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Above: Dr. Bryson Mortensen leading the 2016 Young Singers Project in performance at Norfolk's Ohef Sholom Temple.

2022 YOUNG SINGERS PROJECT
IN CONCERT

May 15, 2022 | 4:00pm
Virginia Wesleyan University
Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center

Join us for the 22nd year of the Young Singers Project, the Virginia Chorale’s flagship educational program for high school singers, conducted this season by Carolyn Myers. Ms. Myers, who has enjoyed a long career as a music educator, served as the supervisor of music education for the Chesapeake Public Schools and the director of choral music at Great Bridge High School, Chesapeake.  She was also a faculty member at East Carolina University’s School of Music, where she earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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Carolyn Greene Myers has enjoyed a long career as a music educator, having been the director of choral music at high schools in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia, as well as the supervisor of music education for the Chesapeake Public Schools in Chesapeake, VA. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in music education with a concentration in vocal performance from East Carolina University. Continued graduate studies followed at Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University and the University of Virginia.  
 
Ms. Myers and her husband relocated to Greenville, NC, where she served on the vocal studies and music education faculties of the East Carolina University School of Music.  She also maintained an active private voice studio.  They recently returned to the Tidewater area.
 
The conductor of numerous district, all-county and all-city choruses in Virginia and North Carolina, Ms. Myers has also been a frequent vocal performer and soloist, having appeared with the Atlanta Symphony and Chorale, the Virginia Symphony, the Virginia Wind Symphony, the Virginia Chorale, the Virginia Beach Symphony, the Norfolk Cantata Chorus, and most recently, the ECU Wind Ensemble, ECU Opera Theater, and the Greenville Choral Society & Sinfonia.  Her performance experience has also included musical theatre and cabaret appearances.
 
Ms. Myers’ honors include the ECU School of Music Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Chesapeake Public Schools’ Secondary Teacher of the Year Award, and the I. Sherman Greene Chorale Music Educator Award. She also received recognition as Outstanding Women of the Year by the Women’s Division of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Chesapeake.​


2022 YSP ROSTER

Soprano
Beth Goddin
     Hampton Roads Academy, Poquoson
Jessica McMillan
     Manor High School, Portsmouth
Kate Nelson
     Kellam High School, Virginia Beach
Lilija Pflanz
     Grassfield High School, Chesapeake
Miyah Speller
     Tallwood High School, Virginia Beach
Jayla Standin
     Churchland High School, Portsmouth
Abigail Vassey
     Grassfield High School, Chesapeake
Christina Bartholomew, Virginia Chorale Mentor

Alto
Annalee Bull
     KEYS, Chesapeake
Amara Cross
     Kempsville High School, Virginia Beach
Maya Hoffman
     Grassfield High School, Chesapeake
Kaitlyn McBurney
     Manor High School, Portsmouth
Katie Olenick
     Grassfield High School, Chesapeake
Maeve Ragno
     Tallwood High School, Virginia Beach
Mackenzie Savage
     Norfolk Academy, Norfolk
Natalia Woodard
     Homeschool, Portsmouth
Emily Russell, Virginia Chorale Mentor 

Tenor
Evan Branch
     Churchland High School, Portsmouth
Wesley Chauvette
     Tallwood High School, Virginia Beach
Devonte Melton
     I.C. Norcom High School, Portsmouth
James Seymour
     Indian River High School, Chesapeake
Ajee Church, Virginia Chorale Mentor
George Revill, Guest Artist

Bass
Jesus Miranda
     Grassfield High School, Chesapeake
​Michael Taylor
     Atlantic Shores Christian, Chesapeake
Drew Lusher, Virginia Chorale Mentor
Dante Copeland, Guest Artist
Marshall Severin, Guest Artist



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Rehearsal photos & full ensemble portrait: Steve Budman
Performance photos & Chuck Woodward portrait: Jeffrey Gallo
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    • Spirit of the Renaissance
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