Participating Ensembles:
Choral Society of West Georgia
Beau Chant Community Choir
Chancel Choir, First Baptist Church, Waynesboro, VA
The Master Chorale Of Fargo-Moorhead
At Oak Grove, Mr. Zinter conducts the Concert Choir, Chapel Choir, 7th and 8th Grade Choir, 6th Grade General Music, AP Music Theory, Madrigals, Carolers and provides individual voice and guitar lessons. He directs and manages the annual 10-day Oak Grove Concert Choir Tour across the United States and Canada. Mr. Zinter also prepares solo and ensemble members for academic competition, for which Oak Grove has earned 27 Outstanding Performances in the past seven years at the North Dakota State Music Contest.
As the former Director of Music Ministries at Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, IL, Mr. Zinter conducted twelve K-12 and adult choirs while serving as Department head of seven musicians. He also directed and managed the Chancel Choir United States Mission Tour across 35 states and Canada, and in March 2005 led a 10-day choral mission trip to Northeastern Brazil with eight outstanding youth singers.
Mr. Zinter has composed and arranged original music for worship and special occasions. He published choral works with Abingdon Press in Nashville, TN, and received an Outstanding Performance rating at the North Dakota State Music Contest with the Oak Grove Madrigals the past seven years in a row. Mr. Zinter recorded four CDs with Chanson, a professional male a capella ensemble, and performed with Chanson in a Master Class with The King’s Singers. He has also been a volunteer facilitator of leadership training activities at Timber Pointe Outdoor Center in Illinois for youth and adults with disabilities.
Aaron Zinter lives in Fargo with his wife, Brittany, and their 2-year old daughter, Lydia.
The Master Chorale has developed a reputation as one of the premier performing groups in the area. Founded by artistic director, Lowell H. Larson, who directed The Master Chorale for 25 years, it has been graced with only two other directors of music, René Clausen and Aaron M. Zinter.
Busan Harmony Choir
Principal conductor Kang-Kyu Kim originally majored in engineering at college, but he changed his major to Vocal Music at Seoul National University. After graduating from Seoul National University, he went on to Wupperthal University of Music (Hochschule fur Musik Koeln-Wupperthal) in Germany to study vocal performance and the Choral Music (Diploma), and continued his studies in choral repertoires under Prof. Johannes Hoemberg who was a professor of the Department of Choral Conducting. After graduating the program, he pursued choral studies in Conservatorium Maastricht and Nederland and received a diploma for choral conducting.
Returning to Korea in 1996, he took up the position as a choral instructor for Yeungnam University and a Associate Conductor of Daegu City Chorus. In 2002, he led the Busan Choir Olympics as an Art Director and held position as a judge at Busan International Chorus Competition. He was the president of Busan Chorus Association and National Metropolitan Chorus Association in consecutive terms. Also, he was an adjunct professor of Ulsan University, and a Principal Conductor of Busan City Chorus in the 12 years between 1999 and 2011.
Currently, he is teaching at Busan Dong-A University, and is an Art Director of Busan Choral Competition and Soongin Culture Foundation.
Busan Harmony Choir, which was founded in 2003, is a mixed chorus consisting of 50 members from various professions.
The Chorus sing choir music of several genres, from traditional classics to popular music, presenting much joy to the audience through fun and moving songs. They held 10 regular concerts, and have been invited to broadcasting stations and international music festivals, and has won awards at Busan International Choral Competition and Gyuje National Choir Competition. They have been singing as a choir since its foundation with Conductor Kang-Kyu Kim who was the Principal Conductor of Busan City Chorus.
Coro Polifonico Castelbarco
Chancel Choir, First Presbyterian Church San Pedro
Coro de la Universitat Politècnica de València
Sonoma State University Symphonic Chorus
Vocal Sollýs
Vocal Spotlight
Classically trained in voice, piano, organ and woodwinds, Donnalynn began her musical endeavors at a young age, receiving her early training from private tutors in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. She credits much of her accomplishment to lifetime musical mentor, Samuel Contino, who still resides in the Pittsburgh area. Her first professional position was as Church Organist for a Pittsburgh area church at age sixteen. As a teenager and young adult, Donnalynn was featured in area churches, high school performances, vocal competitions and recitals, Pittsburgh Symphony Choir, college productions, and local community theatres. During her college years, she continued her training in New York under Julia Smith and Paul Liljestrand and received undergraduate degrees from Nyack College and Southern Adventist University.
Donnalynn performs frequently at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York with Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) and has performed at numerous churches, cathedrals, and concert halls across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Northern Ireland. Her concert travels took her to Germany, Czech Republic, and Austria in June 2013. Career highlights include singing under the direction of Derric Johnson in Walt Disney World Productions, "Voices of Liberty," the world famous eight part harmony a cappella group, performing daily in Epcot Center’s American Adventure. In addition to her work with Vocal Spotlight and other local organizations, Donnalynn is an accomplished studio vocal musician and has served church congregations in numerous capacities including soloist, choir member, orchestra member, Minister of Music, Choir Director and Organist. In community music and theatre, she has filled many roles including Artistic Director, Musical Director, featured soloist, and choral member. She has directed music for Ohio Statehouse celebrations and for multiple television award programs such as The Jefferson Awards. Donnalynn is a soprano in the First Community Church Chancel Choir and is seen on the churches weekly television broadcast First Edition. On retirement from her 25 year career as a Registered Nurse, Donnalynn has returned to The Ohio State University School of Music to pursue an additional music degree in Vocal Music Performance.
Donnalynn also volunteers at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Outreach Programs, Animal Encounters Village, Reptile Keeper Lab, and other animal contact areas. A resident of Columbus for over 20 years, she lives with her husband, Christian, and son, Timothy, in their Upper Arlington home.
In and out of the Director’s role, Donnalynn is a vibrant ambassador for music and an inspiring leader. She draws singers and audiences into music with an approach that is compelling and uniquely her own. Her easy manner in front of audiences and charismatic approach to music, help make her the complete musician.