About Us
The Gahanna Community Chorus, or GCC, is a SATB large ensemble open to singers from High School to adult. Our current roster spans 8 decades of singers with multiple family units as well as new and old friends. Singers participate in a voice placement process with the director before joining. You can find out more about that on the Sing with Us page.
The GCC typically rehearses on Monday evenings from 7pm-9pm in the Fellowship Hall at Mifflin Presbyterian Church in Gahanna. Directions can be found here. We are financially supported through the Grace Hall Memorial Fund, which is facilitated through MPC.
The 2024-2025 Season consists of three major concert opportunities. The Fall Session will start on the first Monday after Labor Day, and focused on preparing holiday music for the 3 "Celebration in Song" performances. Concert dates include November 24th, December 1st, and December 7th. Volunteers will also carol at a variety of nursing homes in the month of December. The Winter Session, "Gloria", focusing on classical choral literature, will begin in early January 2025. The Spring Session, "Joy!", will begin mid March 2025. More details about the Winter and Spring concert details will be published soon.
Kate Cremean,
artistic director
Kate Cremean is a choral conductor who values the combination of high musical excellence and building community. She founded the Gahanna Community Chorus with these principles in mind and strives to put them into action through every musical moment together. Kate leads her elementary music classroom with a balance of joy and compassion in music discovery. She is also the Music Director at Mifflin Presbyterian Church, a position that gives her the opportunity to musically share hope and grace.
Kate has over 20 years conducting and teaching experience. After receiving her undergraduate degree in Music Education from Ohio Wesleyan University, she completed her MM in Choral Conducting at The Ohio State University. While at OSU, Kate was fortunate to study with and be guided by Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt and Dr. David Frego.
Kate is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association, the Ohio Choral Directors Association, the American Eurhythmics Society, and the Central Ohio Orff Chapter.
Nate Terry,
accompanist
Nate Terry is the owner of Major 7 Publishing and the Director of Music Ministries at Gethsemane Lutheran Church of Clintonville, OH. He studied Music Education at Capital University where he developed a love of choral music, accompanying, and composing. As well as GCC, he makes appearances with various ensembles such as Capriccio Columbus and Columbus Children's Choir.
