30 for 30 Campaign

CCHC – Celebrating our legacy by building sustainability. This 30 for 30 fundraising campaign has been completed.

CCHC Christmas 1993
First Christmas Concert at Huntington University, under the direction of Dr. Rediger

Day 30 Spotlight – Alumni – Megan Ness (2001-2007)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir & Concert Choir

CCHC furthered my passion for music and I continue to sing whenever I can.

My favorite thing was the concerts.

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Day 29 Spotlight – Alumni – Kirsten Roller (2009-2014)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir & Concert Choir

CCHC was the first place I was introduced to a choir

My favorite thing was when we had the workshops that were all day long.

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Day 28 Spotlight – Alumni – Rose Clausen (2006-2013)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir

CCHC definitely taught me lessons in patience and control, improved my vocal and sight-reading skills, and grew my love for music!!

My favorite thing was the variety of unique pieces we learned, sometimes even songs in other languages. We also visited some gorgeous concert halls, went on trips together, and had quality time to form friendships. Most of all, I can now fully appreciate the professional mindset and skills I gained from these years of training.

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Day 27 Spotlight – Alumni – Kirsten Bickel (2011-2016)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir & Concert Choir

CCHC helped me connect to music, and to this day I still will sing, even at work while cleaning tables.

My favorite memory is doing circle the state with other choir members and Sharon Lehman.

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Day 26 Spotlight – Alumni – Audra Rittenhouse (2004-2006)
CCHC Choirs: Children’s Choir

CCHC helped me strengthen my skills for singing as a part of a group, but it also helped me to learn how to interact as a person. It taught me to show compassion for others.

My favorite memory is our director making faces at us to get our attention and get us to behave!

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 Day 25 Spotlight – Alumni – Mia Cotton (2011-2018)

CCHC Choirs: Children’s Choir & Copper Sound
CCHC taught me how to read music. It started my musical journey, and in that way, made me who I am today.

My favorite memory from CCHC was performing on the Honeywell Center’s stage after a very long day of practicing.

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Day 24 Spotlight – Alumni – Morgan Rice (2007-2010)

CCHC Choirs: Concert Choir

CCHC gave me space to find a community where I felt like I belonged. It gave me space to grow and showed me the power of music.

My favorite memory is when we got to take a trip to New York and sing at Carnegie Hall!

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Day 23 Spotlight – Joyful Songster Founding Member – Melissa Anderson (2015-present)

CCHC Choirs: Joyful Songsters
CCHC makes me sound better. It has helped me to be closer to people. It has helped me learn to sing in front of people.

My favorite memory is the first CCHC Christmas party. We passed gifts around in a fun game.

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 Day 22 Spotlight – Alumni -Bronswen (Fetters) Carslisle (2004-2008)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir & Concert Choir

CCHC gave me high quality choral instruction at a young age, which kickstarted a lifetime appreciation for choral music!My favorite thing was our trip to perform at Disney World in 2006.

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Day 21 Spotlight – Alumni – Kirsten Walker (2010-2013)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir

CCHC truly fueled a fire and a love for music in me at such a young age that stayed for the long haul.

My favorite thing was when both treble and concert choir did pieces together and performed as one big choir.

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Day 20 Spotlight – Alumni – Megan Gamrat (2007-2009)

CCHC Choirs: Children’s Choir

CCHC taught me the fundamentals of music and grew my love for learning at a young age that I carry with me still today.

My favorite memory is getting the opportunity to go to a camp and participate in a ton of fun activities with the group, along with performing the songs that we had learned for friends and family at the end of the week!

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Day 19 Spotlight – Family Profile – The Ashleys, Tom & Janet, Singers Jason and Erica (2008-2012)

CCHC Choirs: Children’s Choir and Treble Choir

CCHC Children’s Choir impacted my kids greatly in giving them one of their first opportunities to practice discipline, working with a larger group towards a common goal, figuratively as well as literally in singing in harmony with others. They also met other kids with a similar passion for singing and music.

Favorite memories are having grandparents come to all the concerts. We were all so proud of our kids and the kids felt so special having a special event for their parents, siblings and grandparents to attend and listen to them sing. I remember everyone from the kids to the parents to the grandparents just bursting with pride. The kids probably liked the summer camps the best.

