Lewis Central Shines at Annual Opus Honor Choir Festival
The Lewis Central community is celebrating the selection of 20 students from Titan Hill, the middle, and high school to participate in the 38th annual Opus Honor Choir Festival. Over 2,400 students were nominated by their directors, vying for 720 coveted positions in the four Opus Honor Choirs. After a rigorous recorded audition process, the selected students will perform as part of the 2024 Opus Honor Choir at 4:00 p.m. on November 21st in C.Y. Stephens Auditorium in the Iowa State Center in Ames.
Titan Hill Students:
Cooper Gradoville, Alexander Gillinger, Madeline Schmitt
- Cooper Gradoville | 5th Grade
- Alex Gillinger | 5th Grade
- Madeline Schmitt | 5th Grade
Middle School Students:
Back Row: Jacob Thomsen, Dustin Awe, Gage Infanger, Bronsen Martinez, Micah Petersen. Front Row: Mason Grubbs, Quyonna Flowers, Kenzie Whittington, Vivienne Benson, Gracie Petersen
- Dustin Awe | 8th Grade
- Vivienne Benson | 6th Grade
- Quyonna Flowers | 8th Grade
- Mason Grubbs | 6th Grade
- Gage Infanger | 8th Grade
- Bronsen Martinez | 8th Grade
- Gracie Petersen | 6th Grade
- Micah Petersen | 7th Grade
- Jacob Thomsen | 7th Grade
- Kenzie Whittington | 8th Grade
High School Students:
Back Row: Creighton Durfey, Brayden Poore, Kaedin Young. Front Row: Sophia Gochenour, Lilys Goff Haywood, Chloe Perfect. Not Pictured: Ayden Reiss
- Creighton Durfey | Freshman
- Sophia Gochenour | Freshman
- Lilys Goff Haywood | Freshman
- Chloe Perfect | Freshman
- Brayden Poore | Freshman
- Ayden Reiss | Freshman
- Kaedin Young | Freshman
Guest conductors of the choirs include Jennifer Ghelf, 5th & 6th Grade Honor Choir; John Hayden, 7th & 8th Grade Bass Clef Honor Choir; Rachael Wragge, 7th & 8th Grade Treble Clef Honor Choir; and Meg Byrne, 9th Grade Mixed Honor Choir.
The Opus Honor Choir Festival is made possible by the Iowa Choral Directors Association, Inc.