Students across the Commonwealth auditioned for the Kentucky Music Educators Association’s 2017 All-State High School Chorus. Vocalists in grades 10-12 tried out in quartets – all performing the same piece, sung a cappella; they also had to sight-sing. KMEA chose the top students and assigned them to one of three ensembles: a women’s chorus, a men’s group, and a mixed choir of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.
The 2017 Kentucky Junior High Chorus includes seventh, eighth- and ninth-graders selected via recorded audition, and the children’s group is made up of fifth- and sixth-graders who prepared solo and rhythmic/melodic patterns for their recorded audition.
The younger ensembles will perform at 5:15 p.m. Feb. 9 during KMEA’s statewide conference in Louisville, and the high school groups at 8 p.m. Feb. 10. Congratulations to the following vocalists from Fayette County Public Schools.
All-State Women’s Chorus
- Lafayette High: Lauren Adams, Sarah Byrd, Katie Copeland, Georgia Danhires, Lilith Embury, Catarine Hancock, Abby Holthaus, Victoria Kauffman, Valerie Langdorf, Grace Money, Sydney Mullins, and Danielle Norman;
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High: Madison Alexander, Savanna Arnold, Hannah Broomhall, Erin Connors, Tayanita Hill-Childers, Ashley Holsclaw, and Divya Sunderam;
- Tates Creek High: Ginnie Pinkston.
All-State Men’s Chorus
- Bryan Station High: Wilkensley Thervil;
- Lafayette High: Williams Atkinson, Justin Bentley, Jason Jackson, Woods Prewitt, and Kason Speir;
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High: Jack Burton, Andy Du, and Max Taylor;
- Tates Creek High: Larkin Gensheimer, Benjamin Horman, Ethan Mooney, and Caleb Nelson.
All-State Mixed Chorus
- Lafayette High: Daniel Balko, Kaan Celik, David Forish, Bonnie Kuntz, Allie Langdorf, Ellie Reece, Jared Sayers, and Alexis Zapata.
Junior High Mixed Chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, bass)
- Beaumont Middle: Gabe Helgerson and Nate Krohmer;
- Jessie Clark Middle: Emery Grimm;
- SCAPA at Bluegrass: Virgil Lewis, Bobby Lowther, Dory McDonald, and Brendan Naish;
- Lafayette High: Luke Dailey, Mara Flaherty, Harrison Hancock, Alison Ritcher, and J.T. Snow;
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High: DaMontaveious Smith.
Junior High Treble Chorus (soprano, alto)
- Beaumont Middle: Emma Nevels, Elizabeth Nieto, Ella Petrey, and Kayla Pryer;
- Jessie Clark Middle: Abigail Bix and Elizabeth Shanfield;
- SCAPA at Bluegrass: Katelyn Cooper and Ally Curry;
- Henry Clay High: Hannah Miller and Stephanie Nikel;
- Lafayette High: Madison Carbary, Molly Cornett, Abigail Cunningham, Bella Mancuso, Abigail Mires, Virginia Peppiatt, and LaKyya Washington;
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High: Mariana Arias and Catheryne Cunningham.
Kentucky Children’s Chorus
- Dixie Magnet Elementary: Jenna Matney and Kara Peters;
- Garrett Morgan Elementary: Gabriella Martin;
- Jessie Clark Middle: Hannah Knox and Paul John Marshall;
- SCAPA at Bluegrass: Claire Abraham, Gabe Brown, Hadley Collins, Sam Dailey, Abbey Foley, Marianne Gebb, Mia Hetzel-Ebben, Priscilla Higashi, Jocelyn Langdorf, Bella Luciano, Nora Mack, and Kaiti Moberly.
For questions, contact KMEA officer Lynn Przygoda at Leestown Middle School.