Academy Chorale Performs at Sing Out! Benefit In June, The Academy Chorale and President Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis ’71 participated in the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Sing Out! benefit at Severance Hall. Mrs. CorriganDavis was a member of the Sing Out! Chorale and Distinguished Alumna Linda Kane ’75 was a co-chair of the event. The bi-annual chorale benefit performance brings awareness to sexual assault and shows support for survivors. The Academy Chorale’s rendition of Til It Happens to You was one of the many highlights of the evening. The night’s performances raised more than $450,000 to benefit the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center‘s mission to increase education of rape and sexual assault, help survivors heal and advocate for change in our community.
Spring Musical Little Shop of Horrors Earns Performance Awards Members of the theater department performed the popular musical Little Shop of Horrors – a humorous tale of murder, love and a talking plant – this spring, and several performers received recognition at the citywide Dazzle Awards, sponsored by Playhouse Square. Four year Saint Joseph Academy cast member Ken Ernst of St. Edward High School (son of Donna Corrigan Ernst ’80, brother of Emmy Ernst ’14) was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in this new awards program for high school students.
The Academy Chorale performs at the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center’s Sing Out! at Severance Hall
Musical Performances Delight at ’Touch of Classical’ Spring Concert Musicians in the String Orchestra and Concert Band, as well as members of The Academy Chorale and the Handbell Ensemble, wowed the audience during the spring concert: A Touch of Classical. Featured selections included an original composition by Molly Stofko ’16, along with instrumental arrangements from Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and music from Downton Abbey. A rousing rendition of King Cotton by John Phillip Sousa topped off the night.
Annie Holan ’18
Nina Braquet ’18
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Kenny Ernst and Audrey Kunath ’18 shine in Little Shop of Horrors
L-R: Julie Gilpin ’16, Laurel Slawinski ’17 and Maya Cundiff ’17 (sister of Kendra Cundiff ’16) in Little Shop of Horrors