Artistic Staff

Artistic Staff

CCC 2002 Peggy Rosenkranz Founder and Artistic Director of Centennial Children's Chorus, Peggy directs the Cantare and Sala Voce choirs and is celebrating her 25th year with CCC. In addition to her work with CCC, she is in her 27th year as the director of the Adult Choir at Christ United Methodist Church. In the spring of 2001, she retired from 31 years of public school music teaching as an elementary, junior high, and college music specialist in Illinois, South Dakota, and Fort Collins. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Dakota Wesleyan University (Mitchell, S.D.) and a master's degree in Music from Colorado State University.

CCC 2002 Sheri McKelfresh
Sheri is in her seventh year as the director of Bel Canto. After 31 years of teaching music for grades kindergarten through college, she retired from public school teaching and currently has a private voice studio in her home. She is a member of the Larimer Chorale, and sings with both the adult choir and the Praise Band at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Colorado State University and a master's degree in Elementary Education from the University of Northern Colorado.

CCC 2002 Marlene Hutton
Marlene begins her first year directing Jubilate, taking the reins from Karlin Gray, who led Jubilate from its inception for eight years. Marlene taught middle school band, orchestra, and choir in Kansas for 3 ½ years before moving to Colorado in 1995. Since then she has taught private piano and voice lessons, and has directed youth and adult choirs at churches in Fort Collins, Topeka, and Iwakuni, Japan. She also served as Assistant Director for Cantare and Sala Voce for four years under Peggy Rosenkranz. Marlene earned her Bachelor of Music in Music Education in 1990 from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas.

Linda Hall

Linda returns to CCC for her third year as the assistant director for Cantare and Sala Voce. She began with CCC as an accompanist in CCC's second year (1984), and subsequently was the assistant director for eight years. Linda is a native of Sterling, Colorado, and a graduate of CSU where she received her degree in Music Education. From 1977 – 1990 she taught at Irish Elementary, and since then has been teaching at Webber Junior High. Linda served on the Colorado Girls State Board of Directors from 1982 – 1988, and was the General Music Council Chair for CMEA from 1990 – 1993. She also directed the Fort Collins Elementary Honor Choir in 1997 and the Arkansas Valley Junior High Honor Choir in 2005.

Hedy Reynolds

Hedy is in her eleventh year as an accompanist for CCC with the Sala Voce. She has served as an accompanist for the Colorado State University Music Department, Open Stage Theater, Junior High Honor Choirs, and the Fort Collins Symphony Young Artist auditions. Hedy holds a bachelor's degree in music (piano performance) and music education from the University of Montana, and a master's degree in exercise physiology from Colorado State University. She currently works in the Environmental Learning Center of CSU's Warner College of Natural Resources.

Deanna Ballantine

Deanna is returning as the Cantare accompanist for her ninth season. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Music. She has been active in the Christ United Methodist Choir for 24 years. Deanna has also accompanied many school programs and concerts throughout the Poudre School District.

Amy Chase

Amy is in her fifth year as accompanist for Bel Canto. She has served as a pianist and vocalist at Faith Evangelical Free Church for the past sixteen years. After majoring in church music/piano performance at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Amy began a professional accompanying and teaching career. She is currently on the teaching faculty at Faith Academy of Fine Arts, and accompanies various local artists and groups.

Kristy Klenk

Kristy begins her first year with CCC as the new accompanist for Jubilate. She takes over for Norma Andersen, who retired after eight years accompanying Jubilate. Kristi has been playing the piano since she was 6, and played the organ and piano for several churches throughout her high school and college years. She accompanied the Fossil Ridge High School choir for two years and currently plays piano for the worship team at Providence Bible Church.