christine hestwood Christine Hestwood is a conductor, singer and educator. She earned a master of music in conducting from Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied with Maestro Robert Page. She enjoyed a long tenure with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, serving as their assistant conductor under Maestro Page and as the assistant conductor and subsequent conductor of the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Christine has a long affiliation with the PSO, as well. She has been a featured soloist with Fiddlesticks, a music education advocacy coordinator, and an audience engagement specialist. This year, Hestwood is presenting pre-concert lectures before several PSO concerts and has attendees singing Beethoven, Mahler and Verdi. In 1996, she and Robert Page facilitated the Night of 2,000 Stars, a concert featuring 2,000 high school singers. Tonight’s choir features singers from high school, community, church and college choirs, with an age range of 14-85! In addition
to her work on this project, Hestwood is the Director of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Upper St. Clair, and a music teacher in the Upper St. Clair School District.
all-star college chorus Christine Hestwood and Robert Page, Conductors Karen Verm, Accompanist California University of Pennsylvania Dr. Yugo Sava Ikach, Director Colby Hershberger Joshua Kovel Laura C. Moeller Lawra-Marie Tidwell Chatham University Stacey Brett Conner, Director Ashley Fersch Erika Ramsey Sarah Weinschenker Darayu Wilson Community College of Allegheny County Amy McDaniel, Director Jacob Craig Timothy Kogut
Duquesne University Draig Cannon, Director Carly Koza Andrew Mason Sean Nypaver Danielle Wynne Penn State Greater Allegheny County Dr. Doretta Whalen, Director Tim Tolbert Point Park University Rochelle Z. Klein, Director Nick Black Caitlin Bower Tyler Jetter Luke Minx Tara O’Donnell Jesse Pardee Alexandra Schultz
St. Vincent College Thomas Octave, Director Javier Ferrer Rona Gehring Margaret Jumonville Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Dr. Stephen Barr, Director Jennie Benson Carlie Keffer Rachel Reed Shawna Sefton Parker Servello Austin Wolford University of Pittsburgh Dr. Doretta Whalen, Director Natalie Rogers Chloe Wieczorek
Washington & Jefferson College Dr. Susan Medley, Director Sarah Depew Samantha Farabee Brandon Rauch Noah Salama Jordan Wright Waynesburg University Melanie Vaccari Catana, Director Philip Hurd James Law Amanda Stillings Brittany Stowe
biography 2013-2014 season
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