Seton Student Sings in Chicago

Above: Seton Student Kayla Duncan recently sang with the American Choral Directors Association's Children's National Honor Chorus.

Amy Black, Music Teacher at Seton Catholic School in Lexington, send this report:

Seton fifth grader, Kayla Duncan was one of 300 students from across the country to audition and be accepted in this year's ACDA National Children's Honor Choir. Last week, Kayla and her parents travelled to Chicago for the conference where she worked with internationally known conductor and founder of the the Indianapolis Children's Choir, Henry Leck. Kayla is a first soprano in Seton's Star Singers.

Congratulations to Kayla!

At left, the assembled chorus warms up in the Red Lacquer Room of the historic Palmer House in Chicago.

Below: close up on Kayla!

Photos from the Gallery Hop

Above: Scene from the recent Gallery Hop at Sts. Peter & Paul School, Lexington

Sts. Peter & Paul School in Lexington displayed art work from various Catholic schools during the downtown Gallery Hop on February 18. Here are some photos from the event.



At left, some art in progress

Seen below, the refreshments table was also a work of art.

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Checking out artwork in the hall.

Above: looking at artwork on the other side.

Beth Ettensohn, art teacher at SPPS, and Rosie Fedorchuk, art teacher at St. Leo School, Versailles, pause for a photo.

Close up of the Gummy Bear Eiffel Tower - wow!

Musicians Reap Outstanding Ratings at KMEA

Above: These members of the Lexington Catholic Band performed at the KMEA Festival

Allison Weitkamp, Band Director at several of our Catholic schools and hard-working District 7 Band Manager for KMEA, sent this update :

Here are some pictures and the results from the KY Music Educators Association (KMEA) Solo and Ensemble Festival that was held on Feb. 19 at LC. Almost every event from the Diocese earned a Proficient or Distinguished rating, which are the top 2 ratings given at the Festival!

(At left: MQHR Band)

Proficient Ratings

Aaron Ayotte - Oboe Solo, Lexington Catholic

Ann Marie Swisher - Clarinet Solo, Mary Queen

Hendren/Norton -Flute Duet, Mary Queen

Ivy/Marks/Geoghegan - Mixed Ensemble, Mary Queen

Molly Mace - Clarinet Solo, Mary Queen

McEvoy/Mace - Percussion Ensemble, Mary Queen

Anna McEvoy -Snare Solo, Mary Queen

Hayley Schindler - Woodwind Ensemble, Seton

Emily DeLetter - Woodwind Ensemble, Seton

Sydney Scruggs - Clarinet Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

Kennedy/Winfield - Clarinet Duet, Sts. Peter and Paul

Clemmons/Thiel - Mallet Duet, Sts. Peter and Paul

Payne/Spanier - Mixed Ensemble, Sts. Peter and Paul

Danielle Doering - Trumpet Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

(At right: Members of the Sts. Peter & Paul Band)

