Chatham Musicians Perform With Educator's Association

CHATHAM, NJ - Five Chatham High School musicians recently performed with the New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) All-State Mixed Choir. The singers were prepared by and sponsored through the audition process by Chatham High School Choral Director Ken Bryson.

This year, students submitted digital auditions in April for the highly selective choral ensemble. Seniors Nathaniel Eck, Ronan Green, Aditya Roy, junior Grace Petersen, and sophomore Dashiell Green were successful in gaining membership into the prestigious ensemble for New Jersey’s top high school singers. Ronan Green also received high marks as second chair in the tenor division and was a finalist for the New Jersey Governor’s Award.

Their rehearsals over the spring and fall months culminated in two recent well-attended performances at the New Jersey Educator Association (NJEA) conference in the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall Ballroom on Nov. 8 and at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Prudential Hall Nov. 17.

This year’s program contained an array of challenging choral repertoire conducted by Sandra Snow, Associate Professor of Music Education and Choral Conducting at the Michigan State University College of Music. She is a nationally known choral clinician, conductor, and music educator.

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