HCC Artistic Staff
Independent, non-volunteer artistic directors are an essential
component of the character of the Hudson Community Choruses.
Dr. Jon C. Peterson
Artistic Director
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Jon C. Peterson, D.M.A., is excited to join Hudson Community Choruses as Artistic Director. Dr. Peterson serves as Director of Music Ministries at First Congregational Church of Hudson (FCCH), where he oversees a growing program that includes six adult ensembles in addition to several musical opportunities for youth and children. In addition to his work in Hudson, he also is in his eleventh year as Director of the All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir, an organization that welcomes 200 high school students from across the state to participate in rehearsals and numerous daily concerts at the Ohio State Fair each year.
Prior to coming to FCCH in the fall of 2020, Dr. Peterson served as Associate Professor of Music at Malone University and, previously, as Assistant Professor of Music at Bluffton University. Peterson received his doctoral and masters degrees in choral conducting with a doctoral minor in historical musicology from The University of Arizona and Southern Methodist University, respectively. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Austin College with an undergraduate degree in vocal performance. In Ohio, Peterson has prepared choruses for and has conducted the Master Singers Chorale of Northeast Ohio, the Tuscarawas Philharmonic and Chorus, the Canton Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Voices of Canton, Inc. (VOCI) and The Magpie Consort (Columbus, OH). In addition to his passion for working with community musicians of all ages, his experience in music ministry has taken him to congregations of varying sizes and denominations in Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Ohio. When not making music, Dr. Peterson enjoys cycling and spending time with his wife and two sons…usually at boys’ baseball games!
Angela Perrine
Director of Childrens and Youth Choruses
Angela Perrine has been teaching choral and general music for 24 years and is currently the K-4 general music specialist at Rushwood Elementary School. Perrine studied music education and choral conducting at Louisiana State University. She has completed three levels of certification in Orff-Schulwerk. She currently serves as the president of the Greater Cleveland Orff-Schulwerk Chapter.
Anne Dalby joins the choruses with a variety of professional credits as a collaborative pianist. She is a graduate of Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance where she was the winner of its Young Artist Concerto competition. At Millikin, she accompanied a number of choral and solo performances and theater productions. She completed Masters Level private piano study at Kent State University. She also holds a Master of Education in School Counseling from Cleveland State University and currently serves as school counselor at Riverside High School, Painesville, Ohio. She has rehearsed
and performed a wide rangeof choral literature serving as the collaborative pianist for The Master Singers Chorale, the Chagrin Valley Choral Union and accompanying programs for the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Library, the Kent Chorus, and a number of high schools and churches in the area as well as serving as a staff accompanist at the Interlochen Arts Camp in Interlochen, Michigan.