Distinguished Ratings

Megan Hailey -Flute Solo, Lexington Catholic

Meier/Hassur - Woodwind Ensemble, Lexington Catholic

Zack Howell - Alto Saxophone Solo, Lexington Catholic

Hannah Ruggles - Flute Solo, Lexington Catholic

Karl Roggenkamp - Horn Solo, Lexington Catholic

Ruggles/Thesing/Sproull - Mixed Ensemble, Lexington Catholic

Sara Sproull -Trombone Solo, Lexington Catholic

Tyler Wells - Alto Saxophone, Solo Lexington Catholic

Hayce Jeon - Flute Solo, Lexington Catholic

Boyoon Choi - Flute Solo, Lexington Catholic

Megan Vance -Trumpet Solo, Lexington Catholic

Jeon/Choi/Lim - Woodwind Ensemble, Lexington Catholic

Madolyn Ivy - Alto Saxophone Solo, Mary Queen

Hendren/Armstrong - Mixed Ensemble, Mary Queen

Norton/Jones/Thiry -Woodwind Ensemble, Mary Queen

Tran/Banahan - Percussion Ensemble, Mary Queen

Grant Peck - Trombone Solo, Mary Queen

Matt Beaven -Trumpet Solo, Mary Queen

Armstrong/Wells - Trumpet Duet, Mary Queen

Liz Noonan - Alto Saxophone ,Solo Mary Queen

Mattie Fogle - Clarinet Solo, Mary Queen

Caroline Quigley - Flute Solo, Mary Queen

Elise Maul - Flute Solo, Mary Queen

Maul/Quigley - Flute Duet, Mary Queen

King/Yeager/Noonan - Brass Ensemble, Mary Queen

Helen Holthaus - Flute Solo, Mary Queen

Olivia Bodart - Flute Solo, Mary Queen

Kate Renaud - Trombone Solo, Mary Queen

Michael DeLetter - Brass Quartet, Seton

Derby Carter - Trumpet Solo, Seton

John Thesing - Brass Ensemble, Seton

Connor - Woodwind Ensemble, Seton

Danielle Conner - Clarinet Solo, Seton

Anna Bast - Flute Solo, St. Agatha (photo at left)

Sam Roller - Clarinet Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

Haley Stacey - Clarinet Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

Coriale/West - Flute Duet, Sts. Peter and Paul

Abshear/Stacey/Pontrich/Sheehy - Woodwind Ensemble, Sts. Peter and Paul

Adaniel/Segovia/Valenzuela - Woodwind Ensemble, Sts. Peter and Paul

Rizer/Nutter/Lynch/Barton -Mixed Ensemble, Sts. Peter and Paul

Krauss/Kelly - Trombone Duet, Sts. Peter and Paul

Abigail Winfield - Clarinet Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

Abby Zanone -Flute Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

Zanone/Kennedy - Woodwind Ensemble, Sts. Peter and Paul

Payne/Scruggs/Doering - Mixed Ensemble, Sts. Peter and Paul

Doering/Clemmons - Mixed Ensemble, Sts. Peter and Paul

Joe Webb - Trumpet Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

Will Kelly -Trumpet Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

Kelly/Webb - Trumpet Duet, Sts. Peter and Paul

Hattie Nunley - Clarinet Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

Hijalda/Kederis - Brass Ensemble, Sts. Peter and Paul

Lauren Phillips - Snare Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

Robert Kederis -Trombone Solo, Sts. Peter and Paul

At right, band members from Seton Catholic

SPPS Serenades on St. Valentine's Day

Above: The St. Valentine's Day Middle School Chorus from Sts. Peter & Paul and

L-R Jeanne Miller, marketing director for SPPS; Kathleen Turner (Alltech), Mrs. Lyons (Alltech), and Ms. Hathaway & Mrs. Barnhart (SPPS chorus directors)

Nanci Barnhart, Arts Coordinator for Sts. Peter & Paul School in Lexington, sends this report:

On February 14, the SPPS Middle School Chorus visited several of our parishes and supporters and serenaded them with "love" songs. They also delivered special gifts, such as the lily bouquet, at right.

Our first visit was to St. Luke's, where we sang for Fr. Bush and the office staff. We brought Valentine cookies, and our principal, Mrs. Wright, had even baked doggy biscuits for Fr. Bush's dog, Stormie!

Next we travelled to Alltech and performed for Mrs. Deirdre Lyons and office staff. She gave all of our students Alltech hats and pins from the World Equestrian Games. Below, the chorus performs in the Alltech lobby in Nicholasville.

Following the trip to Alltech, the chorus paid a surprise visit to the Central Baptist Hospital office of cariologist Dr. Carol Cotrill, a long-time supporter of SPPS. She was especially fond of "They'll Know We are Christians by Our Love," which she remembers singing at church in the 1970's!

Up next was a visit to the Newman Center, where Fr. Al got into the act with us! We completed the tour with a stop at Morgan Worldwide.

We had such positive reactions from all we visited that we hope to make this an annual event!