Tom Dowling
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Eight PCC Music Students are Selected
To be on the Intercollegiate Honor Choir

11/01/2006: Eight Polk Community College music majors have been chosen to be members of the Intercollegiate Honor Choir at the Florida Conference of the American Choral Director's Association to be held at Rollins College Nov. 2-4.

            The students are: Nicholas Folkes of Lakeland, Gayle Gelman of Lakeland, Lesley Ives of Winter Haven, Jason Kuntz of Davenport, Monica Molina of Lakeland, Sheena Orta of Davenport, Brandy Schwarting of Lakeland and Thomas Wright of Lakeland.

These students are all second year music majors who are studying voice privately and are actively involved in the PCC Concert Choir and Vocal Ensemble. They will be performing in a concert choir made up of 2006’s best of the best from Florida colleges and universities.

The American Choral Director's Association is recognized nationally as the leading scholarly organization focused specifically on choral music. “This is the first time that anyone from PCC has been selected to be a part of this group and we are very proud to have these students represent us.” said John Anderson, PCC Music Department Coordinator.