The SC Archives

Here you will find past announcements and information as it was posted on the Stambaugh Chorus website. We are a very busy group of dedicated volunteers.

Bill Klein, Assistant Director

Bill Klein, Assistant Director

Bill Klein, a native of Austintown Ohio, is a 2012 graduate of Youngstown State University’s  Dana School of Music with a focus on music education, piano, and voice studies.  While at the Dana School of Music, Bill studied piano under renowned pianist Caroline Oltmanns. He also has had lessons and master classes with various professors and performers from The Pasadena Conservatory, The University of Texas A&M, The University of Kentucky, The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, The Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Julliard School of Music.  Bill plans to continue his education starting in the fall of 2013 at Youngstown State University studying music education and education administration.  Although an active pianist and teacher in the area, Bill was very involved with the Dana Chorale, a select chorus, at the Dana School of Music. This select choir has performed with stars from Broadway, Trans-Syberian Orchestra, and Barry Manilow. Other major works performed with the chorale include Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Rutter’s Requiem, Poulenc’s Gloria, Jenkin’s Gloria, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

A passion for orchestral and choral conducting has lead Bill to study conducting with William Slocum, Dr. Brant Payne, Dr. Hae-Jong Lee and Sasha Malika, the assistant director of the Cleveland Orchestra. Bill is currently the vocal music director at Austintown Middle School and the assistant director of choirs at Austintown Fitch High School.

 

NONVIOLENCE PARADE AND RALLY

Press Release:
NONVIOLENCE PARADE AND RALLY PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 2, 2011

Youngstown City Schools, Sojourn to the Past, Increase the Peace and the Youngstown State University Department of Equal Opportunity and Diversity are planning a first annual nonviolence parade and rally on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at 3 pm. The parade will kick off Nonviolence Week, October 2-8, 2011, and will start on Lincoln Ave. in front of the new YSU business school and proceed downtown.

The parade is open to all nonprofit organizations such as youth groups, athletic teams, church groups, neighborhood watch groups as well as businesses and government officials and politicians. Groups are encouraged to display a banner with their group’s name and a nonviolence slogan.  There is no cost for nonprofits and government, a $25 fee for businesses and a $50 for politicians.

Those who would like to participate by walking, driving a car/truck, or creating a float must return the registration application and fees by September 12, 2011.  Registration forms are available by emailing Penny Wells or by phone at  330-788-0545, or by contacting the YSU Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity at YSU  330-941-3370.  Registration forms and fees  and should be returned to Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past 4117 Oak Knoll Dr., Youngstown, Ohio, 44512

For more information, contact Penny Wells, director of Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past, at  330-788-0545.