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Piedmont Community School of Music organizing children's chorus (11-18-05) Boys and girls ages 8-12 are invited to join a new Youth Chorus being started by the Piedmont College Community School of Music. Community School director Melinda McClenahan said the chorus is being organized to teach chorale basics including pitch, rhythm and harmony. The group will perform a variety of music styles from all time periods. Registration will be held at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, in the Center for Worship and Music on the Piedmont campus in Demorest. The chorus will practice from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursdays thereafter, with a concert to end the semester scheduled for 7:30 p.m., May 19. The enrollment fee is $150 for the semester, McClenahan said. The chorus will be directed by Lauren Ringwall and accompanied by Barbara Luhn. Ringwall is a native of Athens and received her bachelor of music and master of music degrees from Georgia Southern University. She is currently a candidate for the doctor of musical arts degree in music education and choral conducting from the University of Georgia. She is currently on the faculty of Piedmont College in Demorest, where she teaches courses in music education and supervises field experiences and apprentice teachers. She is in frequent demand as a regional adjudicator and clinician for choral and solo competitions and festivals. In 2007, she will conduct the Georgia All State High School Mens' Chorus. Luhn has served as a church musician (organist, pianist, and choir director) for the past 25 years, working with choirs of adults, children, and handbells. She has a bachelor of music degree from Oberlin College and a master of music in choral conducting from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J. Musical theatre is also one of her loves, and she has served as music director for several productions in White and Stephens counties. -30- |
