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Eight Gehlen Catholic Vocalists Chosen for NW Honor Honor Choir

Northwest Iowa Honor Choir Members

The Gehlen Catholic High School choir is made up of 57 students in grades 9-12. It is a non-audition group that performs for concerts, masses and special events throughout the year. Students compete in a wide variety of events at the state solo/ensemble contest in the spring. Soloists, along with those in duets, triple trios, and the Chamber Choir have consistently done well at this event.

The photo at left is of this year's Northwest Iowa Honor Choir participants with the guest conductor, Dr. James R. Johnson of Augustana College in Sioux Falls. Pictured are, left to right, Emily Hutchins, Sarah Gengler, Victoria Vaske, Katie Freking, Dr. Johnson, Mitchel Christoffel, Jordan Sitzmann, Taylor Wurth and Keith Klein.

This year's audition based 20 voice Chamber Choir includes the following students: Victoria Vaske, Katie Freking, Brittany Jaminet, Christie Duckwitz, Amanda Roder, Emily Hutchins, Danielle Gunter, Emily Tentinger, Diane Lee, Sarah Gengler, Keith Klein, Robert Ciaffa, Eric Loutsch, Mitchel Christoffel, Josh Vaske, Taylor Wurth, Adam Livermore, Elias Niebuhr, Jordan Sitzmann, and Michael Lamoreux. This group will perform at concerts throughout the year and compete at contest.

Currently, the choir is planning a trip over Memorial Day weekend 2008 to St. Louis, MO. They will perform for masses during the weekend and spend time seeing the sights in St. Louis.

The Gehlen Catholic High School Vocal Music Department is under the direction of Mrs. Molly Gerrietts.

2007 Opus Honor Choir Students with TK-8 Vocal Music Director Beverly Evans

Four Gehlen Catholic vocal music students have achieved the prestigious honor of being selected to attend the 2007 Opus Honor Choir. Chosen were Joseph Begnoche, son of Edward and Tina Begnoche, Sara Roder, daughter of Terry and Patty Roder, Carli Bollin, daughter of Dennis and Patti Bollin and Ben Fuentes, son of Jimmy and Margaret Fuentes.

Joseph is in the 8^th grade at Gehlen Catholic and is a member of the 7^th and 8^th grade mixed choir and junior high honor choir. This will be Joseph's second trip to Opus Honor Choir, having been selected in 2005.

Sara Roder is a 6^th grader and a member of the 5^th and 6^th grade choir and select choir at Gehlen. Sara was a member of the 2006 Opus Honor Choir.

Carli Bollin and Ben Fuentes are in 5^th grade and are members of the 5^th and 6^th grade choir and select choir at Gehlen. This will be Carli and Ben's first selection to Opus.

Joseph will participate in the 7^th and 8^th Grade Boy's Opus Honor Choir and Sara, Ben and Carli will participate in the 5^th and 6^th Grade Elementary Opus Honor Choir.

Over 3200 students in the state of Iowa auditioned for the four honor choirs with only 180 students being chosen for each choir. The students were judged on tone quality, rhythm, intonation and musicianship while performing parts of the Opus Honor Choir music.

The 2007 Opus Honor Choirs will perform at 4 p.m., November 15^th in the C.Y. Stephens Auditorium in the Iowa State Center in Ames. Guest director for the 7^th and 8^th Grade Boy's Opus Honor Choir will be Robert Barry. Guest director for the 5^th and 6^th Grade Elementary Opus Honor Choir will be Kristen Stanton. Triad A V Services from Des Moines will be professionally recording the concert with order blanks available at that time.

Tickets for the concert may be purchased starting Monday, November 5^th at 10 a.m. from Ticketmaster.

All four Gehlen students are under the direction of Beverly Evans, TK-8 vocal music instructor.


	Lasted Updated: 02/29/2008