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Photo by Branch Carter	Administration Linda Leslie Bradberry, Founding Music Director and Conductor of Augusta Children’s Chorale, begins her nineteenth season since founding the organization in 1991. Stemming from a degree in piano performance (University of Georgia), Bradberry’s musical interests have led her to a long history of involvement in the Augusta arts. In addition to local leadership roles, she has served as director, conductor, coordinator of numerous district, regional, and jurisdictional programs and events in both sacred and secular organizations. She has accepted many invitations to be guest clinician for camps, workshops, choral groups, clinics, and events. Currently, Bradberry serves as Director of Music Ministries at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Having received recognition and honors representing her leadership in the music arena, she has been featured in the Augusta Business Magazine, Augusta Magazine, Pillars of Augusta Magazine and Southern Living Magazine. Since 1991, Linda Leslie Bradberry has inspired more than 375 young singers in Augusta Children’s Chorale. Many alumni entering adulthood credit her and the organization with their aesthetic interests, musical growth, and character development. The Board of Directors of Augusta Children’s Chorale acknowledges Linda Bradberry’s valuable contribution to the Augusta area, asserting that her influence covers a broad spectrum of patrons and families.
Lori Ascani Van Lenten is beginning her sixth season as Conductor of Augusta Children’s Chorale--Da Capo. She attended Florida State University where she received a Bachelors degree in Choral Music Education. After graduating in 2000, she moved to Augusta , directed middle school choirs in Richmond County , and directed the Middle School Summer Chorus Camp at Augusta State University for four years. She currently serves as Choir Director at Wesley United Methodist Church in Evans and teaches adults and children from her private voice studio. Sandra Prichard, Accompanist for Augusta Children’s Chorale for thirteen years, is a native of Great Britain . She graduated magna cum laude from Augusta College with music performance degrees in piano and voice, and she earned diplomas in piano and theory from the Royal Academy of Music in Scotland . She has performed in master classes with noted clinicians John McCollum, John Woostman, Charles Wadsworth, Jean Ashworth Bartle and Igor Kipnis. She has performed in Europe , throughout the United States and Canada , and at numerous local venues such as the Appleby and Hopeland Gardens concert series, St. Paul ’s Tuesday Music Live series, and in concerts with the Augusta Choral Society. Prichard currently serves as Music Director and Organist at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Phillip Streetman, Accompanist for Augusta Children’s Chorale--Da Capo, begins his fourth season with ACC. A native of Cordele , Georgia , he attended Georgia Southwestern State University and served as the concert choir accompanist while earning his Bachelors degree in Choral Music Education. At Midsummer Macon Music and Art Camp, Streetman was conductor of the middle school chorus camp and accompanist of the high school chorus camp. He earned his Masters Degree in Music Education at the University of Georgia in 2004. For the past seven years, he has been director at Columbia Middle School in Columbia County and accompanist for 10^th District Honors Chorus. He is also musical director for Harlem High School Drama. Gayle Crawford, Business Manager, for the Augusta Children's Chorale is no stranger to the organization. She became affiliated with ACC in 1993, when her daughter auditioned for the group. During the years her daughter was enrolled, Gayle served in various capacities, such as Chairman of Ways and Means, President of FOA and as a member of the ACC Board. She has a background in business where she spent time as the office manager for a family owned business. Gayle lives in Evans, GA and attends Wesley United Methodist Church. She is excited about coming home to ACC and looks forward to working with the organization again.