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All-County chorus to perform Saturday

By Bill Moss, Published: November 16, 2017

The Carolina Concert Choir All-County Honors Chorus will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Grace Lutheran Church, 245 6th Avenue West. Tickets are $5 and available at the door.

The high school and middle school choruses will perform.
The All-County Honors Chorus was established by the Carolina Concert Choir in 2011 to meet the needs of young choral students in Henderson County. Unlike other musical disciplines, at the time of its inception and to this day, no other opportunities exist in our county for talented high school and middle school choral students to collaborate, learn and perform in a county-wide venue. Funding for this endeavor is provided by generous private donors and grants.
Students from all county high schools, middle schools, private schools and home schools are eligible to participate in the Middle School and High School Honors Choruses. This year students auditioned in mid-September, and 64 were selected to participate in an all-day choral clinic on November 17 and the concert the following day. Prior to the clinic, students work with their respective choral directors and teachers to learn the music for the concert.
All-County Middle School Honors Chorus directors are Richard Cagle (Apple Valley), Amanda Tant (Hendersonville Middle), Grace Verstrate (Flat Rock Middle). Conductor is Dr. Elizabeth Doebler with accompanist Anna Marie Kuether.
All-County High School Honors Chorus directors are Richard Cagle (North), Tiffany King (West), Anna Marie Kuether (East) and Amanda Tant (Hendersonville). Conductor is Lawrence Doebler with accompanists - Katherine Price and Stephen Klein.
The Carolina Concert Choir is an all-auditioned, nonprofit choral group now in its 38th season. The mission of the choir is to provide excellent choral performances and promote choral education for area students. The Conductor and Artistic Director is Professor Lawrence Doebler who served for 35 years as director of Choral Activities at Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.