2015
All State Reading Chorus Jeff Funderburk, Choral Division Chair Dr. Stanley Roberts, Conductor Chris Fowler, Accompanist Greg Hucks, Organizer January 31, 2015
Stanley L. Roberts is in his nineteenth year of teaching in the Townsend School of Music of Mercer University, where he is the Arthur Lowndes Rich Professor of Choral Conducting and Associate Dean. In this position, he conducts the Mercer Singers, the Mercer Women’s Chamber Choir, and the University Choir while teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in conducting, choral literature and techniques. Choirs under his direction have sung on numerous programs for the Georgia Music Educators Association, the Southern Division ACDA, and the Southern Division of NAfME. With the Mercer Singers, he has completed six highly successful international tours of England and Wales, Italy, Austria & Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, & Hungary, Japan, and Russia. A passionate educator, Dr. Roberts was chosen as Mercer University’s Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, Professor of the Year by Mercer’s Student Government Association, and the Townsend School of Music Professor of the Year. Highly regarded as a conductor and clinician he has conducted All State Choirs, Honor Choirs, and Festival Choruses throughout the United States, England, and Europe, as well as workshops in universities, colleges, churches, and schools. In 2013, the PBS special, A Grand Mercer Christmas, was released with much acclaim. The program featured the Mercer Singers and the McDuffie Center for Strings under that baton of Dr. Roberts. An energetic member of the NAfME and ACDA, he has served in numerous leadership capacities for both organizations and is Past President for Georgia ACDA. Also active as a church musician for over 30 years, he is an editor of the hymnal Celebrating Grace and currently serves as Minister of Music at the First Baptist Church of Macon, Georgia—a position he has held for 22 years. In 1994 he became the founder of jubilate! -- a mass-choir experience for church youth choirs. Dr. Roberts is a proud alumnus of Mercer University (1984) and is married to performer/teacher Marie Jarriel Roberts (soprano).
All State Reading Chorus
Alpharetta High School
Harris County High School
Savannah Arts Academy
Michelle Austin, Director Jeffrey Lin
Pamela Pope, Director Noelle Anderson Curtis Cox Kevin Rains
Russell Watkins, Director James Allen Daniel Metrejean Steven Metrejean Amanda Royek
Cambridge High School Dominique Petite, Director Caitlin Boyle Sarah Clements Marta Palombo
Theresa Alexander, Director Madelyn L. Harvin
Cass High School
Johns Creek High School
Jarred Summey, Director Minal Dalwadi Jessica Fink Megan Moore Sydney Shultz
Chattahoochee High School Jennie Blevins, Director Caitlin Boyle Sarah Clements Marta Palombo
Creekview High School Scott Martin, Director Devon Cornelius Natalie Perkins Alexandra Watson
Decatur High School Elise Eskew Sparks, Director Nathan Holmes Duo Wei Yang
DeKalb School of the Arts Jeff Funderburk, Director Theresa Mayo
Dunwoody High School Mark Lamback, Director Conrad Paetz
Dutchtown High School Derwin Davis, Director Ziara Greene
East Jackson Comprehensive High School Alan Bunn, Director Courtney Mull Bobby Reidling
Flowery Branch High School Stacie Mavis, Director Brooke Blackwell Kathryn Bramlett Jacob Bryant Abigail Dyson Alyssa Harris Bailey MacPherson Amanda Rockenbach
Gordon Central High School Kimberly Watters, Director Melanie Cole
Howard High School
Rhonda Fossum, Director Brooke Zhang
Lakeside High School Charles Snell, Director Cana McGhee Thomas McKean Sam Wiley
Martha Ellen Stillwell School of the Arts Kay Pace, Director Brian M. Jones Jacob Lay
Milton High School Drew Bowers, Director Samantha Barnes Matthew Gavilanez Noah Wagar
Sequoyah High School Joshua Markham, Director Kylee Berggren Stefan Dayes John Austin Emerson John Haas Emilee Harden Slade Searcy Alan Stein
Tri-Cities High School Lori Ann Christian, Director Tajee Barnes Sarai Hillman Liana Randolph
Union Grove High School Chris McMichen, Director Ashley Ballew Morgan Mavis
Veterans High School Jeremy Williams, Director Tyler E. Frye Anthony Morris
Mountain View High School
Ware County High School
Renee Wilson-Wicker, Director Kasey Bell Ruth A. Peat
Greta Thomas, Director Isaiah Rick Cameron Rolling Sydney Shields Allyson Thompson Joey Timmons
North Gwinnett High School Brianna Foley, Director Nicholas Gilomen Mary Grace Roark Krysta Therieau
Pierce County High School
West Hall High School Timothy Gale, Director Andrew Gale
Kellie Justice, Director Haley Braswell Mollie K. Rowell
Westminster Schools of Augusta
Riverwood High School
Woodland High School
Greg Smith, Director Callaway Powlus
Rome High School Joseph Salter, Director Matthew Boyd Nicholas Carlton Abigail Childers Andrew Davis Anna Davis Evan Davis Brady Drake Christopher Fincher Alan Hester Jessica Lewis Matthew Nedvin Marlee Smith Ian Van Riper
Roswell High School Elizabeth Williams, Director Ramya Prabhakar
Amy Elder, Director Evan Downs Andrew Burgess, Director Brenton Bigger Abigail Brown Samuel Dollen Bailey Eskew Laura Beth Garrett Taylor Hall Sophia Inaba Sidney Mulkey Carmen Pitts David Pye Ashley Sims