Shaping young lives through musical excellence.
A world united by children who love music and each other.
Love and respect one another.
Love and respect the music.
Do our best.
The St. Louis Children’s Choirs typically serves over 300 singers (ages 6 to 18), from more than 200 schools and 85 zip codes in Missouri and Illinois. These young artists bring their talent and love of classical, sacred, contemporary, and world music to concert stages for everyone to enjoy.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Dr. Alyson Moore, outstanding music directors train our young singers with diverse and challenging curriculum in seven different ensembles based on age and musical ability. The Choirs offers young artists world-class performance opportunities and a choral music experience that emphasizes musical excellence and character education.
We promote individual growth through discipline, responsibility, leadership, humility, unselfishness, and teamwork.
We appreciate the value of every individual and the beauty of every voice.
We perform choral music at the highest level of achievement and strive for excellence in all we do.
We promote the joy of singing and the building of friendships through song so "That music made together may one day heal mankind."
We consistently demonstrate high standards of honesty and moral conduct.
Chris Boemler is a lifelong musician and Missouri resident. He holds a Master of Music Education from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago and a dual Bachelor in Music Education from Missouri State University in both Vocal and Instrumental Music. Chris taught Vocal Music in the Jackson R-2 school district, and Vocal Music, Piano, and Music Theory in the Festus R-6 School district. In addition to conducting Chorale 2B with the St. Louis Children's Choirs, Chris also serves as the music director for the Kingsbury Place Singers, a part of the St. Louis Christmas Carols Association. Chris sings professionally with the No Name Chorale of Belleville and with the St. Louis Chamber Chorus and serves on the board of the Chamber Chorus as the Singer Representative. Professionally Chris is a member of the Missouri Choral Directors Association.
Chris Boemler is a lifelong musician and Missouri resident. He holds a Master of Music Education from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago and a dual Bachelor in Music Education from Missouri State University in both Vocal and Instrumental Music. Chris taught Vocal Music in the Jackson R-2 school district, and Vocal Music, Piano, and Music Theory in the Festus R-6 School district. In addition to conducting Chorale 2B with the St. Louis Children's Choirs, Chris also serves as the music director for the Kingsbury Place Singers, a part of the St. Louis Christmas Carols Association. Chris sings professionally with the No Name Chorale of Belleville and with the St. Louis Chamber Chorus and serves on the board of the Chamber Chorus as the Singer Representative. Professionally Chris is a member of the Missouri Choral Directors Association.
Mrs. Broyles holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Performance with a minor in languages and a Master of Arts degree in Music Education from Indiana University- Bloomington. Mrs. Broyles joined the artistic staff of the Choirs in 2001. She has completed Level II in Kodály, Level II in Orff-Schulwerk, and was awarded an Artist-Teacher Diploma from the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education. Under her direction, Children's Choir ensemble has performed for the Orff-Schulwerk National Conference and for the St. Louis Kodály Chapter. She has presented choral workshops and served as a guest conductor/clinician for numerous districts. Mrs. Broyles was named 2010 Teacher of the Year at Mason Ridge Elementary and is currently a Vocal Music teacher at Parkway West Middle School.
Mrs. Broyles holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Performance with a minor in languages and a Master of Arts degree in Music Education from Indiana University- Bloomington. Mrs. Broyles joined the artistic staff of the Choirs in 2001. She has completed Level II in Kodály, Level II in Orff-Schulwerk, and was awarded an Artist-Teacher Diploma from the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education. Under her direction, Children's Choir ensemble has performed for the Orff-Schulwerk National Conference and for the St. Louis Kodály Chapter. She has presented choral workshops and served as a guest conductor/clinician for numerous districts. Mrs. Broyles was named 2010 Teacher of the Year at Mason Ridge Elementary and is currently a Vocal Music teacher at Parkway West Middle School.
Mrs. Burnworth holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree with honors from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and a law degree from Saint Louis University. After working as an attorney, she found she wanted to return to music education. She served as the PK - 8 music teacher for 17 years at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School in Belleville, Illinois. Mrs. Burnworth taught music reading for Choristers and Concert Choir for ten years and served on the Choirs’ Board of Directors for 8 years. In 2017, she was awarded an Artist-Teacher Diploma from the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education. This year, Mrs. Burnworth celebrates her 15th season as Director of Music Makers.
