The OCDA Treble Honor Choir is open to singers from the State of Ohio in grades 4-8 (2024-25 academic year) with unchanged voices. Choral directors and voice teachers are asked to please fill out the following nomination form for the 2025 OCDA Treble Honor Choir. Upon receipt of the teacher nomination, a registration link will be sent to the singer's parent/guardian.
All nominations due by 4/18/2025
Application Deadline- Friday, April 18th, 2025
Registration Deadline- Friday, May 9th, 2025
Registration Fee- $85 (includes lunch/dinner, t-shirt, music, and free evening concert)
Kate Cremean is a choral conductor who values the combination of high musical excellence and building community. She founded the Gahanna Community Chorus with these principles in mind and strives to put them into action through every musical moment together. Kate leads her elementary music classroom with a balance of joy and compassion in music discovery. She is also the Music Director at Mifflin Presbyterian Church, a position that gives her the opportunity to musically share hope and grace.
Kate has over 20 years conducting and teaching experience. After receiving her undergraduate degree in Music Education from Ohio Wesleyan University, she completed her MM in Choral Conducting at The Ohio State University. While at OSU, Kate was fortunate to study with and be guided by Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt and Dr. David Frego.
Kate is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Ohio Choral Directors Association, the American Eurhythmics Society, and the Central Ohio Orff Chapter.
OCDA Treble
Honor Choir 2025
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Monday June 23, 2025
Arrive at * 8:30 a.m. for CHECK-IN at Capital University Student Union (First Floor Lobby)
8:30 - 9:00 Mingle/Welcome in Wieler
9:00 - 9:55 Warm-up and read through all literature - Weiler
10:05-10:50 Sectionals (Sopranos stay in Weiler, Altos to Schneider Conference Room)
11:00 - 12:00 Full group rehearsal- Wieler
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (Capital Student Center)
1:05 - 1:55 Sectionals (Altos in Weiler, Sopranos in Schneider Conference Room)
2:00 - 3:30 Full Group-Weiler
3:45 - 4:00 Snack Break
4:00 - 4:45 Full Group-Weiler
4:45 - 5:45 Dinner/Change for Concert (Weiler)
5:45 - Walk to Mees Hall
6:00 - 6:30 Rehearsal on Mees Hall Stage
6:30 - 7:15 Final Notes/Run Through/Decompress (Huntington Recital Hall)
7:30 - 8:30 - Concert - Mees Hall
Reminders:
Bring pencil, water bottle, black binder
Phones should be away throughout ALL rehearsals/sectionals/concert. Phone use during
rehearsals will result in confiscation.
Performance Attire: Concert Uniform
● Treble Honor Choir T Shirt (Provided day of)
● black dress pants/belt or skirt (longer than knee length), no
leggings/sweatpants/denim/shorts
● black flat dress shoes
● black socks or skin tone tights
