EDUCATORS
ASSOCIATION
2025 All-State Reading Chorus
February 1, 2025
The
Classic Center | First Baptist Church | Athens, Georgia
Michelle Austin, Choral Chair
Dr. Erika Tazawa, Conductor
Dr. Jana Williams, Accompanist Nathan Schreer, Organizer
Dr. Erika Tazawa enjoys a versatile and collaborative musical career, actively performing as a conductor and pianist. She joined the Georgia Institute of Technology as an interim director of choirs in 2024, and prior to her appointment at Georgia Tech, she taught at Kennesaw State University and Emory University.
Tazawa is active as a guest conductor of high school honor choirs and festivals in Georgia, and often collaborates with community choirs and greater Atlanta schools in performances. She is the pianist of the contemporary music ensemble Bent Frequency and has served on musical staff at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria and the Atlanta Opera. As a singer, she has performed with Kinnara and Coro Vocati. Tazawa holds degrees in Piano Performance from the State University of New York-Potsdam and recently completed a DMA in Conducting from the University of Georgia in 2024.
Bremen High School
Jordan Strong
Buford High School
Iyanu Banks
Quinton Hallen
Camden County HS
Silas Arreola
Ariel Powell
Avery Twelkemeier
Sinaia Williams
Cherokee Bluff HS
Isaak Rowe
Cherokee HS
Samantha Geer
Ellie Schultz
Chestatee HS
Sydney Green
Connor
McClenathen
Kate Stillerman
Payton Whitaker
Columbus HS
Darius Carr
Abigail Heiss
Jackson McLaurin
Aubrie Melling
Ava Stavelakis
Decatur High School
Sylvie Carnathan
Sam Crespino
Maisie Davis
Cyrus Ebrahimi
Gillian Fishman
Anna Janke
Myles King
Mila MartinezGarretson
Vivian Reiter
Charles Thompson
Lyndon Warren
Isaac Wong
Participating Schools and Students
Dacula High School
Hailey Palmore
Duluth High School
Annabelle Chen
East Jackson
Comprehensive HS
Shane McAlister
Lincon Walker
Etowah High School
Sean Helms
Flowery Branch HS
Mehkayla Drayton
Mckennah Korab
Abby Nix
Alexis Wood
Greater Atlanta
Christian School
Ephraim Ng
Harrison HS
Charles Champion
Mya Cooper
Camilla Craig
Jacob McCormick
Jason Nguyen
Kylie Reeve
Ava Stein
Home School
Jerry Fan
Jones County HS
Addison Davis
Melody Dixon
Lakeside HS (Atlanta)
Julia McDonnell
Lambert HS
Chaitra Jogiraju
Roger Wang
Martha Ellen Stillwell School of the Arts
Giavanni Jackson
Mary Persons HS
Anna Corbett
McIntosh HS
David Ayos
Midtown HS
Zoe DiamondWilding
Audrey Lyons
Mill Creek HS
Jace Bell
Ana Marin Moreno
Melanie Prichici
Monroe Area HS
Kaitlyn Horn
North Gwinnett HS
Hannah Yang
North Hall HS
Audrey Burt
Northview HS
Catherine Ji
Claire Jing
Pebblebrook HS
Tariq Abdullah
Andrew Bodrick
Treasure Capers
Cameron Coleman
Eva Delgado
Deanna Edmond
Janice Rose Fallin
Nathan Iles
Gavin James
Mia Moss
Judson Sampler
Perry High School
Andrew Battle
Blake Randall
Jonathan Rogers
Caleb Simmons
Richmond Hill HS
Stacy Armour
Ethan Blendowski
Jake Choi
Joseph Christensen
Lexi Larrosa
Talia Mitchell
Victoria Rickey
Lily Ross
Cedric Shouse
Macey Smith
Diego Torres
Jaci Wooten
Rome High School
Liam Samples
Seckinger HS
Dallin Curtis
Connor Cushma
Sequoyah HS
Elena Dagostino
Matthew Lorenz
Madeleine Markham
Southeast Bulloch High School
Faith Collins
Veterans HS
Brennan Barnwell
Andrea Vaughan
Warner Robins HS
Tarikk Taylor