Repertoire
Dies Irae - Ryan Main - ryanmaine.com
O Shenandoah - Greg Gilpin - Shawnee Press
Voice Dance III - Greg Jasperse - Shawnee Press
Ain'-A That Good News - William L. Dawson - Neil Kjos Music
Set Me As a Seal - Rene Clausen - Shawnee Press
I Loved You - Jay Rouse - Shawnee Press
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2025 Conductor: Mr. Greg Gilpin
​Greg Gilpin is a celebrated ASCAP award-winning choral composer and arranger and a highly respected choral conductor. He is known throughout the United States leading performances at New York City’s iconic Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as well as Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. His international appearances include the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, Royal Festival Hall in London, England and Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland.
In addition to composing and conducting, Mr. Gilpin has worked as a singer for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as well as background singer for Grammy award-winner, Sandi Patty and other highly acclaimed artists. He has worked extensively in the recording industry as a singer, pianist, arranger and producer with projects from Disney to commercial jingles.
In 2021, Mr. Gilpin wrote the score for the award-winning short film, “Rosie’s Rescue” and was awarded “Best Score” for this same movie. He also teamed up with renowned opera singer, Angela Brown, and created the world premiere of the thrilling arrangement of “What Child is This?”, debuted by Ms. Brown and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir.
Mr. Gilpin is a proud member of ACDA, NAfME, SAG-AFTRA, and is a Life Loyal Member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and continues his position as Editor and Director of Educational Choral Publications for Shawnee Press.
2025 Accompanist: Graham Sterling
Graham Sterling is a pianist from rural southwestern Pennsylvania in the small town of Fredericktown. He is completing his second and final year of a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano Performance under the instruction of Dr. Lucy Mauro at West Virginia University. He aspires to perform internationally as a collaborative and solo pianist. Graham started self-teaching himself piano at the age of 5 with help from his grandmother, who began to teach him basic chord structure and harmony and ultimately was his driving force to pursue music. He would not start formal piano lessons with Mrs. Marcia Barna until he was 14. During this time, he accompanied various choirs, bands, ensembles, and soloists. It was through his high school career of accompanying the school choirs that kickstarted his further interest in music. Since then, he has played with various choirs along the east coast from New York City to Disney World and many places in between.
While in high school, Graham was collecting various awards such as the “Outstanding Accompanist” award which he was awarded 4 consecutive years while playing competitions with his school’s choir. This award was nonexistent until the judges had heard him accompany the choir. Graham looks forward to spending much of this upcoming summer attending music festivals as he did last summer as a collaborative pianist for the Miami Classical Music Festival in Miami Beach, Florida. He also aspires to continue making connections with others through music and discovering unique new ways to interpret pieces through collaborating with others and gaining insight into their interpretations.
At West Virginia University, Graham is involved in various collaborative roles. He has graciously accepted a graduate assistantship at the Suncrest United Methodist Church in Morgantown, WV where he is the pianist and organist. He has accompanied many students as soloists and in chamber settings, as well as being the pianist in large ensembles such as the WVU Wind Symphony, the WVU Symphonic Band, and the WVU Film Scoring Ensemble. Graham has also accompanied the WVACDA High School Honor Chamber Choir, and will be joining them again as their accompanist this upcoming February. Outside of the university, he performs frequently with the Cassidy Paige band (of which he has been a part of since 2017) and his newest band, “Seneca”. He has also filled in with various other local bands such as “Tucker Knisell & The Night Riders” and “Intoxicated Zen”.
Graham is also a pianist at Nemacolin Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, fishing, playing the violin, cooking, and riding his bike.