Mrs. Burnworth holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree with honors from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and a law degree from Saint Louis University. After working as an attorney, she found she wanted to return to music education. She served as the PK - 8 music teacher for 17 years at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School in Belleville, Illinois. Mrs. Burnworth taught music reading for Choristers and Concert Choir for ten years and served on the Choirs’ Board of Directors for 8 years. In 2017, she was awarded an Artist-Teacher Diploma from the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education. This year, Mrs. Burnworth celebrates her 15th season as Director of Music Makers.
Whitney Cairns is marking her twelfth season as Director of the Chorale ensemble. Active as a guest conductor and clinician, Mrs. Cairns appears with the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Acappellooza Festival; has guest conducted the Kirkwood Children’s Chorale, the Fort Zumwalt Middle School Choral Festival, and the Metro 8 Elementary Honors Choir, and directs the Children’s Choir at Central Presbyterian Church. In 2019, Mrs. Cairns gave multiple presentations at the Missouri Music Educators’ Association State Conference. She currently works as a middle school vocal music teacher in the Parkway School District and has served as Lecturer of Ear Training and Aural Skills at the University of Missouri-St. Louis since 2011. Mrs. Cairns holds a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Her Bachelor of Science degree in K-12 Music Education is from Pennsylvania State University. In 2017, she was awarded an Artist-Teacher Diploma from the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education.
Whitney Cairns is marking her twelfth season as Director of the Chorale ensemble. Active as a guest conductor and clinician, Mrs. Cairns appears with the University of Missouri-St. Louis’ Acappellooza Festival; has guest conducted the Kirkwood Children’s Chorale, the Fort Zumwalt Middle School Choral Festival, and the Metro 8 Elementary Honors Choir, and directs the Children’s Choir at Central Presbyterian Church. In 2019, Mrs. Cairns gave multiple presentations at the Missouri Music Educators’ Association State Conference. She currently works as a middle school vocal music teacher in the Parkway School District and has served as Lecturer of Ear Training and Aural Skills at the University of Missouri-St. Louis since 2011. Mrs. Cairns holds a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Her Bachelor of Science degree in K-12 Music Education is from Pennsylvania State University. In 2017, she was awarded an Artist-Teacher Diploma from the CME Institute for Choral Teacher Education.
Dr. John McDonald is the Director of Vocal Studies and Director of Choir at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, and a Master of Music degree in conducting from East Carolina University and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Middle Tennessee State University. John maintains a career as a professional ensemble singer with the Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton and the Missouri Choral Artists. Dr. McDonald has been selected as one of six conductors to represent the United States in the 2023 American Choral Directors Association International Conductors Exchange Program with Germany. He joined the SLCC artistic staff in 2019!
Dr. John McDonald is the Director of Vocal Studies and Director of Choir at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, and a Master of Music degree in conducting from East Carolina University and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Middle Tennessee State University. John maintains a career as a professional ensemble singer with the Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton and the Missouri Choral Artists. Dr. McDonald has been selected as one of six conductors to represent the United States in the 2023 American Choral Directors Association International Conductors Exchange Program with Germany. He joined the SLCC artistic staff in 2019!
Dr. Alyson Moore is a scholar, choral educator, and a lyric soprano. Earning her doctorate in vocal performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in 2010, Alyson was awarded the Dean’s Graduate Scholar Award for excellence in scholarship for her dissertation “Mad Women in Opera: An Investigation of Madness and Selected Mad Scenes for Soprano.”
In 2009, Alyson taught master classes and performed the Brahms’ Requiem with the Ho Chi Minh Symphony Orchestra in Vietnam. In 2010, she traveled to Buenos Aires to research and perform the music of Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino. While serving as the Director of Arts at The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland, her choirs performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The U.S. State Department, and The Blair House. Alyson’s choirs performed at the International Kodály Symposium in Budapest and Kecskemét, Hungary in 2013.
In addition to her work as a regional choral clinician and adjudicator, Alyson is the founder of the American Kodály Children’s Chorus in Baltimore, where she served as Artistic Director for seven years. Alyson is both a musical theater performer and director and is the director of choirs at University High School in Fresno. She is on the voice faculty at Fresno Pacific University and serves as Artistic Director for the Fresno Choral Artists.
