Event Details
The High School Honor Choir Festival brings together the best high school singers in SVVSD for intensive music making, including the opportunity to rehearse with renowned guest conductors and artists and culminating in a public concert.
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 27, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Location: Erie High School Auditorium: 3180 County Road 5., Erie, CO 80516
Buy your Concert Tickets: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/CMKE
Event Program
Congratulations to all of our students for being selected to this year’s honor choirs! To view the song repertoire and a list of all selected students participating in the event, click on the choir name listed below.
Order of pieces are subject to change:
- All My Trials – Bahamian Spiritual, arr. Norman Luboff
- O Love – Elaine Hagenberg
- Kuimba Nafsi Yangu – Jacob Naverud
- Zion’s Walls – Aaron Copeland, arr. Glenn Koponen
Members are listed below in alphabetical order.
Denver Alexander, SHS |
Eden Archer, SHS |
Kelsey Ayars, EHS |
Oliver Babb, SHS |
Camryn Bell, NHS |
Victoria Bernardes, NHS |
Dylan Blackwell, NHS |
Addie Blick, MHS |
Noah Boyce, FHS |
Connor Brackett, EHS |
Kennah Brackett, NHS |
Quinn Brady, NHS |
Ethan Bronze, EHS |
Gavin Choksey, EHS |
Kenzie Cook, FHS |
Kira Corne, MHS |
Hannah Coulson, LyHS |
Sienna Cox, EHS |
Eddie Crotser, SCHS |
Scott Curtis, EHS |
Elliot DeBusk, NHS |
Olivia DeRose, NHS |
Hailey Donahue, SCHS |
Rachel Dowlin, SCHS |
Grace Ann Dunn, SCHS |
Charlie Edson, LHS |
Karissa Erickson, MHS |
Ashlyn Felz, MHS |
Colin Foutz, NHS |
Bryce Grayless, NHS |
Anni Haakenson, SHS |
Aanijah Henry, NHS |
Leo Hinojosa, EHS |
Hope Holden, NHS |
Lucas Howell, FHS |
Miranda “MJ” Jackson, EHS |
Spencer Jackson, EHS |
Isla Jackson, MHS |
Anna Johann, LyHS |
Zachery Johnson, NHS |
Sydney Jones, EHS |
Marek Jones, EHS |
Micah Kanaar, NHS |
Lilly Kaplan, MHS |
Olivia Kaufmann, EHS |
Kiley Kepler, EHS |
Braden Knight, EHS |
Ali Kraut, NHS |
Grace Landis, EHS |
Jocelyn Lara, NHS |
Cayden Leithauser, APEX |
Noah Levey, EHS |
Jacob Lord, EHS |
Giulia Lorenzoni, LyHS |
Chloe Martin, EHS |
Ana Maslowski, MHS |
Phoenix McDuffy, MHS |
Ian McGuire, EHS |
Ben McLaren, LHS |
Brissa Mendex-Olivas, MHS |
Lillie Meyer, EHS |
Harrison Milliken, EHS |
Caden Morgan, EHS |
Lyla Morin, NHS |
Carter Mriscin, MHS |
Essly Nelson, EHS |
Lexi Nevin, NHS |
Rachel Noyes, FHS |
Santiago Nunez, EHS |
Finn O’Connor, NHS |
Eisabella Oldroyd, LHS |
Nathan Ormsby, LHS |
Mollie Owens, EHS |
Grady Palmiscno, EHS |
Madelyn Perschon, EHS |
Jackie Pierce, SCHS |
Fenix Pinilla, EHS |
Elyse Prestopnik, NHS |
Lilly Ransom, EHS |
David Reeder, MHS |
Julia Richardson, NHS |
Levi Roberts, MHS |
Ethan Robertson, LHS |
Arri Rock, MHS |
Peter Rosen, NHS |
Nikole Ross, EHS |
Claire Rowberry, EHS |
Katlyn Roylance, EHS |
Brooklyn Russel, EHS |
Ruby Schaefer, LHS |
Dalton Siclair, EHS |
Cooper Siders, FHS |
Dylan Simons, EHS |
Cade Simonson, EHS |
Preston Slater, EHS |
Gabe Soto, EHS |
Kyle Stubbs, MHS |
Joey Summers, FHS |
Taben Swain, SHS |
Kami Torres, MHS |
Gunner Treblik, MHS |
Jack Triplett, NHS |
Reagan Urunowicz, MHS |
Isobel Van Woudenberg, EHS |
Ana Vaughan, APEX |
Gwyn Veenendaal, EHS |
Kenley Walker, EHS |
Michael Weber, EHS |
Abby Wertz, EHS |
Harper Whiteley, EHS |
London Wilkey, EHS |
Sean Williams, NHS |
Maddox Wilson, NHS |
Haley Yanez-Quiroz, MHS |
James Zumfelde, EHS |
Order of pieces are subject to change:
- Ave Regina Caelorum -Isabella Leonarda, arr. Meredith Bowen
- She Lingers On – Zanaida Robles
- Mizmor Shir Chanukat HaBayit – Coreen Duffy
- Take This Gift – Tracy Wong
Members are listed below in alphabetical order
Hannah Abbott, EHS |
