From left, Jeremy Lee, Chloe Rader, Grace Randall and Aaron Edgell of Warren High School have been chosen to perform in the Ohio Music Educators Association All State Choir. (Photo Provided)

VINCENT — Four students from Warren High School will participate in the Ohio Music Educators Association All State Choir.

They are Chloe Rader, Grace Randall, Aaron Edgell and Jeremy Lee.

About 160 choral students and 80 band students from across the state of Ohio have been chosen to sing and play for the Ohio Music Educators Professional Development Conference to be held Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at the Cincinnati Convention Center.

The selection process is precise. Students prepared a required piece, made a CD and then submitted it to a committee divided by section (soprano, alto, tenor and bass).

Their name was then removed and their CD was given a number. The committee then listened to the CD and then a choir of students were selected. The student, school and location and if they privately studied were unknown to the committee.

Rader is a senior and the daughter of Donald Rader of Belpre. She is a four-year member of the Treble Chorus and A Cappella choirs.

She has participated in the Festival Choir, District IX Honors Choir, the select Cruise Choir and Solo/Ensemble Contest where she has received superior ratings. Rader also sings the national anthem at sporting events and participates in the Actors Guild Builder performances.

Randall is a sophomore and the daughter of Carrie and Chris Randall of Belpre. She is a two-year member of the Treble Chorus and A Cappella choirs.

She has participated at the district and state levels with the choirs and has received superior ratings. Randall plays volleyball and is active in her church.

Edgell, a senior and the son of Suzan and Joe Edgell of Vincent, has been in choir all four years of high school in the Bass Chorus or A Cappella mixed group. He is an officer of Bass Chorus this year.

Edgell has been selected to sing the national anthem at the Cleveland Cavaliers games for the past four years. He also plays football.

Lee is a senior and the son of Catherine and Jeff Lee of Marietta. He has been a four-year member of both the Bass Chorus and A Cappella choirs and the Warren handbell choir.

Lee has participated in Solo Ensemble Contest receiving superior ratings. He also has participated at the district and state levels with the choirs receiving superior ratings.

He also is in the Warriors Marching Band.

The All State Choir will be under the direction of Andre Thomas. Thomas is the Owen F. Sellers professor of music and director of choral activities and professor of choral music education at Florida State University. Thomas is a published author and composer. He currently serves as the artistic director for the Tallahassee Community Chorus. Internationally, he has conducted in Australia, England, China, Estonia, Israel, New Zealand and many other countries. Thomas has conducted 48 All-State high school choirs and has twice conducted the World Youth Choir.

The vocal and handbell choirs at Warren are under the direction of Mary Margaret Nuzum. The choirs have consistently received Superior Ratings at both District and State Adjudicated Events.