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Janiece Kohler, a native of Trenton, Michigan, is a musician with international performance and training credits. She earned her degree in Vocal Performance at the Western Michigan University School of Music in Kalamazoo, and continued her studies at the Music Academy for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria. Miss Kohler studied voice with Dr. Joyce Zastro and Helen Fairchild Larsson, vocal pedagogy with Marcella Faustman, choral conducting with Thomas C. Hardie, organ with the late Alexander Boggs Ryan, and piano with C. Curtis Smith. Her performance credits include solo appearances with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, the Dearborn Choral Arts Society and the Western Michigan University Choir during its European tour. As music director, Janiece has conducted numerous performances of Broadway shows for the New Vic Theatre, and for the Grand Valley State College Drama Department. Her credits also include service as accompanist-in-residence for the Creative Arts Workshops held at Michigan’s Olivet College. She is founder and conductor of the Halcyon Singers & Ensemble. In addition to her responsibilities as Conductor and Music Director of the Orange County Classic Choral Society, she is the Director of Music at the First Presbyterian Church in Washingtonville, and Minister of Music at the Blooming Grove United Church of Christ. Miss Kohler frequently appears as guest conductor for NYSSMA Area All-State and All County festivals. She has been employed at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) since 1977, and is presently the Unidentified Works Specialist in Repertory Research. Jan makes her home in Monroe, New York. Member Profiles Coming Soon!
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