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Cantus Chamber Singers

Cantus is the premier auditioned choral ensemble at Chamber Singers is the forty-three-voice advanced
Johnston High School, consisting of fifty singers. Stu- mixed choir from Linn-Mar High School in Marion,
dents in Cantus represent many facets of the Johnston IA. This ensemble is one of three mixed choirs and
High School academic, athletic, and fine arts programs. seven total concert choirs that serve the 400 students
The core values of Cantus are independence in music enrolled in choir at Linn-Mar. Over 750 students are
literacy, a commitment to programing wide varieties of enrolled in at least one of sixteen curricular ensembles
repertoire from across the globe, and captivating audi- offered in the choir, band, and orchestra departments.
ence members with heartfelt performances. Chamber Singers focuses on exposing audiences to a
rich and diverse repertoire of styles, stories, and experi-
Hannah Ryan teaches at Johnston High ences chorally.
School in Johnston, Iowa, where she
directs Cantus, Cantate Treble Choir, Trent Buglewicz is a vocal music teacher
Mixed Choir, and Synergy Show Choir. at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, IA,
Her choirs consistently earn Division I where he has spent the last nine years. In
Ratings at large group contest and solo/ensemble fes- addition to directing the advanced mixed
tival, and multiple students are selected for the Iowa chorus, Chamber Singers, since the fall
All-State Chorus under her leadership. Cantus most of 2020, he also conducts Linn-Mar’s bass chorus, For-
recently had the honor of being selected for the 2022 tis, and one of the school’s treble choruses, Cantemus.
Iowa Choral Showcase. In 2013, Ryan was awarded Outside of curricular choir, he is the director of Linn-
the “Outstanding Educator of the Year” Award from Mar’s extracurricular varsity show choir, Tenth Street
the Johnston School Foundation. In 2016, she was Edition. He received his BME from the University of
awarded the Aspire Award for “Best New Director” Nebraska–Lincoln. In 2020, Buglewicz and his choir,
from the FAME Show Choir National Championship Bella Voce, performed at the Central and North Cen-
Series. tral ACDA Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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