo
Bradley Shoop
Kaitlin Snyder
Michelle Swab
Amanda Webster
Harrisburg Christian
Pagan Albright-Underkoffler
Kalie Barber
Andrea Dice
Gabrielle Dixon
Kiel Eckert
Esther Garcia
Robert Hall
Tristan Holley
Hanlen Hoover
DJ Kim
Charity Mummau
Benjamin Phenicie
Gretchen Rohlf
Hershey Christian
Francesca Formica
Rachel Oellig
Isak Wilson
Lower Dauphin
Megan Achey
Jonathan Armstrong
Caroline Campbell
Mary Cooper
Bridgette Gillman
Zach Hixon
Mary Kate hoag
Sara Jackson
Will Kuehnle
Katie Loose
Daniel Markowski
Rachel Moore
Paul Nestler
Mark Rissmiller
Corynne Ross
Joshua Weaver
Melanie Weidner
Michael Wiltraut
Mitchell Wolfe
Seth Wolgemuth
Middletown Area
Tyrone Best
Robert Doster
Jessica Drebot
Adam Geisweit
Lizzy Givler
Zach Helsel
David Hill
Amy Hoffman
Rachel Hoffman
Titus Hoffman
Josh Hurley
Ashley Jerome
Jordan Meyer
Elise Morgan
Sierra Morra
Courtney Myer
Stephen Petrina
Kaycie Quaca
Vera Roy
Destiny Saltsgiver
Kathleen Smith
Kelly Templeton
Katie Vogel
Loette Walker
Taylor Watson
Megan Williams
Chris Wolf
Millersburg Area
Breana Burke
Patrick Cooper
Katelynn Cover
Hayley Daub
Kelsey Dorman
Collin Harris
Marissa Hines
Maranda Hoffman
Emily Kerstetter
Olivia Kulczyk
Ian Lloyd
Jessica Lynde
Elijah Shepley
Ethan Shepley
Victoria Slemmer
Carly Smith
Caitlyn Steppy
Sarah Stone
Shelby Witmer

Milton Hershey
Brittany Aument
Kaitlin Banks
Alexis Butts
Kaelem Camper
Saleena Darrien Alsbrooks
Brianna Ferguson
Lionell Hampton
Kearasten Jordan
Jesse Leahy
Nora Long
Allisyn Mahaney
Marcous Marchese
Anna Marhefka
Alex McGee
Shakiara Seals
Shakim Smith
Jacqueline Steier
Sharmonique Thomas
Aaron White
Alan Zunun
Susquehanna
Township
Peter Baliira
Rebecca DelGrande
Maghee Fegan
Brandon Fuller
Manny Gamble
Lydia Hassell
Steven Jackson
Taryn Janati
Elijah Jones
Max Keisling
Johanna Kester
Kaitlyn Marshall
Celia Morrison
Dorothy Nichter
Patrick Olal-Ogwal
Darrian Pry
Dan Rosenthal
Matt Sayre
Hannah Shea
Janelle Shoop
Kelsee Sweigard
Keen Tran
Connor Wallace
Tierney Wallace
Upper Dauphin Area
Shawn Bordner
Cailley Breckinridge
Andrew Calnon
Kristy Daniel
Abbie Enders
Leslie Etzweiler
Hannah Fox
Nina Gentile
Brigetta High
Grant High
Zachary Hoffman
Katie Keister
Laura Lizcano
Brandon Platzer
Whittni Reisch
Meghan Tranauskas
Katlin Wiest

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