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Day 18 Spotlight – Alumni – Ecaterina Meekin (2011-2015)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir & Concert Choir

CCHC gave me a really good musical foundation to build off of in all of my future activities.

My favorite memory was getting to go through all of the basements and weird back hallways of the churches we performed in.

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Day 17 Spotlight – Alumni – Sierra Tolen (2015-2019)

CCHC Choirs: Concert Choir

CCHC taught me leadership, professionalism, and time management skills. I loved singing and being in CCHC was a great way to keep the music in my life.

My favorite memory was singing the National Anthem at a Mad Ants game.

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Day 16 Spotlight – Alumni – Jake White (2006-2012)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir, Concert ChoirCCHC was the first organized musical program I was in outside of elementary school talent shows and private voice lessons as a hobby.

Being a part of CCHC gave me the foundation for a successful run in music extracurriculars my entire school experience. Sharon Lehman gave me the confidence to sing proud and lead others as part of a choir, and Joni Killian challenged me to constantly push my boundaries of vocal range, quality, and musical style. Joni would remain my private vocal coach throughout high school. My success in high school show choir and solo competitions began with CCHC and its excellent directors.
My favorite memory from CCHC is going to New York! In 5th grade we took a trip to NYC to join other children’s choirs nationwide to perform in Carnegie Hall. That was such a fun trip, I grew closer to many of my fellow singers, and not to mention the chance to stand on Carnegie’s stage!
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Day 15 Spotlight – Alumni – David Troyer (2012-2020)

CCHC Choirs: Children’s Choir, Copper Sound

CCHC gave me the tools throughout my voice development to truly grow into my voice and to have the proper technique to guide me through my many musical ventures.
My favorite memory is our first concert as CopperSound was so well received and so well put together that it’s stuck in my memory for a long time.

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Day 14 Spotlight – Alumni – Alexandria (Christman) Moore (2012-2016)

CCHC Choirs: Concert Choir

CCHC helped deepen my love for music and gave me more appreciation for other culture’s music as well.

My favorite memories are summer camp and the Christmas concerts.

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Day 13 Spotlight – Former Director – Joni Killian (2005-2010)

CCHC Choirs: Director of the Concert Choir

Directing the Concert Choir was a joy and great experience working with the age group my daughter was in. We had a lot of fun making music together during those years and experiencing Carnegie Hall together. Many of our

CCHC students simply went on to show choir and concert choir in high school and many on to music degrees. Hopefully all have fostered a life-long love of singing together in choral ensembles and will continue to do so.

My favorite memory was taking the choir to Carnegie Hall in New York City.

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Day 12 Spotlight – Alumni – Katherine (Katie Land) Smith (2013-2016)

CCHC Choirs: Concert Choir

Through CCHC, I really discovered how deep my love for music goes. I love to play it, I love to write it & make it, I love to perform it. Music is such a powerful tool in this world, and I really love making it a positive tool. CCHC really helped me discover both my voice and the things it can do, as well as how much good I can do with my love for music.

My favorite memory from CCHC is Circle the State. I went two years in a row and while it was exhausting, I went with my friends and we all had a BLAST. It’s so much fun getting to sing with some of your favorite people, and with choirs from around the state. I loved getting to go both years.

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Day 11 Spotlight – Alumni – Hannah (Ringo) Reis (2007-2013)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir & Concert Choir

CCHC gave me a place to be creative musically while also allowing me to feel like I wasn’t the only one who was interested in music. I never did choir outside of CCHC, but it helped me feel like there was a community I was a part of for a long time.

My favorite memory from CCHC is when we had music commissioned for our 20 year anniversary and I was the one on the oboe! It was an amazing gift for me to feel like my musical talent was growing and expanding in new ways.

CCHC gave me somewhere to be and with people who had fun. I loved summer choir camp and all the different retreats we did. I also had great directors who let me play instruments and do diverse things with my musical abilities.