Averi Adair, SCHS |
Madeline Alvarado, EHS |
Tula Baker, NHS |
Brielle Barnes, EHS |
Alina Belser-Brinck, SCHS |
Mickey Bienemann, EHS |
Lizzy Brandon, EHS |
Mac Brommer, MHS |
Coral Buchalter, SCHS |
Alyssa Bush, EHS |
Ryan Campbell, EHS |
Mikey Carrigan, MHS |
Emily Clabaugh, EHS |
Cas Clark, NHS |
Ellie Clark, EHS |
Peyton Clark, FHS |
Aidan Coble, NHS |
Brooke Colvin, SCHS |
Sage Crisman, LHS |
Sam Dahlman, MHS |
Ella Davis, LHS |
Maddy Denney, LyHS |
Sammie Denney, LyHS |
Bekah Dennis, MHS |
Emily Dunn, EHS |
Braya Durstock, EHS |
Haley Eaton, FHS |
Darby Farmer, EHS |
Maggie Fish, MHS |
Emma Friedl, EHS |
Clare Gaddis, SCHS |
Kiyora Garcia, SHS |
Madison Gilchrist, LHS |
Makena Gordon, EHS |
Gabriella Gravelle, NHS |
Spencer Gutierrez, FHS |
Sam Haddon, SCHS |
Madison Hatfield, LHS |
Natalie Heinze, NHS |
Allisan Heydt, SCHS |
Kaelyn Holmes, EHS |
Trinity Honey, NHS |
Lauren Hunter, LyHS |
Anna Iverson, APEX |
Eliza Jenkins, NHS |
Anna Johnson, EHS |
Hannah Kelty, LyHS |
Clara Kerns, NHS |
Heidi Kintzel, NHS |
Madison Kintzel, NHS |
Kylie Kirk, EHS |
Abby Klosterman, EHS |
Rose Knollenberg, SHS |
Riley Kochevar, EHS |
Lex Lepe, NHS |
Piper Likens, NHS |
Spade Lombardi, NHS |
Katlyn Ludwig, EHS |
Sydney Maddaloni, EHS |
Teya Martinez, EHS |
Tyler McLaren, LHS |
Jessica Meza-Mendez, MHS |
Abby Mier, EHS |
Kaia Miller, NHS |
Kaylee Morley, MHS |
Taylor Morris, MHS |
Alyssa Mosley, EHS |
Macy Neihart, MHS |
Ellys Nelson, EHS |
Ryann Nemeth, EHS |
Trinity Newton, MHS |
Ollie O’Brien, NHS |
Chloe Olson, LyHS |
Penelope Olson, SHS |
Juliette Parmenter, EHS |
Emma Pitts, MHS |
Ash Portillo, SHS |
Eris Price, MHS |
Alayna Quinn, NHS |
Esper Ramsdal-Maine, NHS |
Abigail Reichert, LHS |
Sydney Robertson, EHS |
Brooklynn Rowinski, LHS |
Pali Sauer, NHS |
Haley Schaefer, EHS |
Raelan Schmidgall, APEX |
Anna Schnell, NHS |
Raine Schwartz, SHS |
Ella Seiler, EHS |
Calvin Shee, NHS |
Sadie Sparling, NHS |
Wilma Spencer, LyHS |
Heidi Starbuck, EHS |
Greta Stauch, NHS |
Sara Taylor, NHS |
Nyx Thornton, NHS |
Elaina Thorpe, FHS |
Amelia Tropman, APEX |
Capri Villareal, NHS |
Keeva Walton, NHS |
Denny Webster, SHS |
Allie Willis, MHS |
Whitney Zanini, MHS |
Special Guests

Mr. Doty, now in his twenty-ninth year as a Colorado music educator, is currently the Director of Choral Music Activities at Palisade High School in Palisade, Colorado, and has built its choral music program over the last fourteen years. Prior to this, he was the Director of Choral Music Activities at Bookcliff Middle School (Grand Junction), Highlands Ranch High School (Highlands Ranch), and Grand Junction High School, and served on the vocal music faculty at Colorado Mesa University. Mr. Doty served twice as the Chair of the Vocal Music Council for the Colorado Music Educators Association. During his fifteen-year tenure, he served as the Chair, Chair-Elect, Secretary, and the District #7 Representative. Several of his choirs have either performed or received an invitation to perform at the annual CMEA Conference/Clinic at the Broadmoor Hotel and Resort in Colorado Springs. He has represented the Western Slope as one of the Western Governors for the Colorado All-State Choir Governing Board for many years, and now continues his service to this organization as the Chair-Elect. Mr. Doty is a vocal judge for the Colorado High School Activities Association Large Group Choral Festivals, and has also had the pleasure of traveling to Utah and New Mexico to judge state choral festivals/competitions. An advocate for music literacy within the choral classroom, Mr. Doty has presented sessions on methods and processes of rhythmic and melodic sight-reading for CMEA and the Colorado American Choral Directors Association.
