MONTGOMERY ACADEMY UPPER SCHOOL CHORUS


The Montgomery Academy’s Upper School Chorus is comprised of 70 students who are not auditioned. The chorus performs a wide variety of repertoire from renaissance to contemporary and consistently receives “Superior” ratings at District, State, and National Festivals.


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Montgomery Academy have been invited to perform at State Conventions of The American Choral Directors Association and State and National Conventions of The Music Educators National Conference. They have also been featured with the New England Symphonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. The chorus has had successful tours in South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, New York, California and Florida. Recently, the Upper School Chorus has been invited to perform at The Alabama ACDA Invitational Choral Festival and has been invited to present solo performances at Mississippi State Choral Colloquium Honor Choir, The University of Southern Mississippi’s Southern Invitational Confrence and The University of Alabama’s Honor Choir Festival. In order to improve as an ensemble, the Upper School Chorus has participated in choral clinics with David Childs, Kenneth Fulton, Lynne Gackle, and Larry Wyatt and Ron Staheli, Eric Nelson, Z. Randall Stroope, and Andre Thomas.


Damion Womack currently serves as Director of The Arts at The Montgomery Academy in Montgomery, AL. Additionally, Mr. Womack also holds the position as Director of Music Ministries at Memorial Presbyterian Church. Choruses under Mr. Womack’s guidance have been invited to perform at State Conventions of The American Choral Directors Association, State and National Conventions of The Music Educators National Conference.Choirs under his leadership consistently receive “Superior Ratings” at District, State, and National Performance Evaluations. Mr. Womack is the recipient of the 2005 Award for Excellence in Teaching at The Montgomery Academy. Mr. Womack’s choruses have had successful tours in South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, New York, California and Florida. Mr. Womack is an active clincian in the Southeast. Currently he has conducted choral festivals in Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi and Illnois . Mr. Womack is a Past President of The Alabama Vocal Associaiton


and serves as High School Repertoire and Standards Chairman for the Alabama Choral Director’s Association (ACDA). Mr. Womack is currently listed in “Who’s Who Among American Teachers 2004-2008” and is a member of The Voice Care Network. Mr. Womack holds a B.S in Music Education from Alabama A&M University, M.M.E.D. in Music Education from Alabama State University. Mr. Womack is currently a Candidate for the Doctorate in Musical Arts Degree in Choral Conducting at the University of South Carolina in Columbia,SC.


Concert Program Friday, Jan. 11, 9:15 am


Alleluia from “Songs of Faith”...........................................Paul Basler...........................................................Colla Voce 36-20116 In Remembrance.................................................................Jeffery Ames.............................................Walton Music HL 08501547 Sing To Me.......................................................................Andrea Ramsey.....................................Santa Barbara Music Publishing J’entends le Moulin.....................................................arr. Donald Patriquin..................................................................Earth Songs Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.........................arr. James Mulholland..................................................Colla Voce 12-50810 True Light..........................................................................Keith Hampton.....................................................................Earth Songs


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