OMEA All-State High School Mixed Choir

OREGON CONVENTION CENTER: EXHIBIT HALL A1

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019

4:30 PM

Guest Conductor: Erick Lichte

Managers: Kevin Durfee and Allison Bassett

Accompanist: James Pick

Agnus Dei from Paukenmesse

Franz Joseph Haydn ed David Russell Hulme

Armistice 1918: Everyone Sang Craig Carnahan

Take care of This House/My House

A Boy and A Girl

Down By the Riverside

Leonard Bernstein arr Rob Fisher

Eric Whitacre

Traditional African-America spiritual arr Rosephanye Powell

Erick Lichte, HS Mixed Choir Conductor

Hailed by the Washington Post for the “audacity” of his programming, and by the Chicago Tribune for the “meticulous preparation” of his choirs, Erick Lichte has been at the vanguard of choral music in North America As a founding member, singer and Artistic Director of the male vocal ensemble Cantus, Lichte created and sustained one of the only a full-time vocal ensembles in the United States Since 2013, Lichte has been the Artistic Director of Chor Leoni Men’s Choir in Vancouver B C During his tenure, he has transformed the ensemble into one of the most prolific and popular amateur choirs in North America, annually presenting over 25 concerts to nearly 17,000 people

Allison Bassett, Mixed Choir Co-Manager

Allison Bassett is a true Oregonian, having grown up on the coast, obtained her degrees at Oregon colleges, and is the current Director of Choirs at Cleveland High School in Portland Oregon She has been teaching choir and theatre at various grade levels since 2010 Most recently, she was a graduate choral assistant in the School of Music at Portland State University While there, she co-conducted the PSU Man Choir and University Choir, taught classes in Music Education, and sang in the international champion Portland State Chamber Choir Allison is an Oregon-licensed music educator and prior to coming to Portland State, she was the Director of Choral Activities & Theatre Arts at Marshfield High School. During her time at Marshfield, Allison served as the Fine & Performing Arts Department Chair, established a thriving male chorus and more than tripled choir enrollment over three years Allison also served District 7 OMEA in positions of leadership and was awarded “Teacher of the Year” in 2011 by the Coos Bay School District Allison holds a bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance/Choral Music, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Eastern Oregon University, and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Portland State University While at EOU, she was awarded “Music Student of the Year” in 2009 and “Graduate Teacher Student of the Year” in 2010

Kevin Durfee, Mixed Choir Co-Manager

Kevin Durfee is in his eleventh year of teaching choirs at La Grande Middle and High Schools Prior to teaching in La Grande, Mr Durfee taught choir in the Nyssa School district for eight years He received his Associate of Arts degree from Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon, a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Portland State University and a Master of Arts in Teaching with a music emphasis from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon

La Grande High School Choirs have enjoyed a tradition of excellence for decades . Under Mr Durfee’s tenure, La Grande A Cappella Choir has placed in the top three at the OSAA State Choir Championships nine out of ten years, and won the event in 2009, 2012, 2013, and 2015 In addition to teaching, Mr Durfee is also a Chief Warrant Officer Four in the Army National Guard of Idaho, where he commands the 25th Army Band During CW4 Durfee’s tenure as Bandmaster, the band has performed for President George W Bush, and performed missions in Colorado, Montana, South Carolina, Georgia, Oregon, and California

Besides his command duties in the band, Mr Durfee also plays piano in the small jazz ensemble: Snake River Jazz Mr Durfee has been married to his beautiful wife Kascie for 27 years . Together they have eight children: Jessica, Dononvan, Quentin, Amanda, Sarah, Weston, Eliza, and Olivia, all of whom are musically inclined and busy Kevin’s hobbies outside of music is wrenching on motor-cycles and cars