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Day 10 Spotlight – Alumni -Bev (Evie) Rowley (2010-2021)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir, Concert Choir, Copper Sound, Joyful Songsters, Various Summer Programs
Through CCHC, I developed a love for choral music that I’ve taken with me throughout my life, even when I’m not participating in a choir program.
My favorite memory from CCHC is attending the NCSICA summer camp with other students from CCHC
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Day 9 Spotlight – Alumni – Tyler Gates (2008-2010)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir
CCHC was one of my first dives into music. By participating in CCHC, I was able to find a love for music which has led me to my career today! Currently, I serve full time as the pastor of Worship Arts &
Discipleship at Huntington First Church of the Nazarene (HNAZ). I love telling the story of Jesus through music and including others in that storytelling as well. Music is a gift to teach and share!
My favorite memory was building friendships that I still have to this day!
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Day 8 Spotlight – Founding Member of Joyful Songsters – Michael Paff (2015-present)

CCHC Choirs: Joyful Songsters
Joyful Songsters has helped me with my singing and helped build my confidence and presence on stage. I am an actor and have been in several local movies. My next goal is to be a movie star.
My favorite memory from CCHC is singing with my friends, especially my buddy, Brian.
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Day 7 Spotlight – Alumni – Kylie (Tester) Higgins (2003-2009)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir & Concert Choir

CCHC helped me build confidence in my singing abilities and become comfortable meeting and working with new people.

My favorite memory from CCHC isI always looked forward to Monday nights and getting to learn music and meet new people! When I was in Treble Choir, we were asked to be a part of Huntington University’s production of the Hansel and Gretel opera. Our role was to dress as the pieces of candy that Hansel and Gretel find along the way to the witch’s house. I was so excited to find out what type of candy I got to dress up as, only to find out I had been assigned a raisin. My costume was a 2XL men’s purple sweater with black tights. It’s a funny memory to look back on now for sure! I also thoroughly enjoyed going to New York City to sing with the National Children’s Choir at Carnegie Hall. What an incredible experience!

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Day 6 Spotlight – Alumni – Audra Neal (2013-2016)

CCHC Choirs: Children’s Choir
CCHC impacts my story in many ways, but mostly the friendships that I have now and the growth I experienced in my voice.
My favorite memory was when we went to Purdue for an all day clinic.

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Day 5 Spotlight – Alumni – Madi (Waldfogel) Morton (2004-2010)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir & Concert Choir
CCHC taught me the foundations for music and how to continue my passion for music even beyond schooling.

My favorite memory from CCHC is singing at Carnegie Hall as part of the National Children’s Choir.

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Day 4 Spotlight – Alumni – Victoria Kline (2011-2014)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir, Concert Choir
CCHC definitely helped me figure out how much I enjoy singing. Being apart of CCHC gave me a sense of family and unity in people that may not be blood related. You will find those connections anywhere and they’ll impact your life forever.
My favorite memory was probably when we sang a few songs from Les Miserable; the songs sounded amazing in a choir!
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Day 3 Spotlight – Alumni & Current Board Secretary – Andrea Broxon (2003-2008)

CCHC Choirs: Treble Choir & Concert Choir

CCHC impacted me by improving my singing and performing abilities and helped me break me out of my comfort zone. I used to be afraid of performing in front of an audience and CCHC helped me overcome that. Later on I was invited back to join the CCHC Board after helping in a committee with the 25th anniversary of CCHC and currently serve as Secretary on the board.

My favorite memory from CCHC was going to New York City and getting to sing at Carnegie Hall with other choirs from all over the United States. It still is surreal to me that I got to sing where other well known performers had sang before. Also the entire choir being in charge of keeping an eye on Jacob White because we feared losing him in the crowds. Everywhere we went we had to stop and say, “Where’s Jacob?”

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Day 2 Spotlight – Alumni (2008-2020) – Hannah Lehman

CCHC Choirs: Early Childhood Class, Treble Choir, Concert Choir, CopperSound
CCHC helped me develop my musical skills from a young age and provided a healthy environment to grow in.
My favorite memory from CCHC is singing at a local gala with CopperSound.
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Day 1 Spotlight – Alumni (1993-2000)- Audrey(Wiedman) Dean.

CCHC started my musical journey! I don’t think I would have had the confidence and drive to pursue my degree in vocal performance without CCHC. So much fun and friendship too!
Choir(s) – Treble, Concert, Chorale
Favorite CCHC Memory: Singing the opening solo at Taylor University’s Christmas concert
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