“Last spring, I received an email from the Carnegie Foundation's director calling for nominees from our school for this event. I thought of Claire immediately,” Ms. Baker explained. “With her extensive background of solo performance, performing with our own select choirs, and experience with other honor choirs and directors, I felt this opportunity would be an awesome step for her.”
Schad auditioned this fall for the Honors Performance Series and was accepted after a review by the Selection Board committee. Acceptance to the elite group is a direct result of the talent, dedication, and achievements demonstrated in her application and audition recording. Claire will join other performers from the United States and Canada for a special performance at world-famous Carnegie Hall, a venue that marks the pinnacle of musical achievement.
Schad studies voice privately with Laura J. Hoevenaar and is a member of Little Miami High School Select Women’s Chorale and Select Mixed Choir, both under the direction of Ms. Baker.
Additionally, Schad serves as senior class president at Little Miami, volunteer school blood drive coordinator through National Honor Society, and has worked with two different music teachers in the district as part of her senior internship class. Other music accomplishments include: All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir, Ohio University Honor Choir Music Festival, and Mozart on the Green Chamber Music Festival at Ohio University. She will participate as part of the Little Miami Select Women’s Chorale in the 2012 World Choir Games to be held in Cincinnati, July 2012. Schad plans to pursue music therapy and vocal performance in college.
Finalists will come together for five days in February 2012 in New York City to have the opportunity to learn from Dr. Jeffrey Ames, work with other Finalists, and get a taste of New York City. The 2012 conductors are Dr. Jeffery Ames, Dr. Charles Peltz and Jeffrey Grogan. The Sunday, February 12 performance is available to the public and specially-invited representatives from collegiate music programs.
The Honors Performance Series was created to showcase accomplished individual high school performers by allowing them to study under master conductors and perform in the celebrated venue, Carnegie Hall. Students from 48 US States, Canada, Germany, Korea and Taiwan have participated in the Series. Learn more by visiting www.honorsperformance.org.
