Westminster College will host the 2007 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 5 High School Honors Chorus concert Saturday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.

Eighty high school students were chosen from over 400 who auditioned to be part of the chorus.

The program includes works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Dello Joio. A women's chorus will present "O Pastorelle Addio" by Umberto Giordano, and a men's chorus will perform "Down in the Valley" arranged by George Mead.

Guest conductor Dr. Jong Hyun Kim is professor of music and director of choral activities and vocal studies at Lynchburg College in Virginia. A native of Seoul, he holds degrees in choral conducting from Chung-Ang University, a master's from Eastman School of Music, and a doctorate from Michigan State University. He has taught at Dixie State College (Utah), Oakland University (Michigan), and Chung-Ang University, and has been a guest conductor of many professional, community, and high school honor choirs and orchestras in the United State and Korea.

Accompanist for the chorus is Bryan Helsel, a 1997 Westminster graduate, who earned a master's in piano performance from Duquesne University. He is the director of choirs and music technology at Butler Area Senior High School. He plays trumpet in the Butler Brass Quintet, piano in the Butler Symphony, and organ and keyboards at North Main Street Church of God. In addition to performing and conducting, he is the owner of Helsel Music, a full-production recording studio.

The concert is open to the public and tickets are available at the door ($4 for adults and $2 for students).

Contact Dr. Robin Lind, Westminster director of choral activities and host of the event, at (724) 946-7278 or e-mail lindra@westminster.edu for additional information. 

Beaver Area                   Susan Jaworowski, director
                                               Tricia Boyle
                                               Kristen Lancaster
                                               Braden Pontoli
Butler Intermediate      Lynn C. Crytzer, director
                                               Sarah Bishop            Anna Jeffries
                                               Laura Lynn Crytzer   Emily Petrak
                                               Abby Fair                    Zach Tomasovic
                                               William Hyatt Jr.
Butler Senior                  Bryan Helsel, director
                                               Kelsey Kobil               John Linamen
                                               Seth Laidlaw              Max McCurdy
                                               Matt Leslie                  Rachel Saeler
Greenville                         Lisa Demarest, director
                                                Zach Gill                     Steven Heckling
                                                Joel Grover                Bethany Verble
Grove City                         David H. Barron, director
                                                 Thom Foster
                                                 Ethan Steigerwald
Hickory                              Julie Morris, director 
                                                 Bill Dzuricsko            Sean Leonard
                                                 Jeff Jackson              Caleb Stelle
Kennedy Catholic            Heather McConnell, director
                                                 Carolyn Gerrity 
                                                 Mary Rock
Knoch                                 Michael Sypien, director
                                                  Jenna Matis
                                                  Hannah Ventura
Lakeview                           Kristen Dennis, director
                                                  Brittany Bell
                                                  Greg McClelland
Lincoln Park Performing Arts 
                                             Brenda Kastial, director
                                                   Wendy Geib
                                                   Morgan Hopkins
                                                   Tyler Kirkland
Mars Area                          Dane Skroupa, director
                                                   Ian Ferguson                        Amy Meigel
                                                   Sara Kissinger                     Seon Mi Park
                                                   Matthew Lamendola           Mike Molinaro 
                                                   Kara Matseym
Mercer                                 Michalee Christy, director
                                                    Abigail Juergens
Reynolds                             Thomas R. Fleet, director
                                                    Rachel McDonald 
                                                    Nicole Scelsi
Riverside                              Andrew Kovall, director
                                                    Garrett Boots 
                                                    Bethany Lukes
Rochester                            Brenda Williams, director
                                                    Jennifer Tame
Seneca Valley Intermediate
                                                Brandy Vallely, director
                                                     Katie Acton                    Caleb Madison
                                                     Kaitlin Beausignore     Emily Mancino
                                                     Bethany Grimm
Seneca Valley Senior         Aaron R. Magill, director
                                                     Matt Bueschele             Marina Napoli
                                                     Ally Dietrich                    Sara Purifoy
                                                     Chris Fuhr                      Cole Rapso
                                                     Tim Gilbert                      Zach Renner 
                                                     Holly Haseben               Alyssa St. Clair
                                                     Nick Kuzma                    Trey Skalos 
                                                     Ryan Miller                      Josh Smith
Slippery Rock                       Heather Groves, director
                                                     Naveed Ismail
                                                     Michael Magliocca
                                                     Brittany Pryor
West Middlesex                   Karen Campman Emmett, director
                                                     Caitlin Dobran
                                                     James Hornyak
                                                     Ethan Rochow
Western Beaver                   Don Hixon, director
                                                      Matt Turyan
Wilmington Area                   Jonny Priano, director
                                                       Lauren Cypher             Tyler Peffer 
                                                       Jimmy Gregory             Brandon Riggs
                                                       Katie Patterson            Catherine Slane

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