Dr. Alyson Moore is a scholar, choral educator, and a lyric soprano. Earning her doctorate in vocal performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in 2010, Alyson was awarded the Dean’s Graduate Scholar Award for excellence in scholarship for her dissertation “Mad Women in Opera: An Investigation of Madness and Selected Mad Scenes for Soprano.”
In 2009, Alyson taught master classes and performed the Brahms’ Requiem with the Ho Chi Minh Symphony Orchestra in Vietnam. In 2010, she traveled to Buenos Aires to research and perform the music of Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino. While serving as the Director of Arts at The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland, her choirs performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The U.S. State Department, and The Blair House. Alyson’s choirs performed at the International Kodály Symposium in Budapest and Kecskemét, Hungary in 2013.
In addition to her work as a regional choral clinician and adjudicator, Alyson is the founder of the American Kodály Children’s Chorus in Baltimore, where she served as Artistic Director for seven years. Alyson is both a musical theater performer and director and is the director of choirs at University High School in Fresno. She is on the voice faculty at Fresno Pacific University and serves as Artistic Director for the Fresno Choral Artists.
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Mrs. Solverud served as a vocal music and choral director for middle school and high school in Colorado and Wyoming for 16 years. She is now the Director of Choral Activities at Francis Howell Central High School. Mrs. Solverud has been a clinician and adjudicator for state solo and ensemble festivals and served in state leadership roles for the Wyoming Music Educators Association. She holds her Master of Music Education degree with an emphasis in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Colorado State University. Mrs. Solverud has been conducting church choirs and handbell ensembles for 17 years and has played flute with various civic ensembles in Colorado and Wyoming. It is a joy to welcome Mrs. Solverud for her first season as the Director of Choristers.
Mrs. Solverud served as a vocal music and choral director for middle school and high school in Colorado and Wyoming for 16 years. She is now the Director of Choral Activities at Francis Howell Central High School. Mrs. Solverud has been a clinician and adjudicator for state solo and ensemble festivals and served in state leadership roles for the Wyoming Music Educators Association. She holds her Master of Music Education degree with an emphasis in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Colorado State University. Mrs. Solverud has been conducting church choirs and handbell ensembles for 17 years and has played flute with various civic ensembles in Colorado and Wyoming. It is a joy to welcome Mrs. Solverud for her first season as the Director of Choristers.
Ms. Derham joined the artistic staff of the Choirs in 2000 and has performed with Concert Choir all over the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the White House. She toured with Concert Choir to Ireland in 2023. Ms. Derham served as a staff accompanist for the UMSL Music Department, St. Louis Conservatory of Music, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She has played for the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, the Bach Society, in various concert series, for professional soloists, and serves as the organist for Our Savior Lutheran Church in St. Charles. Ms. Derham graduated magna cum laude from Lindenwood University and studied under Ruth Slenczynska at Southern Illinois University where she graduated with highest honors with a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance.
Ms. Derham joined the artistic staff of the Choirs in 2000 and has performed with Concert Choir all over the world, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the White House. She toured with Concert Choir to Ireland in 2023. Ms. Derham served as a staff accompanist for the UMSL Music Department, St. Louis Conservatory of Music, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She has played for the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, the Bach Society, in various concert series, for professional soloists, and serves as the organist for Our Savior Lutheran Church in St. Charles. Ms. Derham graduated magna cum laude from Lindenwood University and studied under Ruth Slenczynska at Southern Illinois University where she graduated with highest honors with a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance.
Sarah Gallaher is a graduate of the University of Minnesota– Twin Cities where she completed a Masters of Music degree in Collaborative Piano and Coaching. A St. Louis native and Cor Jesu Academy graduate, she joined the St. Louis Children’s Choirs artistic staff in 2016. Ms. Gallaher is on faculty at St. Charles Community College and the Community Music School at Webster University, teaching class piano proficiency and private lessons. In addition, she leads youth music ministry at Our Lady of Providence Church and works as a freelance pianist in the St. Louis metro area.
Sarah Gallaher is a graduate of the University of Minnesota– Twin Cities where she completed a Masters of Music degree in Collaborative Piano and Coaching. A St. Louis native and Cor Jesu Academy graduate, she joined the St. Louis Children’s Choirs artistic staff in 2016. Ms. Gallaher is on faculty at St. Charles Community College and the Community Music School at Webster University, teaching class piano proficiency and private lessons. In addition, she leads youth music ministry at Our Lady of Providence Church and works as a freelance pianist in the St. Louis metro area.
