Deborah Otteson, Children’s Choir Director
Deborah was born in Oakridge, Tenn. She is the eldest of nine living children. She graduated from Ricks and BYU (Provo) with a degree in Secondary Music Education. After serving a mission in the Oregon Portland Mission, she started teaching music in her hometown of Shelley, Idaho and spent her summers in Hartford, Conn. earning a degree in the Kodály Method at the KMTI. During her time in Idaho, she was also involved in many musicals, operas and singing groups. She is excited to be at American Heritage School and to be teaching music to young children.
September Howard, Junior Choir Director
September was born and raised in Newport News, Virginia. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in music education (k-12 choral emphasis). September has been working at American Heritage school since 2021 as the middle school choir director; she also serves as the fine arts department chair. September is the mom to two children, Grayson, and Dawson. Going on walks, spending time with her family, watching movies, and being at the beach are all things she enjoys doing.
Jessica Lee Gilbert, Treble Choir Director
Jessica graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor’s degree in Piano VTG nike Sale Air Max Senation White Black Chris Webber 2006 sz 9 , nike Sale breathe run kurzarm-t-shirt , Fenua-environnementShops Marketplace Performance and a Masters degree in Choral Conducting. She has directed many choirs including the women’s choir and chamber choir at Snow College; the vocal ensemble at the Salt Lake School for Performing Arts; and the Westminster Institute Choir. She created two community children’s choirs: the Young Choral Artists (Salt Lake) and Glee Girls (Salt Lake/Davis County). Jessica loves to accompany and has played for countless choirs and soloists, and accompanied Jenny Oaks Baker for 4 years on Time Out for Women programs across the country. Jessica loves musical theatre and has enjoyed performing in theatre productions throughout the valley (Ado Annie in Oklahoma was one of her favorite roles) as well as music directing for summer shows at a private school in Maryland. She was a member of the Tabernacle Choir for two years and conducted a choir for General Conference in April 2017. Jessica and her husband moved to Pleasant Grove in July 2023 to bring their three boys to American Heritage and they are so excited to join the AHS family!
Neil Harmon, Accompanist
Dr. Neil Harmon lives in Provo, Utah, where he enjoys a career as a teacher, performer, composer, consultant, and accompanist. He teaches organ performance and organ-related classes at Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and Utah Valley University. Dr. Harmon is the accompanist for the Heritage Youth Chorus. He performs regularly on Temple Square in Salt Lake City as Guest Organist, a service he has rendered since 1991.
Dr. Harmon completed a Bachelor of Music degree at BYU, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Eastman School of Music.
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LauraLyn Eberting, Treble Choir Accompanist
LauraLyn Eberting loves music and is delighted to be a part of American Heritage School’s Children’s Choir. She grew up singing and making music with her family and then went to law school and became an attorney. While in college she taught piano lessons, played the violin with a BYU orchestra, sang with the Mormon Youth Chorus, and performed as an entertainer in Lagoon’s Music USA.
Emily Halverson, Children’s Choir Accompanist
Emily Halverson is so excited to be at American Heritage! She has spent the last sixteen years as a music curriculum specialist where she also taught music and choir at another private school. She received her Bachelor’s Degree nike dunk duck olive garden ohio city cleveland, Жилетка, жилетка nike — цена 2000 грн в каталоге Жилетки ✓ Купить мужские вещи по доступной цене на Шафе, осанка жилетка , Украина #131833407 in Music from BYU and is Kodaly Level III certified. In 2003, she auditioned for the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square where she served for five years. She is the youngest of six very musical siblings and enjoys singing with them. She also enjoys singing duets with her husband with whom she has a combined family of eight awesome children. She absolutely loves teaching music to children and accompanying choirs, and is definitely looking forward to an incredible future at American Heritage!
Laurie Patterson, Choir Apparel Coordinator
Laurie has taught in many different capacities for over 30 years, including owning ir jordan 4 tour yellow 200 a preschool, working for Alpine school district, and substitute teacher for AHS. She is now teaching students around the globe with “Outschool”, emotional health classes, young reading classes, and cooking classes (her favorite). She has been a singer since she was little and has dabbled in theatre directing. Her and her husband Jaye are originally from Seattle, Washington. They have 5 married children and 13 grandchildren all in Utah! Laurie has been with AHS youth chorus since the beginning. She just can’t seem to retire!
Becca Thornton, Treble Choir Secretary
Becca Thornton was born in London England and grew up in Cache Valley, Utah. She graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, specializing in music and history. She has worked for Utah Festival Opera’s acclaimed “Opera by Children” program, assists in running an annual children’s art competition, and published a book in 2020 highlighting the lives of the fathers of the latter-day prophets. She and her husband, Matt, have 5 children and enjoy working as a family with the Heritage Youth Choirs.