Kearney, Mo., July 26, 2024: Kearney High School’s vocal jazz ensemble, Frequency, has garnered a coveted invitation to perform at the 87th Annual Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) Conference.

Selection for the MMEA’s annual conference is the vocal music equivalent of winning a state title, according to choir Director Dustin McKinney. The conference will be held Jan. 28-Feb. 1 at the Tan-Tar-A Conference Center.

“It’s the highest honor a music ensemble can receive in the state of Missouri,” Mr. McKinney said. “It’s such a huge honor and it’s a testament to the hard work of students and quality K-12 music education in Kearney School District.”

The audition process includes submitting recordings of the ensemble to be blindly adjudicated by an out-of-state panel of music professionals. This is the first time since 2019 and the fifth time ever that an ensemble from the KHS choir program has been invited to perform at the conference. The KHS band has been invited three times.

The following Frequency choir members will be performing at the conference:

Soprano 1

• Libby Carpenter
• Irene Dixon
• Emi Eberhardt

Soprano 2/Alto 1

• Delayne Boyd
• Jaelyn Deen
• Adi Ford

Alto

• Lilly Chandler
• Ella Conway
• Jules Ford
• Kaycie Springer

Tenor

• Tyler Edie
• Ronin Roddy
• Nate West

Baritone/Bass

• Aedan Creedan
• Connor Green
• Logan West

Pit

• Colton Walker
• Jackson Watts
• Evan Sandoval

In addition, several Class of 2024 KHS seniors sang on the recordings used for the school’s submissions:

• Tyler Armstrong
• Ryan Bowles
• Preston Murphy
• Noah Plummer
• Arriana Sypniewski
• Ivy Taylor
• Camilla Womack
• Alix Wooten

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Gold

• Kate Martens, Lia Wilson, Archer Schmidt, Arianna Sypniewski, Ryan Bowles, Connor Green, Logan West, Delayne Boyd – Mixed Double Quartet
• Ryan Bowles – Vocal Solo
• Emi Eberhardt – Vocal Solo
• Logan West – Vocal Solo
• Connor Green – Vocal Solo

Silver

• Aiden Vasquez (JH) – Vocal Solo
• Arianna Sypniewski – Vocal Solo

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The KHS Frequency, Chorale, Tenor/Bass, Chamber and Bel Canto ensembles all earned exemplary 1 ratings from every judge during the MSHSAA District 17 Large Group Choir Festival on Monday, March 4, at Liberty High School.

At this contest, ensembles perform two songs for a panel of three judges and then sight-read a piece of music for another judge, according to KHS Choir Director Dustin McKinney.

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