Linda Radick graduated from SIUE with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She studied piano with Ruth Slenczynska and Clayton Henderson. Mrs. Radick does someaccompanying for the Parkway School District and accompanies singers and instrumentalists at Solo and Ensemble Festivals. She has served as the music minister at several large St. Louis churches, and currently serves at St. Lucas UCC as a part-time pianist. Mrs. Radick has served as the musical director/pianist for many high school and community theater productions, including Webster Groves High School, Marble Stage Theater, Insight Theater, and Kirkwood Theater Guild. She volunteers as a pianist at the David C. Pratt Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital.
Linda Radick graduated from SIUE with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She studied piano with Ruth Slenczynska and Clayton Henderson. Mrs. Radick does someaccompanying for the Parkway School District and accompanies singers and instrumentalists at Solo and Ensemble Festivals. She has served as the music minister at several large St. Louis churches, and currently serves at St. Lucas UCC as a part-time pianist. Mrs. Radick has served as the musical director/pianist for many high school and community theater productions, including Webster Groves High School, Marble Stage Theater, Insight Theater, and Kirkwood Theater Guild. She volunteers as a pianist at the David C. Pratt Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital.
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Dr. Jin Ah Yoo Knapp grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where she studied at the prestigious Seoul Arts High School, then completed studies in Sacred Music and Organ Performance at Yonsei University. She received the doctorate in organ from the University of Iowa, studying under Delbert Disselhorst. Dr. Knapp served as professor of Organ, Organ Literature, and the History of Sacred Music at Keimyung University and later at Yonsei University, Seoul. As a competitor, she has won honors at the Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition, the John D. Rodland Church Music Competition, and the St. Moritz (Switzerland) International Organ Competition. She has performed widely in America and South Korea, and performs regularly in Germany. She currently serves as Director of Music at Timothy Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO.
Dr. Jin Ah Yoo Knapp grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where she studied at the prestigious Seoul Arts High School, then completed studies in Sacred Music and Organ Performance at Yonsei University. She received the doctorate in organ from the University of Iowa, studying under Delbert Disselhorst. Dr. Knapp served as professor of Organ, Organ Literature, and the History of Sacred Music at Keimyung University and later at Yonsei University, Seoul. As a competitor, she has won honors at the Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition, the John D. Rodland Church Music Competition, and the St. Moritz (Switzerland) International Organ Competition. She has performed widely in America and South Korea, and performs regularly in Germany. She currently serves as Director of Music at Timothy Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO.
Dr. Alyson Moore is a scholar, choral educator, and a lyric soprano. Earning her doctorate in vocal performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in 2010, Alyson was awarded the Dean’s Graduate Scholar Award for excellence in scholarship for her dissertation “Mad Women in Opera: An Investigation of Madness and Selected Mad Scenes for Soprano.”
In 2009, Alyson taught master classes and performed the Brahms’ Requiem with the Ho Chi Minh Symphony Orchestra in Vietnam. In 2010, she traveled to Buenos Aires to research and perform the music of Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino. While serving as the Director of Arts at The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland, her choirs performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The U.S. State Department, and The Blair House. Alyson’s choirs performed at the International Kodály Symposium in Budapest and Kecskemét, Hungary in 2013.
In addition to her work as a regional choral clinician and adjudicator, Alyson is the founder of the American Kodály Children’s Chorus in Baltimore, where she served as Artistic Director for seven years. Alyson is both a musical theater performer and director and is the director of choirs at University High School in Fresno. She is on the voice faculty at Fresno Pacific University and serves as Artistic Director for the Fresno Choral Artists.
Dr. Alyson Moore is a scholar, choral educator, and a lyric soprano. Earning her doctorate in vocal performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in 2010, Alyson was awarded the Dean’s Graduate Scholar Award for excellence in scholarship for her dissertation “Mad Women in Opera: An Investigation of Madness and Selected Mad Scenes for Soprano.”
In 2009, Alyson taught master classes and performed the Brahms’ Requiem with the Ho Chi Minh Symphony Orchestra in Vietnam. In 2010, she traveled to Buenos Aires to research and perform the music of Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino. While serving as the Director of Arts at The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore, Maryland, her choirs performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, The U.S. State Department, and The Blair House. Alyson’s choirs performed at the International Kodály Symposium in Budapest and Kecskemét, Hungary in 2013.
