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Susquehanna Children’s Chorale for children in grades four through eight. She also directs the Susquehanna Preparatory Choir, a training choir for students in third and fourth grades.
In frequent demand as a guest conductor for children’s choir festivals throughout the region, Ms. Shepler has also served as a clinician for both PMEA and PA-ACDA conferences. Ms. Shepler retired from the Central Dauphin School District after a thirty-five-year career teaching elementary vocal music. She is a charter member of the Susquehanna Chorale and has been a member and featured soloist with the Chamber Singers of Harrisburg and the Harrisburg Singers. Ms. Shepler maintains active membership in the American Choral Directors Association, the National Association for Music Education, and the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association.
Alan L. Hair, Accompanist, Susquehanna Children’s Chorale
Alan L. Hair has been a member of the Susquehanna Chorale since 1984 and has accompanied the Children’s Chorale since 1994. Mr. Hair serves as the tenor section leader for the Susquehanna Chorale and is a member of the grants committee. He received his Bachelor of Science degree
in Business Administration/Management from Elizabethtown College while also pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music/Organ Concentration, studying with Dr. Carl Shull. Mr. Hair is Director of Music Ministries
at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hershey and is a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. He works full-time as Employment Program Coordinator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Dru A. Deitch, Conductor, Susquehanna Young Women’s Chorale
Dru Deitch is the choral director and general music teacher at Eagle View Middle School in the Cumberland Valley School District. She also conducts the Eagle View Middle School Select Choir and is the director and producer of Eagle View’s spring musicals.
Ms. Deitch is currently pursuing a master’s degree in conducting from Colorado State University. In 2015, she graduated summa cum laude from Messiah College with a Bachelor of Science in Music Education with a concentration in voice. While at Messiah, Mrs. Deitch sang with the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers under the direction of Linda Tedford. She performed with the choirs throughout Pennsylvania and New England and toured with the Concert Choir in Italy.
A former member of the Susquehanna Chorale, Ms. Deitch is an active member of her church worship team and maintains a private voice studio for singers of all ages. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and has participated in and assisted with several music festivals, including Middle School Song Fest.
“As a public school educator, the Susquehanna Children’s Chorale has been an extra home for my eager young singers to learn and grow. Students develop understanding and skill with their voices, musicality and ensemble as they pursue excellence together with new friends from across the region. Singers who participate in the Children’s Chorale and Youth Chorale consistently shine as leaders in their own district’s music program. Involving your children and students in this program is a gift.”
- Roxanne Dixon, teacher
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