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| 2020 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Philip Keirstead Festival Sanctus, John Leavitt Nine Hundred Miles, Philip Silvey Ritmo, Dan Davison The Pasture, Z. Randall Stroope He’ll Make a Way, Byron Smith | 2020 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Sophia Popoulis Dominus Deus, Agnus Dei, Antonio Vivaldo/ed. Janet Galvan Grow Little Tree, Andrea Ramsey Hotara Koi (Ho, Firefly), Japanese children’s song/arr. Ro Ogura Crióme Mi Madre, Francisco J. Núñez Lift Up My Spirit, Jim Papoulis |
| 2019 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Anthony Sears Il est bel et bon, Pierre Passerau/arr. Marcel Courad Ave Maria, Giulio Caccin/arr. Patrick Leibergen Angele Dei, Anthony Sears Call Me But Love, Philip E. Silvey I’se the B’y, arr. Robert Decormier | 2019 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Cristi Cary Miller Beauti in domo Domini, James Kantor Musica Dei, Cristi Cary Miller Zing Uh Boo Day, Allen Koepke Psalm 8, Dan Forrest I’ll Fly Away, arr. Craig Courtney |
| 2018 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Joelle Norris Kaki Lambe, traditional Senegal/arr. Brian Tate Alleluia, Johann Kuhnau from “Unsist ein Kind geboren” arr. Patrick Leibergen Ay, Cosita Linda, Pacho Galán/arr. Jimena Jaime Trujillo I Shall Not Live in Vain, J. Reese Norris Rejoice!, Jeffery Ames | 2018 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: J. Reese Norris Awake My Heart to Sing, Mark Patterson Lascia Ch’oi Pianga, from Rinaldo, G. G. Handel/arr. Henry Leck Yo Le Canto Todo El Dia, David L. Brunner Beneath the African Sky, Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory This Is Your Time, J. Reese Norris |
| 2017 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Rollo Dilworth Sanctus, W.A.Mozart The Arrow and the Song, Elliot Z. Levine Wanting Memories, Ysaye Barnwell Sing with the Lark, Laura Farnell I Sing Because I’m Happy, Charles H. Gabriel | 2017 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Christy Elsner Esurientes, Antonie Vivaldi Sesere Eeye, ed. Mark O’Leary Gems of J.M.Barrie, Andrea Ramsey Lunar Lullaby, Jake Narvarud Banjo Pickin’ Girl, arr. Tim Sharp and Andrea Ramsey |
| 2016 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Victor C. Johnson Accompanist: Debra Holland A Choral Flourish, Linda Spevacek Praise the Lord, G. F. Handel, arr Hal H. Hopson The Cloths of Heaven, Victor C. Johnson Walk in Jerusalem. arr. Rollo A. Dilworth Jenga Imani Yako, Isreal Kagaruki, ed. Eugene Rogers | 2016 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Robyn Lana Accompanist: Jan Corrothers Canticle to the Spirit, Eleanor Daley Ban, Ban, Caliban, Dan Forrest We Sing of Love, J. Reese Norriss As the Sun Opens the Flower, Andrew Miller Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around, traditional spiritual, arr. Rollo Dilworth |
| 2015 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Julia Shaw Accompanist: Nancy Ward How Can I Keep from Singing?, arr. Gwyneth Walker It Takes a Village, Joan Szymko Ave Verum, Edward Elgar Let Everything That Hath Breath, Jeffrey Ames House of the Rising Sun, arr. Franklin Gallo | 2015 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Julia Shaw Accompanist: Nancy Ward The Lake Isle of Innisfree, Daley Sing Creation’s Music On, Paulus Mein Freund Ist Mein, Bach, adapt. White Woody Knows Nothin’, arr. Malcolm Dalgish Arirang, arr. Lee Happy, Williams/Henkin |
| 2014 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Frank Eyechaner Accompanist: Psallite Ungenito, Michael Praetorius, ed. Frank Eyechaner The Pasture, Z. Randall Stroope Festival Sanctus, John Leavitt Tres Cantos Nativos dos Indios Kraó, Marcos Leite Worthy to be Praised, Byron J. Smith | 2014 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Debra Spurgeon Accompanist: Christina Bronaugh Jubilate Deo, Brunner Sing to Me, Ramsey La Violette, Brumfield Die Meere (from Three Duets), Brahms Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel, arr. Ken Berg |
| 2013 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Russell Robinson Accompanist: Christina Bronaugh Gloria from Mass in G Major, F. Peter Schubert How Can I Keep From Singing?, Robert Lowry Gabi, Gabi, South African Praise Song Deep River, Traditional Spiritual Walk in Jerusalem, Traditional Spiritual | 2013 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Charlotte Adams Accompanist: Nancy Ward Dona Nobis Pacem, Leopold Mozart The Dove and the Maple Tree, Antonin Dvorak For a Child, James Quintman Mullholland It was a Lover and his Lass, John Rutter Gather Ye Rosebuds, Andrea Klouse Jonah, Rollo. A. Dillworth |
