Welcome

Mr. Lathrom

Keith Lathrom is in his fourth year as the director of choirs at Red Oak High School. Previously Mr. Lathrom was the Director of choirs at A&M Consolidated High School. The choir received numerous awards under his leadership including a recent debut performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Prior to teaching in College Station, Keith received a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the Westminster Choir College of Rider University, where he was the graduate assistant to their early chamber ensemble, Kantorei, under the direction of Dr. Amanda Quist. Additionally, he served as the tenor section leader of the Westminster Symphonic Choir, as they prepared major works with renowned symphonies, such as the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic.He also served as the tenor section leader for the Westminster Choir.

Prior to graduate study, Mr. Lathrom founded and directed Circa Choir, a semi-professional ensemble based out of Houston, Texas. Keith Lathrom received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Sam Houston State University in 2011, where he studied conducting with Dr. Allen Hightower and Dr. Carol Smith. After graduating, he continued private conducting lessons with Thomas Jaber at Rice University and studied orchestral conducting with Dr. Brett Mitchell, who is currently the Music Director of the Colorado Symphony.

Mr. Lathrom continues to sing professionally as the Tenor section leader in the Church of the Incarnation Dallas Choir, and their new Professional Ensemble, Incarnatus. Mr. Lathrom has sung with other professional choral ensembles including, Red Shift, Verdigris, the Hotchkiss Chamber Choir, the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, Cantare Houston, the Houston Bach Society, and Princeton Pro Musica in Princeton, New Jersey. He has participated in performance tours across the United States and the United Kingdom. His professional associations include the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA), and Texas Choral Directors Association (TCDA).

Mr. Stahlecker

Mr. Stahlecker

I was raised in Palacios, Tx (small fishing town). I have been involved with music since I was around 5 years old and officially began choir in the 6th grade. Since then, I have been involved in choir, theatre, and various other performance groups. I eventually applied and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in December 2018. After graduating I spent time gaining experience by working in various different school districts in the DFW area. Aside from music, I love participating in Taekwondo during my free time and periodically cooking food. Lastly, I enjoy learning new things about people and developing new skills to help improve myself.

Mrs. Lathrom

Amanda Lathrom is a voice teacher and performer in the Dallas area. She holds vocal performance degrees from the University of Houston and Sam Houston State University, and is currently working toward her Doctorate of Musical Arts with a related field in vocal pedagogy from the University of North Texas. Along with teaching, Mrs. Lathrom regularly performs in both the operatic and concert settings. Most recently, she performed the role of Mrs. Fiorentino in Kurt Weill’s Street Scene with the North Texas Opera Theater and was the soprano soloist in Bach’s Magnificat with the Westminster Choral Festival in Princeton, New Jersey.

Amanda Lathrom has had the opportunity to perform with various professional choirs around Texas and in Philadelphia and New York City. Her most recent choral performance was Handel’s Messiah with the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir and Philadelphia Orchestra.

Since moving to Dallas in the past year, Mrs. Lathrom currently serves as the soprano section leader at Church of the Incarnation and enjoys teaching intermediate and high school students throughout the area. She is thrilled to teach and share music with such wonderful and talented students at Red Oak High School.

• Enter the room in a civilized manner through the entrance door.
• Use the restroom before you come to class. The restroom is not an excuse to be tardy.
• You will be responsible for your binder with your music and pencil.
• All of your belongings will stay with you under your chair.
• Be at your seat with your class materials before the bell rings.
• Participate to the fullest everyday.
• The Director will dismiss you.
• Exit in a civilized manner.

Procedures

Rules

• Gum, food & drinks are not allowed.
• Cell phones are not allowed in rehearsal, they must be in your bag.
• You must have your binder with your Music and pencil everyday.
• There is no talking while Mr. Lathrom or Mr. Stahlecker is rehearsing.
• Practice Rooms are for practice only, you must have permission from a director to use them.
• Respect every student, teacher, and director, including yourself.

Choirs

AP Music Theory

Handbook, Forms, & Fee

• Forms and Fees will be discussed next week.

This Week and Next

Thursday: Presentation, COIVD, Canvas, Introductions begin

Friday: Introductions continued. Auditions, Voicing

Next Week: Choir Officer Elections, Singing Rehearsals Begin...

COVID-19 and Singing

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Pick two Questions

Answers must be appropriate

1. How did you spend your time during Quarantine? (Can be a specific or general)

2. What are you looking forward to the most today?

3. What is something that always gives you joy?

4. What was your favorite memory from Summer?

5. What was your initial reaction when you heard TiKTok was being banned?