Mr. Doty earned his Master of Arts Degree in Music Education with a Choral Concentration from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music – Vocal Performance and Music Theatre from Mesa State College (Colorado Mesa University – Grand Junction, Colorado). He completed graduate studies in music education from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, and theatre from Western Illinois University (Macomb, Illinois). When his schedule permits, Mr. Doty enjoys performing in or directing and choreographing musicals for various theatrical venues in Grand Junction.

Angela Reeder, a native of Arkansas, has been an accompanist in the St. Vrain Valley School District since August 2013. A graduate of the University of Arkansas with Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, she has been accompanying since the 6th grade.
Angela works with musicians of all skill levels. She has performed in eight states and two foreign countries, has played for honor choirs locally. Most recently, Angela accompanied the Cambiato choir at Colorado Middle All State Choir. She enjoys the occasional musical theater pit having played in numerous shows throughout St. Vrain and the area.
Outside of music, Angela is the mother of three aspiring musicians/music educators, loves travel, puzzles, Tetris/Candy Crush, and all things Disney.

Coreen Duffy is the Director of Choral Activities and Associate Professor of Conducting at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she conducts the Chamber Singers and oversees the choral program. Her duties at CU Boulder include leading the graduate program in choral conducting at both the master’s and doctoral levels.
Duffy is also Artistic Director of the Seicento Baroque Ensemble, a Boulder-based semi-professional choral ensemble committed to working with period instruments and historically-informed performance practice.
Prior to her appointment at Colorado, Duffy served on the faculties of the University of Montana and the University of Miami Frost School of Music. As director of choral activities at the University of Montana, Duffy conducted the Chamber Chorale and University Choir, and served as Artistic Director of the Missoula Community Chorus. Under her direction, the University of Montana Chamber Chorale performed at the Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition (Marktoberdorf, Germany), the 75th Anniversary Festival of Music at the Hochschule für Musik Saar (Saarbrücken, Germany), Cadogan Hall (London), Carnegie Hall, Southwark Cathedral (London), the Northwest Conference of the American Choral Directors Association (Spokane), the Montana International Choral Festival (Missoula), and served as the masterclass choir for the International Conducting Competition (Marktoberdorf, Germany).
Duffy is an active clinician and composer; her works are published by ECS Publishing, Hinshaw Music, Pavane Publishing, and Walton Music. She specializes in Jewish choral music, studying the repertoire, performance practice, and composition, as well as engaging in DEI work combating anti-Semitism in choral programming, including tokenism, caricature, erasure, and boycotting. Duffy has presented sessions on the subject internationally, including the international conference of the European Center for Jewish Music (EZJM) in Hannover, Germany, and national conferences of the College Music Society (CMS), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO), the North American Jewish Choral Festival (NAJCF), and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA).
Duffy is Vice President of the National Collegiate Choral Organization. She recently served as President-Elect of the Northwest region of ACDA, as well as Northwest representative of the National Choral Council of NAfME. At the University of Montana, Duffy served as Chair of the General Education Committee for the university.
Duffy earned degrees from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music (DMA choral music), the University of Miami Frost School of Music (MM conducting), the University of Michigan Law School (Juris Doctor), and the University of Michigan (BMA and BA with honors in English).

Equally at home in Jazz, Music Theatre, Music Worship, Pop and Classical Music, Paul has been playing piano since the 1st Grade. Paul has previously served as Director of Choirs at Trinity Lutheran Fort Collins as well as long term subbing at many churches across the front range.
A graduate of The University of Northern Colorado and Chicago College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, he has been active as a choral/vocal jazz clinician as well as a pianist in Recital Performances, All State Choir/All State Jazz Choir Performances, Jazz Ensembles, Reading Sessions, Recording projects and Music theatre pits from Colorado to Illinois and New York. Some Music Director highlights include CO Premier productions of RENT, Next To Normal, Memphis, Fun Home, Motones vs. Jerseys, A Christmas Story and many others.
Before teaching choir at Ponderosa High School, CU Boulder Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Rocky Mountain High School (GRAMMY Signature High School) and Windsor High School, Paul served as Assistant Director of Purdue Musical Organizations and Vocal Percussionist for CO Acappella group Groove Society.
Paul has had the opportunity to work with artists such as: Anton Armstrong, Mandy Harvey, Patricia Barber, Laurence Hobgood, Judy Kaye, Janine DiVita, Terrence Mann, Stephanie J. Block, Roger Treece, Kate McGarry, Judy Niemack and Ben Folds.
A collaboration made possible by the following directors and principals:
School | Director and Principal |
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APEX Homeschool Program (APEX) | Diana Austin and Kim Lancaster |
Erie High School (EHS) | Thalia Burd and Josh Griffin |
Frederick High School (FHS) | Kevin Brown and Dr. Russell Fox |
Longmont High School (LHS) | Michael Batson and Jeffery McMurry |
Lyons Middle School (LyHS) | Allison Zema and Chris Frank |
Mead High School (MHS) | Rikelle Berry and Dr. Brian Young |
Niwot High School (NHS) | Laura Walters and Eric Rauschkolb |
Silver Creek High School (SCHS) | Jeremy Skelton and Erick Finnestead |
Skyline High School (SHS) | Jimmy Howe and Anthony Barela |