OkCDA has only one audition process for both the Mixed and Treble Choruses.
Every interested student auditions for the Mixed Chorus.
The committee will place singers after the final round.
OkCDA JH Treble Past Repertoire – (Updated Jan 2026)
Treble Chorus Repertoire 2027
Ad Astra | SSA
Jacob Narverud
Tres Cantos Nativos | SSAA
arr. Marco Leite
O Love | SSAA
Elaine Hagenberg
Kidsong | SSA
Stephen Caldwell
The Time They Are A-Changing | SSAA
Bob Dylan / arr. Adam Podd
Kaleidoscope | SSA
PINKZEBRA
Dr. Pamela Elizabeth Blackstone is a renowned and respected conductor, voice instructor, choreographer, and healer on the national and international levels, where her expertise and innovative approach to music, health, and life skills have empowered individuals of all ages to achieve their highest levels of excellence in musicianship, creative artistry, performance, and wellness. For over three decades, Dr. Blackstone has devoted herself to the art of performance and music education with passion and her signature high-energy excellence. Currently, she serves in her 18th year as Associate Artistic Director and Chief Programming Officer of the GRAMMY® Award-winning National Children’s Chorus. Her national concert appearances have included Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the TODAY Show, Royce Hall, and The Broad Stage, with international appearances in Australia, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and Wales. Her recent musical collaborations include projects with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Grant Gershon and the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, American Youth Symphony, VOCES8, Eric Whitacre, Sharon Farber, Sarah Quartel, Nico Muhly, Caroline Polachek, Ola Gjeilo, and Meredith Monk. As a college educator, Dr. Blackstone held the position of Director of Choral Activities and Vocal Studies at the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, and emerged as one of the Midwest region’s most sought-after choral clinicians, judges, and choreographers. She also served as the Assistant Conductor of the Los Angeles-based Angeles Chorale, and has taught choral and vocal music at the University of California Los Angeles, Santa Ana College, and church organizations across the nation.
Dr. Blackstone obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Kansas, a Master of Music degree in choral conducting from the University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of California Los Angeles. Combined with her expertise in the healing arts profession, Dr. Blackstone has advocated for an integrated, holistic approach to music education that embodies an eclectic array of modalities and methodologies, enriching her students mentally, emotionally, and kinesthetically. In addition, Dr. Blackstone’s awe-inspiring energy, revered as positively contagious, has established her as an invaluable vocal instructor and in-demand performance coach across the nation. Recent students have been accepted with scholarships at top-level programs including the University of Southern California, University of California Los Angeles, Manhattan School of Music, New York University, Mannes School of Music, Northwestern University, Boston Conservatory, Berklee, Oberlin, University of Michigan, Peabody Institute, Indiana University, Stanford and Harvard.
April Martin | JH Mixed Chorus Chair
