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2013 JUBILATION - The Elizabeth Stuart Church Choir
Festival  Winner - The Ensemble of the Federated Church of Chagrin Falls

 

                                       
The Ensemble of The Federated Church
of Chagrin  Falls, Amanda Powell, director,
was  named the Grand Prize  winner  of the
sixth WCLV Jubilation - the Elizabeth Stuart
Church Choir Festival.  The Festival was
held over  two  nights at the Cathedral of
St. John in downtown  Cleveland  on
Thursday, May 9, and Friday,  May 10,  2013,
and was broadcast live by WCLV.


Shown here (L to R) Amanda Powell,  Director of the  Federated Church Ensemble; Jenny
Northern,  Senior Director of WCLV,  and Rita  Cyvas-Kliorys, Director of the St. Casmir Parish Choir.  

The Ensemble of the Federated Church received $1000 and a  trophy. The five remaining
choruses  received $500 and plaques. They were The Church of the Gesu,  University Heights -
Dr. Joseph Metzinger, Director;  St. Casimir Parish (Neff Road), Cleveland -
Rita Cyvas-Kliorys, Director;  St. Sebastian Catholic Parish, Akron –
Lynn Frey-Steward, Director;  Suffield United Church of Christ, Mogadore – David
Baughman, Director; St. Hilary Catholic Parish,  Fairlawn - Carissa Young, Director.
The five finalists were not ranked.

The choirs performed before a distinguished panel of judges:  Robert Page, former
Director of Choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra; Frank Bianchi, director of Baldwin
Wallace Men's Chorus and Adjunct Professor; and Peter Jarjisian, Professor Emeritus
of Choral Conducting, Ohio University
Within the next few weeks, recordings of all of the choirs' performances will be posted
on-demand on  this website.

THE ENSEMBLE OF FEDERATED CHURCH OF CHAGRIN FALLS   

The Ensemble of the
 Federated Church of
Chagrin   Falls was              judged the First Prize
winner and Friday night Audience Favorite in the
2013  Jubilation Church 
Choir Festival, broadcast          live by WCLV on May 9 
and  10 from The Cathedral
of St. John the Evangelist.

 

CHURCH OF THE GESU FESTIVAL CHOIR, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS  
  The lead off chorus on
            Thursday, May 9, 2013
            was the Church of the
            Gesu Festival Choir,
            directed by Dr. Joseph
            Metzinger.
 ST. CASIMIR PARISH CHOIR, EXULTATE (Neff Road)  
 

St. Casimir Parish Choir,             Exultate (Neff Road)             directed by Rita                        Cyvas-Kliorys, was voted the Thursday night Audience Favorite. The choir sang several  selections in
Lithuanian.              The Pastor is Joseph
Bacevice, who                      worked for WCLV                         as a board operator while
he was in high school.
                        

 ST. SEBASTIAN PARISH CHOIR - AKRON  
  St.             Sebastian Parish
            Choir of Akron. The
            director is Lynn
            Frey-Steward. The
            organist is Jeffrey
            Beshore.
SUFFIELD UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CHANCEL CHOIR - MOGADORE   
  The Suffield United
            Church of Christ
            Chancel Choir from Mogadore
            led off the Festival              on Friday, May 10.               The director is
            David Baughman;              the accompanist,              Eleanor Brooks.
ST. HILARY CATHOLIC PARISH CHURCH CHOIR - FAIRLAWN
 
  St. Hilary Parish              Choir of Fairlawn              was conducted by
            Jacob Young.              The director and
            accompanist is              Carissa Young.
THE JUDGES FOR JUBILATION 2013  
The judges for              Jubilation 13 shown             here hard at work:
            (L to R) Frank              Bianchi, founder of              the Baldwin Wallace
            Men's Chorus;
            Peter Jarjisian,
            Professor Emeritus
            of Choral Conductirng
            at Ohio University;
            Robert Page, former
            Director of Choruses
            for The Cleveland
            Orchestra.
 ROBERT PAGE ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS OF
            JUBILATION 2013
 
  Former Director of
            The Cleveland Orchestra
            Choruses and              Jubilation judge
            Robert Page announces
            the winners of the
            Festival 2013. First Prize went to The              Ensemble of the Federated
            Church of Chagrin Falls. 

 

 



 


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