In addition to her work as a regional choral clinician and adjudicator, Alyson is the founder of the American Kodály Children’s Chorus in Baltimore, where she served as Artistic Director for seven years. Alyson is both a musical theater performer and director and is the director of choirs at University High School in Fresno. She is on the voice faculty at Fresno Pacific University and serves as Artistic Director for the Fresno Choral Artists.
Ben Nordstrom is an arts advocate, creative fundraiser, award-winning theatre artist, and a lover of St. Louis. Ben joined the Choirs in April 2021 as Development Director and is honored to serve SLCC’s singers, families, staff, donors, and board members as their new Executive Director.
Since 2019, Ben has raised over $2MM for non-profit organizations in the arts and social services sectors. During the 2021-2022 season, Ben’s first full season with SLCC, the Choirs reached their highest total ever raised from individual donors. Last season, this total was surpassed once again with the success of the 45th Anniversary Gala “Magical Moments.”
Prior to his transition to arts administration, Ben enjoyed a 20-year career as a professional actor and singer in St. Louis and New York City, appearing in plays and musicals Off-Broadway and at regional theatres across the country. His many St. Louis appearances include shows at the Muny, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Stages St. Louis, and Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. He is a recipient of a St. Louis Theatre Circle Award and two Kevin Kline Awards for Best Actor in a Musical and was named Most Versatile Actor in St. Louis by the Post-Dispatch.
Ben was a member of the Leadership St. Louis cohort in 2021-2022. He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Actors Equity Association, and SAG-AFTRA and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the Sargent Conservatory at Webster University.
Ben Nordstrom is an arts advocate, creative fundraiser, award-winning theatre artist, and a lover of St. Louis. Ben joined the Choirs in April 2021 as Development Director and is honored to serve SLCC’s singers, families, staff, donors, and board members as their new Executive Director.
Since 2019, Ben has raised over $2MM for non-profit organizations in the arts and social services sectors. During the 2021-2022 season, Ben’s first full season with SLCC, the Choirs reached their highest total ever raised from individual donors. Last season, this total was surpassed once again with the success of the 45th Anniversary Gala “Magical Moments.”
Prior to his transition to arts administration, Ben enjoyed a 20-year career as a professional actor and singer in St. Louis and New York City, appearing in plays and musicals Off-Broadway and at regional theatres across the country. His many St. Louis appearances include shows at the Muny, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Stages St. Louis, and Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. He is a recipient of a St. Louis Theatre Circle Award and two Kevin Kline Awards for Best Actor in a Musical and was named Most Versatile Actor in St. Louis by the Post-Dispatch.
Ben was a member of the Leadership St. Louis cohort in 2021-2022. He is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Actors Equity Association, and SAG-AFTRA and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the Sargent Conservatory at Webster University.
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With over 30 years of business experience as an executive, consultant, coach, facilitator and educator, Pam has attended Stanford, Harvard, and Wharton School of Business management courses. She was one of seven vice-presidents for a billion-dollar company and ran a $30 million-dollar publishing concern for 52 print, audio, and video products. In 1999, she founded In Good Order and has served a diverse roster of clients. In her third season, she loves contributing to the Choirs as their COO.
With over 30 years of business experience as an executive, consultant, coach, facilitator and educator, Pam has attended Stanford, Harvard, and Wharton School of Business management courses. She was one of seven vice-presidents for a billion-dollar company and ran a $30 million-dollar publishing concern for 52 print, audio, and video products. In 1999, she founded In Good Order and has served a diverse roster of clients. In her third season, she loves contributing to the Choirs as their COO.
Jhané Perdue joins the Choirs after serving at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as the Artistic Administration fellow, a part of the Clayco Future Leaders Fellowship. In addition to providing a tremendous amount of administrative and artistic support for the OTSL season, she was the lead producer for the concert “The Road to Freedom,” curated by Damien Sneed.
Prior to coming to Saint Louis, Perdue was an Artistic Project Coordinator with the Pleiades Project. For their 2020-2021 season, she produced The Black Brilliance competition, which celebrates Black Women Composers. She spearheaded this project while serving as their social media intern. Perdue also worked on multiple short films including the German Romantics (Clara and Louise) as well as live performance projects such as “A Women's Suffrage Splendiferous Extravaganza!” Perdue is an accomplished soprano and appeared with the Flint Symphony Orchestra as a soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in 2023. She placed first in the 2021 Dr. Marjorie Conrad Art Song Competition, first in the 2020 Regional NATS competition (Great Lakes Region), and second in the 2020 Marjorie Conrad Art Song Competition. Perdue has appeared as a soloist in John Rutter’s Requiem with members from the Flint Symphony Orchestra and Flushing Alumni Chorus. She was also a guest soloist with The Detroit Spiritual Festival (2019), The Bowling Green State Africana Student Studies Research Conference (2018-2019), and The Flint Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops.
