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tent sweepstakes awards at UIL, superior lawn UMC in Augusta, GA. He was Davidson Fine Arts’
ratings at district contests, and hold two teacher of the year 2020-2022, Richmond County Cho-
national titles from the Foundation for ral Director of the Year 2022-2023, and currently serves
Music Education’s Annual Mark of Ex- as the Georgia ACDA’s R&R chair in Vocal Jazz/A cap-
cellence National Choral Honors Com- pella.
petition. As a native Texan, Lane is a product of the
rich choral tradition that is present within the state.
Brigham Young University
Singers
J. S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
Davidson Chorale

Members of the forty-voice Brigham Young Univer-
sity Singers pursue a wide variety of mostly undergradu-

ate degrees at BYU. As one of the nation’s largest private
The Davidson Chorale is the elite, auditioned cho- universities, its more than 30,000 students come from
ral ensemble from Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School all parts of the United States and 120 foreign countries.
in Augusta, Georgia. Throughout its rich history, the Roughly 1,000 students at BYU sing in a choir. Since
group has been invited to perform at numerous con- its founding in 1984 by Dr. Ronald Staheli, BYU Sing-
ferences and events, including ACDA and the GMEA ers has performed in many of the world’s most presti-
Conference and global venues such as Christ Church, gious venues, recorded multiple full-length albums, and
Dublin, Ebenezer Baptist Church, St. Thomaskirche, earned top prizes in international choral competitions.
La Sagrada Familia, Lincoln Center, and the Vatican. Dallas 2025 marks the choir’s fifth invited performance
Under the direction of Phillip Streetman, the group at an ACDA national conference.
continues to seek challenging and enriching perfor-
mance opportunities while sharing their love of and Andrew Crane joined the BYU faculty in
appreciation for choral arrangements and composers. 2015, where his main duties include con-
ducting the Brigham Young University
Phillip R. Streetman is director of choral Singers and teaching courses in the gradu-
studies at the Davidson Fine Arts Magnet ate choral conducting program. Previous
School. Streetman holds an undergradu- positions include director of choral activities at East
ate degree from Georgia Southwestern Carolina University and California State University, San
State University and an MM from the Bernardino. Crane has appeared as a guest conductor,
University of Georgia. In addition to his work with clinician, adjudicator, and/or lecturer in twenty U. S.
Davidson, Streetman serves as choir master at Wood- states and eight foreign countries. He continues to per-

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