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Gregg Breinberg and the PS22 Chorus: Anything is Possible
SBO Staff | December 8, 2009Photos by Claudio Papapietro One of the amazing aspects of music education is the range of effective ways with which music, and the important life lessons that its study holds, can be imparted upon young people. Perhaps no one embodies this diversity of methodology and repertoire so unexpectedly and with such astounding success as Gregg […] Read More... -
The Unrelenting Ambition of Amanda Roeder
SBO Staff | September 30, 2009In 2002, fresh out of college, Amanda Roeder joined Marblehead High School as the director of choral music. Over the past eight years, she has doubled the number of students involved in the high school music program, augmenting the music department’s curriculum to the extent that the high school now offers eight different music classes, […] Read More... -
Mark Myers: Unity Through Music
SBO Staff | July 28, 2009“We see these festivals we go to as a way to celebrate the many different kinds of music that are out there.” Having had the good fortune to step into a well-established program at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois, Mark Myers has been taking his program to new heights. In just his sixth […] Read More... -
Lin Warren: More than Just Music
SBO Staff | March 24, 2009When Choral Director contacted Lin Warren about being the subject of this month’s UpClose feature, his immediate response was, “I don’t like talking about myself or touting my accomplishments. It makes me feel uncomfortable. I’m not sure how I feel about an interview.” This, as one can imagine, was not the typical response to an […] Read More... -
Altruism and the Successful Choirs of Central Islip High School
SBO Staff | November 18, 2008In September of 2000, John Anthony began his first job as a choral director at Central Islip (N.Y.) Senior High School. It was John’s own experience in his high school choir that inspired him to continue with his musical aspirations and become a choral director. As a student at Calhoun High School in Merrick N.Y., […] Read More... -
Creating Their Own Legacy: Milwaukee High School of the Arts Choral Program
SBO Staff | September 16, 2008Since 1991, Raymond Roberts has been at the helm of the highly successful choral program at the Milwaukee (Wis.) High School of the Arts. His choirs have performed at numerous state and regional music conferences, as well as with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Roberts has received recognition from the Wisconsin Choral Director’s Association as an […] Read More... -
The Up-and-Coming Choirs of Bonner Springs
SBO Staff | July 14, 2008This May, Brian J. White completed his fifth year as the choral director of Bonner Springs (Kan.) High School and his fourth as the school’s music department chair. Under Brian’s watch, the choirs have grown immensely, swelling from the 85 kids he had when he arrived fresh out of university to the over 250 students […] Read More... -
A Choir Takes Flight
SBO Staff | March 11, 2008In the spring of 2000, Kathleen Kane, the choir director at Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte, Mich., hosted a German high school choir touring the US. Though her students and their German guests worked together in the classroom for just a few days, Mrs. Kane struck up a friendship with maestro Bernd Spitzbarth. That brief […] Read More... -
Show Choir: Enhancing Singing through Movement
SBO Staff | November 15, 2007photo #169; stevemarselstudio.com Often a controversial topic among choral purists, show choir has been steadily gaining popularity across the country as a viable outlet for musical and artistic creativity. Charlene Dalrymple of Oliver Ames (N. Easton, Mass.) High School caught the bug at an early age and is now in her third decade of promoting […] Read More... -
Stars Across the Choral Universe
SBO Staff | September 6, 2007In 2007, Cherry Hill (N.J.) High School West broke new ground by becoming the first school to field back-to-back winners at the International A Capella High School Championships. However, the triumphant 11-voice male ensemble, Men of Note, is far from the only group happening at this hotbed for choral achievement: the larger mixed choir, West […] Read More... -
Bringing Passion to Work
SBO Staff | July 6, 2007The choral department at Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati, Ohio has garnered awards and accolades to rival any program in the country. But one recognition that longtime director David Bell received this past May was truly remarkable. Every spring, Winton Woods holds an awards ceremony to honor the top 16 scholars in the graduating […] Read More... -
Will Breytspraak: Giving a Kid a Chance
SBO Staff | April 10, 2007The best way to learn is often by doing and hands-on experience can provide insight that might never come from simply being taught. The opportunity to get your feet wet doing something you love, however, can be hard to come by. For Will Breytspraak, the big break came as a high school senior when his […] Read More...