Jhané Perdue joins the Choirs after serving at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as the Artistic Administration fellow, a part of the Clayco Future Leaders Fellowship. In addition to providing a tremendous amount of administrative and artistic support for the OTSL season, she was the lead producer for the concert “The Road to Freedom,” curated by Damien Sneed.
Prior to coming to Saint Louis, Perdue was an Artistic Project Coordinator with the Pleiades Project. For their 2020-2021 season, she produced The Black Brilliance competition, which celebrates Black Women Composers. She spearheaded this project while serving as their social media intern. Perdue also worked on multiple short films including the German Romantics (Clara and Louise) as well as live performance projects such as “A Women's Suffrage Splendiferous Extravaganza!” Perdue is an accomplished soprano and appeared with the Flint Symphony Orchestra as a soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in 2023. She placed first in the 2021 Dr. Marjorie Conrad Art Song Competition, first in the 2020 Regional NATS competition (Great Lakes Region), and second in the 2020 Marjorie Conrad Art Song Competition. Perdue has appeared as a soloist in John Rutter’s Requiem with members from the Flint Symphony Orchestra and Flushing Alumni Chorus. She was also a guest soloist with The Detroit Spiritual Festival (2019), The Bowling Green State Africana Student Studies Research Conference (2018-2019), and The Flint Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops.
Olivia Leek serves as Associate Choir Manager for SLCC, and is very familiar with the little white house on Ballas. She participated as a student of the Choirs for 7 years, and after graduating in 2016, proceeded to serve as an ensemble assistant for 5 years. Before stepping into her current role here, she worked at Missouri Baptist University for 2 years as Fine Arts Events Manager, Administrative Assistant for the Honors Program, and Accompanist.
She is an avid lover of the arts, beginning her participation in music and theatre at the age of 5. Since then, she has been involved in numerous choir concerts; piano recitals and competitions; vocal recitals; and musicals and plays. She also received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Missouri Baptist University, in the spring of 2020.
Olivia Leek serves as Associate Choir Manager for SLCC, and is very familiar with the little white house on Ballas. She participated as a student of the Choirs for 7 years, and after graduating in 2016, proceeded to serve as an ensemble assistant for 5 years. Before stepping into her current role here, she worked at Missouri Baptist University for 2 years as Fine Arts Events Manager, Administrative Assistant for the Honors Program, and Accompanist.
She is an avid lover of the arts, beginning her participation in music and theatre at the age of 5. Since then, she has been involved in numerous choir concerts; piano recitals and competitions; vocal recitals; and musicals and plays. She also received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Missouri Baptist University, in the spring of 2020.
Olivia Leek serves as Associate Choir Manager for SLCC, and is very familiar with the little white house on Ballas. She participated as a student of the Choirs for 7 years, and after graduating in 2016, proceeded to serve as an ensemble assistant for 5 years. Before stepping into her current role here, she worked at Missouri Baptist University for 2 years as Fine Arts Events Manager, Administrative Assistant for the Honors Program, and Accompanist.
She is an avid lover of the arts, beginning her participation in music and theatre at the age of 5. Since then, she has been involved in numerous choir concerts; piano recitals and competitions; vocal recitals; and musicals and plays. She also received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Missouri Baptist University, in the spring of 2020.
Olivia Leek serves as Associate Choir Manager for SLCC, and is very familiar with the little white house on Ballas. She participated as a student of the Choirs for 7 years, and after graduating in 2016, proceeded to serve as an ensemble assistant for 5 years. Before stepping into her current role here, she worked at Missouri Baptist University for 2 years as Fine Arts Events Manager, Administrative Assistant for the Honors Program, and Accompanist.
She is an avid lover of the arts, beginning her participation in music and theatre at the age of 5. Since then, she has been involved in numerous choir concerts; piano recitals and competitions; vocal recitals; and musicals and plays. She also received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Missouri Baptist University, in the spring of 2020.
