| All-State Youth Choir, Orchestra to Tour June 25-29 |
| Release Date: 06/17/2008 |
LOUISVILLE— Fifty-nine young people from Baptist churches across Kentucky have been selected to perform June 25-29 as part of the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s 2008 All-State Youth Choir and Orchestra.
The group is scheduled to perform six concerts at five different locations throughout the state. Concerts will be held at the following locations:
Wednesday, June 25, at First Baptist Church, Murray, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 26, at First Baptist Church, Madisonville, 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 28, at Lewis Lane Baptist Church, Owensboro, 7 p.m.
Sunday, June 29, at Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 29, at First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, 3 p.m.
The choir is under the direction of Mickey Ballard, minister of music for First Baptist Church of Richmond, and Sue Ellen Ballard, director of choral activities for Eastern Kentucky University. The orchestra is under the direction of Steve Dunn, minister of instrumental music at Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.
2008 Kentucky Baptist All-State Youth Choir Members
(* denotes students also playing with orchestra)
Leslie Leach*, Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Beaver Dam; Blake Cox, First Baptist Church, Brandenburg; Matthew Fackler, First Baptist Church, Brandenburg; Chad Blackwell, First Baptist Church, Danville; Amanda Rice, Willow Grove Baptist Church, Danville; Kelsey Stillwell, Lexington Avenue Baptist Church, Danville; Mallory Taylor*, Canton Baptist Church, Cadiz; Stacie Lawless, Central Baptist Church, Corbin; Stephanie Lawless, Central Baptist Church, Corbin; Jordan Herget, First Baptist Church, Fisherville; Jessica Waters, First Baptist Church, Fisherville; Kate Sanders*, Immanuel Baptist Church, Frankfort; Brandi Cunningham, Zion Baptist Church, Henderson; Emily Hardin-Lynch, Hope Community, Lawrenceburg; Erin Sheilds, First Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg; Holly Hardwick*, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Lexington; Sarah Harrison, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Lexington; Phillip Brewer*, Robinson Creek Baptist Church, London; Allan Amburn, Hurstbourne Baptist Church, Louisville; Thomas Amburn, Hurstbourne Baptist Church, Louisville; Capria Crouch, Parkland Baptist Church, Louisville; Christopher Deaton, Hurstbourne Baptist Church, Louisville; Jessica Harris, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Louisville; Megan Posey, Parkland Baptist Church, Louisville; Mark Reeves, Lakewood Baptist Church, Louisville; Jeff Stelly, Parkland Baptist Church, Louisville; Emma Turpin*, Parkland Baptist Church, Louisville; Katherine Kelley*, First Baptist Church, Madisonville; Melina Taylor*, First Baptist Church, Morganfield; Nicholas Miller, Lewis Lane Baptist Church, Owensboro; Rebekah Bess, First Baptist Church, Owenton; Christina Johnson, First Baptist Church, Owenton; Colton New, First Baptist Church, Owenton; Rebecca Oliver*, Scottsville Baptist Church, Scottsville; Katelyn Pardue*, Scottsville Baptist Church, Scottsville; Christian Kinman, Versailles Baptist Church, Versailles.
2008 Kentucky Baptist All-State Youth Orchestra Members
Kailyn Conner, First Baptist Church, Albany; Ashley Stearns, First Baptist Church, Albany; James Addington, Beaver Dam Baptist Church, Beaver Dam; Blake Herron, Palestine Baptist Church, Campbellsville; James McCullough, Campbellsville Baptist Church, Campbellsville; Miles Cary, Rich Pond Baptist Church, Bowling Green; Ben Hussung, Rich Pond Baptist Church, Bowling Green; Georgia Sams, Millville Baptist Church, Frankfort; Joel Sams, Millville Baptist Church, Frankfort; JD Robinson, First Baptist Church, Fulton; Natalie Olp, Second Baptist Church, Hopkinsville; Justin Pigram, DeHaven Baptist Church, LaGrange; Michael Frederick, First Baptist Church, Madisonville; Fern Thomas, First Baptist Church, Madisonville; Zach Cox, Fairview Baptist Church, Mannsville; Kinly Bertram, First Baptist Church, Monticello; Kelly Ford, Nortonville Baptist Church, Nortonville; John Mitchell, Lewis Lane Baptist Church, Owensboro; Samuel Yates, Lone Oak First Baptist Church, Paducah; Lindsey Byrd, Calvary Baptist Church, Princeton; Randa Hankins, Calvary Baptist Church, Princeton; Caleb Stacy, Buena Vista Baptist Church, Somerset; Jenna Haynes, Raymond Baptist Church, Webster.
For more information regarding Kentucky Baptist All-State Youth Choir and Orchestra, please contact the Church Music Department of the Kentucky Baptist Convention at (502) 489-3524 or (866) 489-3524 or go to www.kybaptist.org/music.
Release prepared by Kristie Randolph, KBC Communications. |
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