Georgia Music Educators Association
2026 All-State Reading Chorus
January 31, 2025
The Classic Center | First Baptist Church | Athens, Georgia
Dr. Jacob Augsten, Conductor
Dr. Jana Williams, Accompanist
Velma Page Jenkins, Choral Chair Nathan Schreer, Organizer
Georgia native Dr. Jacob Augsten is Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music in the School of the Arts at Reinhardt University, where he conducts the Reinhardt choirs and teaches courses in Conducting, Aural Skills, and Choral Methods.
Augsten’s recent research has centered on the music of Polish Baroque composer Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki and treble-voice repertoire by Sergei Rachmaninoff. He is equally committed to the promotion of new music and the amplification of underrepresented voices in the field, having recently premiered multiple works by composers Tristino Ali and Kahan Taraporevala. Augsten is an active guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician throughout the southeastern United States. Outside of this region, he has been Guest Conductor of the Denton Bach Society and has served as Assistant Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Chorus. Augsten holds graduate degrees in Choral Conducting from the University of North Texas and Georgia State University, and an undergraduate degree in Music Education from Clayton State University. He has been taught and mentored by Drs. Deanna Joseph, Allen Hightower, Jessica Nápoles, Marques Garrett, and Kristina MacMullen.
Participating Schools and Students
Brookwood High School
Sophia Csehy
Camden County High School
Jason McLaughlin
Avery Twelkemeier
Elizabeth Vail
Cherokee Bluff High School
Lily Barrere
Chestatee High School
Matthew Brooksher
Sydney Green
Etsub Habib
Connor McClenathen
Isabella McClenathen
Elijah Peters
Payton Whitaker
Columbus High School
Laurelen Badgett
Darius Carr
Ava Stravelakis
Levi West
Creekview High School
Kassidy Eno
Avery Lawson
Dacula High School
Hailey Palmore
Decatur High School
William Bartlett
Nia Batra
Maisie Davis
Roy Dietrich
Mila Martinez-Garretson
Ashe Spears
Jasper Starrchan
Isaac Wong
Duluth High School
Annabee Chen
Ephraim Ng
East Jackson Comprehensive High School
Kayla G. Fricks
Fayette County High School
David Ayos
Flowery Branch High School
Mehkayla Drayton
Graeme Gooding
Nathan Simela
Grayson High School
Emily Douglas
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Micah L. Fincher
Harrison High School
Heston Blakely
Charles Champion
Camilla Craig
Emmaline Krogh
Kylie Reeve
Nyx Schluckebier
DJ Washizaki
Heritage High School – Conyers
Taylor Hammond
Wyatt Howell
Dylan Morris
Houston County High School
Talmadge F. Smith, III
Jones County High School
Melody Dixon
Aaron Varnadoe
Lambert High School
Chaitra Jogiraju
Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts
Amira Gaines
Midtown High School
Sloane Crisler
Zoe Diamond-Wilding
Mill Creek High School
Chelsea Ampadu
Jace Bell
Ana Marin Moreno
Carsen Wilhoit
Yovel Yeboah
Milton High School
Minduulat Kinney
Lucy Tomich
North Gwinnett High School
Carlos Santiago Bernis
North Hall High School
Audrey Burt
Northview High School
Catherine Ji
Northwest Classical Academy
Harrison Birch
Oconee County High School
Emily White
Pebblebrook High School
Tarig Abdullah
Vedder Black
Cameron Coleman
Aaryn-Mikai Cook
Michael Cotton
Pebblebrook High School (cont.)
Eva Delgado
Gavin James
Francisco Lopez Gomez
Jemmitza Ocasio Torres
Judson Sampler
Mariah Seals
Jasmine Williams
Perry High School
Andrew Battle
Jillian Dumas
David Morseman
Jonathan Rogers
Caleb Simmons
Richmond Hill High School
Stacy Armour
Addie Birchall
Ethan Blendowski
Gabriel Edin
Xavier Harden
Ella Lake
Landon Marietta
Macey Smith
Kathryn Somers
Allie Witham
Rome High School
Liam Samples
Savannah Arts Academy
Mark Ramos
Seckinger High School
Dallin Curtis
Colton Mayfield
Rebekah Seo
Sequoyah High School
Elena Dagostino
James Markham
Spencer Markham
Derik Pedro-Espinoza
The Westminster Schools
Mark Ma
Veterans High School
Brennan Barwell
Vidalia High School
Gregory Huston
Walton High School
Timothy Guo
Ware County High School
Kasen Guinn
Townsend Mock