| 2012 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Ronnie Oliver Jr., Choral Conducting Professor, School of Music, New York, Manhattan, New York Accompanist: Amir Zaheri, Tuscaloosa, Alabama A Jubilant Song, Allen Pote Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Peluigi da Palestrina ed. Maynard Klein Hallelujah, Amen from Judas Maccabaeus, George Fredrich Handel, arr. John Leavitt Listen to My Voice (premier performance, commissioned by KMEA), Amir Zaheri Can You Hear, Jim Papoulis arr. Francisco J. Nunez | 2012 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Mary Kay Geston, Visiting Associate Professor of Choral Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado Accompanist: Alesia Speer, Bowling Green, Kentucky Life has Loveliness to Sell, Daniel Kallman Cloths of Heaven, Eleanor Daley Aria (form Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major), Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Malcom V. Edwards Letter From A Girl to The World, Andrea Ramsey Shiru, Alan E. Naplan |
| 2011 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Rollo Dilworth, Associate Professor of Choral Music Education Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Accompanist: Amir Zaheri, Decatur, Georgia Sanctus in D Minor, Johann Sebastian Bach ed. William Hunt Shojojee, Traditional Japanese Song arr. B. Wayne Bisbee Shenandoah, Traditional American Folk Song arr. Rollo Dilworth Rest Not!, Laura Farnell El Grillo, Dan Davison | 2011 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Jana Ballard, LaGuardia High School of Music and Art & Performing Arts, New York, New York Accompanist: Alesia Speer, Bowling Green, Ky Hello, Girls, American Folk Song, arr. Lloyd Pfautsch Vere languores nostros, Antonio Lotti arr. G. Wallace Woodworth O Music, David L. Brunner Mouth Music, Doloresa Keane and John Faulkner trans. Joseph Byrd We Rise Again, Leon Dubinsky arr. Lydia Adams |
| 2010 Kentucky Junior High Mixed Chorus Conductor: Judy Bowers Accompanist: Christina Bronaugh, West Jessamine MS, Nicholasville, KY Come Travel With Me, Scott Farthing O Praise The Mighty Lord from Joshua, George Frideric Handel ed. & arr. Patrick M. Liebergen Sahayta, Ben Allaway The River Sleeps Beneath the Sky, Mary Lynn Lightfoot text Paul Laurence Dunbar Jinny, Git Around, Folk song arr. Nathaniel Berle Garris | 2010 Kentucky Junior High Treble Chorus Conductor: Lynn Gackle, Associate Director of Choral Music Baylor University, Waco, Texas Accompanist: Nancy Ward, retired Lancaster KY Resonet in Laudibus, Z. Randall Stroope Will There Really be a “Morning”?, Craig Hella Johnson Sanctus from the Mass for Many Nations, Rupert Lang Still wie die Nacht, Carl Bohm arr. Sherri Porterfield He Never Failed Me Yet, Robert Ray arr. Drew Collins Peace on Earth…and lots of little crickets, Paul Carey |
| 2009 Kentucky Junior High Chorus Conductor: Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Accompanist: Christina Bronaugh, West Jessamine Middle School, Nicholasville A Jubilant Song, Mary Lynn Lightfoot Three Madrigals, Emma Lou Diemer Never Seek to Tell thy Love, Sherri Portfield text by William Blake Je le vous dirai!, Pierre Certon Ain’t a That Good News, Spiritual arr. Rollo Dilworth | |
| 2008 Kentucky Junior High Chorus Conductor: Dr. Russell Robinson, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Accompanist: Nancy Ward, Boyle County Schools, Danville, Kentucky Sing We and Chant It, Dr. Russell Robinson Swell the Full Chorus, George Frideric Handel arr. John Leavitt The Moon is Distant from the Sea , David N. Childs Go Down Moses, African-American Spiritual arr. Tom Shelton Amazing Grace, Early American Melody arr. Jay Althouse How Old Do Ya’ Have to be to Sing the Blues?, Dr. Russell Robinson | |
| 2007 Kentucky Junior High Chorus Conductor: Randy Pagel, Thurman White Middle School, Henderson, NV Accompanist: Nancy Ward A Festive Gloria, Linda Spevacek (Heritage Choral Series, 15/1986H) Festival Sanctus, John Leavitt (Alfred, SV8821) And the Night Shall Be Filled With Music, Greg Gilpin (Heritage Choral Series, 15/1894H) The Lord is My Shepherd, Allen Pote (Choristers Guild, CGA-551) Like A Mighty Stream, arr. Moses Hogan words & music by: Moses Hogan & John Jacobson (Hal Leonard Corporation, 08551656) |