Artistic journeys start with education!

Artistic journeys start with education! The UCF National Choir Festival is an opportunity for high school choir directors and their students to work with world-renowned conductors, participate in masterclasses, experience one-on-one time with the conductors, solo performances and mass choir experiences. The day of workshops will conclude with a public performance at 7:30 p.m.

National High School Choral Festival

Dr. Lynne Gackle, Clinician

Ukuthula, Traditional Zulu Prayer

This evening we sing “Ukuthula” as part of a tribute to the honor of Ukraine. It is from the international project, AVoice4Peace. AVoice4Peace is a world-wide peace awareness project led by the Nairobi Chamber Chorus and the Festival Singers of Florida under the leadership of Dr. Kevin Fenton. The mission of the project is very simple, to encourage choirs and musicians to dedicate one day of the year to talk and sing about peace.

Ukuthula Peace
Usindiso Redemption
Ukubonga Praise
Ukukholwa Faith
Ukunquoba Victory
Induduzo Comfort

National High School Festival Choir

Dr. Lynne Gackle, Director

Festival Sanctus, arr. John Leavitt

Hagerty High School, Voices of Hagerty

Mr. Christopher Hinkley, Director

Ride On, King Jesus, arr. Moses Hogan

Jones High School, Concert Choir

Mrs. Andrea Green, Director

O Love, arr. Elaine Hagenberg

University High School, Concert Choir

Mr. Jay Dunn & Mrs. Yelitza Green, Directors

When He is Silent, arr. Kim A. Arnesen

Lake Nona High School, Lake Nona Singers

Mr. Justin Chase & Mr. Aaron Kass, Directors

The Chariot Jubilee, arr. Nathaniel Dett
Mitchell Klavins, Soloist
I Thank You God, arr. Dan Forest

UCF University Singers

Dr. Jeffery Redding, Director

Beautiful City, arr. Andre Thomas
Through Unity, We Shall Overcome, arr. Cason II/Gibson

National High School Festival Choir

Dr. Lynn Gackle & Dr. Jeffery Redding, Directors

Clinician's Bio

Lynne Gackle is the Director of Choral Activities at Baylor University and holds the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Music Chair. She conducts Baylor Bella Voce, Baylor Concert Choir, teaches choral conducting, choral literature and serves as the Director of the Ensemble Division. Prior to her Baylor appointment, Lynne taught at the University of South Florida, University of Mississippi and the University of Miami (FL). She received her education from LSU (BME) and the University of Miami (MM/PhD). Lynne is an active choral clinician and conductor, nationally and internationally. She has held various positions within the American Choral Directors Association, including President, Southern Division and ACDA-Florida and served as the TCDA-VP of Collegiate/Community Choirs. She currently serves as the Past-National President for the American Choral Directors Association.

Gackle is the editor of Choral Artistry for the Singer (Walton Music/GIA) and the Lynne Gackle Choral Series (Colla Voce). Internationally recognized for her research on the female adolescent voice, Lynne is the author of Finding Ophelia’s Voice, Opening Ophelia’s Heart and is a contributing-author for other books published by GIA, Oxford, and Lead Author for Voices In Concert (Hal Leonard/McGraw Hill). Most recently, she was a contributing author to the Oxford Handbook for Singing (Oxford, 2019) and Choral Reflections (Insights from American Choral Conductor/Teachers (Hal Leonard Publishing, 2022). Gackle was awarded Baylor’s Outstanding Faculty Award in Research (2012) and recently received the highly coveted Texas Choir Masters Award (2021). She holds memberships in ACDA, TMEA, TCDA, and NATS.

Clinic Schedule

8:00-8:50am: Arrive, DPAC Loading Dock

9:00-9:30am: Welcome, Steinmetz Hall

9:30-10:15am: Mass Rehearsal, Steinmetz Hall

10:00-10:25am: Break, Steinmetz Hall

10:00-11:30am: Mass Rehearsal, Steinmetz Hall

11:30-12:45pm: Lunch, Front Yard DPAC

1:00-1:30pm: Hagerty High School, Steinmetz Hall

1:45-2:15pm: Jones High School, Steinmetz Hall

2:30-3:00pm: Lake Nona High School, Steinmetz Hall

3:15-3:45pm: University High School, Steinmetz Hall

4:00-5:00pm: Mass Rehearsal, Steinmetz Hall

5:00-6:30pm: Dinner

7:00pm: Call time, Steinmetz Hall

7:30pm CONCERT, Steinmetz Hall

ROSTERS

Hagerty High School Chamber Singers

Director: Christopher Hickey

Brady Drummer
Nathan Epperson
Lauren Fuller
Kenna Gay
Ashlynn Hall
Mary Grace Hernandez
Lily Joseph
Olivia Martin
Laura Melo
Vishaylin Naidoo
Ainsley Newton
Pougaven Ramen
Joshua Rhodes
Neeka Safi
Evan Smith
Ariah Todriff
Jarrett Warner
Owen Welch
Camden Williams

