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Madrigal Singers Vivace

The Green Valley High School Madrigal Singers are Herriman High School’s Vivace ensemble was orig-
one of six performing choral ensembles at Green Valley inally conceived by conductor LeAnna Willmore as a
High School in Henderson, Nevada. The group consists choir that would perform during the choral department’s
of 46 singers who are honor students, distinguished schol- annual spring tour. Since then, it has developed into a
ars, and athletes in grades 9-12. Established in 1991, the full-year ensemble that performs at all concerts and re-
Madrigal Singers represent Green Valley High School gion/state festivals, earning superiors at both since 2015.
and the Clark County School District in as many as 40 Its members comprise 25 treble voices from the HHS
performances a year. The Madrigals have performed in Chamber Singers and A Cappella Choir. These singers
two national and one regional ACDA conferences. The perform challenging, beautiful treble repertoire and fre-
ensemble is committed to presenting highly artistic in- quently commission a piece to be performed for festivals
terpretations of advanced choral repertoire from the Re- and competitions.
naissance period to the music of our time.
Andrew W. Howden earned a BME from
Kimberly Barclay Ritzer is in her 31st BYU, where he also obtained a double
year as director of the Green Valley High minor in French Teaching and Business
School Choirs in Henderson, Nevada. Management. He began his teaching ca-
Ritzer is currently the task force chair for reer at Utah International Charter School
high school choir and facility chair for the in South Salt Lake in 2016 and currently teaches choral
district secondary fine arts programs. She also serves music at Herriman High School. He sang with Canto-

as GVHS Performing Arts Department Chair. She has rum from 2015 to 2019, and he currently sings in the
served three terms as president of Nevada ACDA, Ne- Salt Lake Vocal Artists.
vada MEA, and is past president of Western ACDA Re-
gion. Under her direction, the Green Valley High School
Choirs consistently receive superior ratings at district,
regional, state, and national festivals. Ritzer was a semi
finalist for the 2021 Grammy Music Educator Award.

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