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Cheridy "Dee" Keller: Spirit of Life Choir, Youth Choir and Peace Pals Director
Cheridy Keller (also known as Dee) has a B.A. from Michigan State and an M.E. from OSU. She has been a worship leader at several churches, taught vocal and instrumental music at the high school level, has directed musical theatre, is a free-lance pianist, has worked as an accompanist with Doug O'Neal at Olentangy Liberty High School, and currently is accompanist and assistant vocal music director at Olentangy High School.


Nathan Hamm: Church Pianist and Choir Accompanist
Nathan previously held this same position at the North UU Church in Lewis Center, for almost 20 years. He has a B.M. in Piano Performance from The Ohio State University, is principal accompanist for the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus and the Dublin Singers, and is part of “Music by reflection,” a piano/vocal duo that performs at local venues.

 

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Tony McDonald: Music Director
Tony has had a career in music performance and administration. He received his Masters and D.M.A. degrees in orchestral conducting from Stanford University and has directed orchestras, bands and choirs and taught music at Hillsdale, Centre and Antioch Colleges. In addition, he has taught music to children of all ages at the Davis Center for the Performing Arts. In 1995 he received a Minority Arts Administration Fellowship and, consequently, has worked as an arts administrator with the St. Louis Symphony, The MacPhail Center for the Arts, Opera/Columbus and the King Arts Complex. Tony has also directed musical theatre for over 35 years and currently writes for and directs his own group, Dr. Tony’s Original Ragtime Band
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