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Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School Georgia State University

Davidson Chorale University Singers

The Davidson Chorale is the elite, auditioned choral
ensemble from Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School in The internationally award-winning Georgia State
Augusta, Georgia. Throughout its rich history, the group University Singers is the School of Music’s premier
has been invited to perform at numerous conferences and vocal ensemble. Selected by competitive audition, the
events, including ACDA and GMEA Conferences and choir represents the diverse population of Georgia State
global venues such as Christ Church, Dublin, Ebenezer University. In May of 2017, the University Singers won
Baptist Church, St. Thomaskirche, La Sagrada Familia, fi rst place in the renowned Marktoberdorf International
and Lincoln Center. Most recently, they were the fea- Chamber Choir Competition during a tour of Austria
tured choral ensemble on NPR’s nationally syndicated and Germany. The choir’s professional recordings on
show From the Top. the Gothic Records label, Evening Hymn (2016) and Heav-
enly Display (2020), have been featured on National Pub-
lic Radio’s, With Heart and Voice. The ensemble regu-
Phillip R. Streetman is the director of cho- larly appears at professional choral conferences.
ral studies at John S. Davidson Fine Arts
Magnet School in Augusta, Georgia. He Deanna Joseph is professor of music and
has an undergraduate degree from Georgia director of choral activities at the Georgia
Southwestern State University and holds State University School of Music, where
a MM from the University of Georgia. He maintains she conducts the University Singers and
memberships in Georgia MEA, NAfME, and ACDA. In leads the master’s program in choral con-
addition to his work with Davidson, Streetman serves as ducting. A recent review of her work states, “The choir
choirmaster at Woodlawn United Methodist Church in sings with great musicality, excellent intonation, clear
Augusta, Georgia, and is a frequent clinician, adjudica- diction, and a healthy and beautiful pallet of tone col-
tor, and accompanist.
ors” (The Choral Scholar). Joseph holds conducting degrees
from the Eastman School of Music. She is the founder
and co-artistic director of the Atlanta Summer Con-
ducting Institute, a conducting master class that draws
conductors from across the country.

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