University High School Concert Choir

Grace Bingle
Kelsey Brown
Kendall Falana
Nicholas Juergens
Jeremy Kleckner
Damon Koffinas
Claudia Lee
Ivana Lopez
Isabela Machuca
Isabel Maghari
Alex Mcleod
Iliana Mendoza Rose Negron
Christelle Petit-Bois
Fabian Quinones
Yadiel Reyes Colon
Madiann Rivera Velez
Jose Rivera
Cole Roberts
Thomas Swonger III
Alivia Thomas
Andrew Thomas
Illeana Velasquez
Ana-Maria Viravong
Brianni Whigham

Jones High School Concert Choir

Directors: Andrea Green, Hannah White

Israel Anderson
Kendrick Anderson
Braxton Barr
Farah Boodram
Wiliyah Borom
Bobbie Bryant
Ismarly Cezard
Caydence Collins
Xzaijah Cool
Gary Curry
Ester Danesca
Janea Gardner
Jasmin Giles
Jakoria Jerelds
Lady Johnson
Aiyana Lalanne
Ayla Ma-Nais
Vincent Mells
Treasure Moore
Tina Nguyen
Dimiah Palerson
Isabelle Ruker-Green
Alyssa Slaughter
Kionna Smith
Euliyah Street
Maleah Thomas
Zariyah Thomas
Joy Westbrook

Lake Nona Singers

Directors: Justin Chase, Aaron Kass

Tyler Audino
Vincent Amiel Bagay
Nicholas Becerra
Nicole Briceno
Emma Budsberg
Cecil Caballero Krause
Dexter Cerrone
Jackson Chase
Isabella Chenault
Selina Ciltas
Lucas Cortes
Conner Council
Jacob Da Costa

Raynard Dentey
Maia Victoria Dioso
Alexa Fillalan
Calistenes Fuguet
Dayan Gaffaro Hernandez
Benjamin Gillan
Daniel Gonzalez
Jeremiah Gonzalez
Madison Gotham
Katelyn Greenwod
Hannah Hassell
Chase Hensel
Catalina Hernandez Ramos
Ana Hernandez Salomon
Valeria Hoyos
Sara Keezel
Katherine Kerr
Jillian Lambert
Madison Longa Bastidas
Cortany Lucas
Bryce Mason
Sheridan Macon
Roberto Malave
Emylette Marrero
Nicholas Marrone
Sara McIntire
Jose Mendez
Dalton Morgan
Amaris Ninah
Caleb Nunn
Chijioke Oparaji
Isabella Pazmino
Gia Rodio
Adrianna Rodriguez
Nayshla Rolly
Nicholas Sacco
Ainsley Siegel
Giara Vidal

UCF UNIVERSITY SINGERS

Directors: Jeffery Redding, Kelly Miller

Soprano

Madeline Anderson
Kristen Berg
Isis Bermudez
Stephanie Bloomberg
Shariah Brown
Denise Cuevas
Adriana Dupont
Leslie Flasterstein
Alexis Hart
Kenna Higgerson
Xzayvia Jenkins
Alison Koch
Emma Lawrence
Zoemar Lebron
Emily Martinez
Melissa Pereyra
Olivia Ragan
Abigail Redmon
Mary Reimel
Madison Rios
Kirstin Ritch
Veronica Tong
Kelsey Trent

Alto

Lena Cai
Alessandra Capasso
Mary Carlson
Destiny Ferrer
Jacqueline Ferro
Charlotte Giese
Zaryah Gourgel
Caroline Hart
Samantha Perez
Tabitha Petrak
Lauren Robinson
Megan Rodriguez
Jo’Anya Sainval
Sarah Schmorrow
Payton Schnall
Mackenzie Smith
Nicole Spinelli
Shoshanna Van Loan
Kathryn Wacaster
Heather Worley

Tenors

Marcus Bronson
Dillon Chapman
Jevon Clarke
Joshua Conn
Tarin Davies
Sanju Banks
Jack Ginn
Cullen Heuman
Michell Klavins
Aiden Legarreta
Ryan Lumm
Evan Martinez
Harold Padilla
Jordan Perez
Santiago Rodriguez
Donald Zoll
Isaac Valencia

Bass

Nicolas Barth
David Burrows
Logan Christiansen
Jaden Doig
Ian Econg
Benjamin Geller
Abdias Gerismat
Zachary Gustafson
Christian Jackson
Benjamin Kuftic
Billy Martinez
Brandon Martinez
Parth Nakirikanti
Ian Negron Rodriguez
Chris Poole
Brandon Taylor
Jacob Ward