Kenny Kabak, a native of St. Louis Missouri, graduated with his Masters in Music in Choral Conducting (summa cum laude) from Missouri State University, where he also completed a Bachelor of Music Education degree. Kenny works as an Artistic Advisor to Perform International - a concert event/tour planning company, and also serves as the Director of Music Ministries at Christ Episcopal Church in Springfield, MO. He was a founding director of the Springfield Street Choir, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that serves members of the Springfield community that are currently/formerly experiencing homelessness. Kenny is the Founder/Artistic Director of the Queen City Chorale, a newly-launched choral ensemble in Springfield, MO.
Previous engagements have included working as the Conductor of the Drakensberg Boys Choir School in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa where the choir ranked as one of the top three children’s choirs in the world (World Choir Games, 2018). He was the Student Representative for the Missouri Choral Directors Association through which he helped found the Student & New Teacher Academy. He is a recipient of the Prelude Award from the Missouri Choral Directors Association - awarded to a young choral professional that has demonstrated exemplary work in the field. Upon completion of his Masters, he was awarded the STAR Award for MSU Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year. Kenny has traveled extensively as a choral musician, including trips around the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Professional affiliations include the American Choral Directors Association, Pi Kappa Lambda Honors Society, National Collegiate Choral Organization, International Federation for Choral Music, Choristers Guild, Chorus America, and the Missouri Music Educators Association.
Previous engagements have included working as the Conductor of the Drakensberg Boys Choir School in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa where the choir ranked as one of the top three children’s choirs in the world (World Choir Games, 2018). He was the Student Representative for the Missouri Choral Directors Association through which he helped found the Student & New Teacher Academy. He is a recipient of the Prelude Award from the Missouri Choral Directors Association - awarded to a young choral professional that has demonstrated exemplary work in the field. Upon completion of his Masters, he was awarded the STAR Award for MSU Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year. Kenny has traveled extensively as a choral musician, including trips around the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Professional affiliations include the American Choral Directors Association, Pi Kappa Lambda Honors Society, National Collegiate Choral Organization, International Federation for Choral Music, Choristers Guild, Chorus America, and the Missouri Music Educators Association.
Ethan Neal is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. Ethan served as Organist and Choir Master at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity in Georgetown, Kentucky where he also served as Chapel Organist for Georgetown College. Ethan is a former member of the American Guild of Organists Young Organists Board. Ethan enjoys traveling the country as an operatic baritone and choral conductor when not performing as an organist.
Ethan graduated in May 2023 from the University of Kentucky with degrees in Organ and Choral Music Education. In the fall, he will attend the University of Cincinnati - College-Conservatory of Music to pursue his Master's in Voice Performance and Choral Conducting.
Ethan graduated in May 2023 from the University of Kentucky with degrees in Organ and Choral Music Education. In the fall, he will attend the University of Cincinnati - College-Conservatory of Music to pursue his Master's in Voice Performance and Choral Conducting.
Dan LaVenture is pursuing Holy Orders in the Diocese of North Carolina. Currently, he serves as a lay liturgist at the Church of the Advocate in Chapel Hill, NC, which has him functioning in roles as varied as cantor, preacher, and ukulele balladeer. At his day job, he supervises production of the world’s greatest instant coffee at Black and White Coffee Roasters in Raleigh, NC. (Ask for a sample!) Dan hopes to spend the rest of his days making music––and coffee––to the greater glory of God.
