JMCP singer Jordan Fowler Receives 2024 Barbara Cass Award
Each year the Junior Mendelssohn Choir honors one outstanding student with the Barbara Cass Award. The Barbara Cass Award recognizes and honors the most outstanding member of the Junior Mendelssohn Choir selected each year by their peers for their knowledge, zeal, and commitment to the singing ensemble. This individual represents the highest standards of preparation, vocal growth, attitude, and consistent participation. Every member of the Junior Mendelssohn is eligible for consideration. The award was established in honor of the work of Barbara Cass whose founding vision and zeal brought the Junior Mendelssohn Choir to life in the 1986-87 concert season. This year, we are pleased to announce that the winner of the Barbara Cass Award is Jordan Fowler!
Jordan Fowler – Winner
Jordan Fowler has been singing with the Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for four years. A senior at Shaler Area High School, Jordan has been singing since elementary school, when she joined The Pittsburgh Youth Chorus. Jordan has performed with the Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra along with singing in her school honors choirs and performing in musicals and plays. A true lover of music, Jordan also plays the tuba and trombone and plans to study voice performance in the future.
Mia Greiner – Nominee
Mia Greiner, a senior at Winchester-Thurston High School, has been a part of the Junior Mendelssohn Choir for three years now. She loves to sing and act, and is an avid reader and writer of poetry. When she is not performing, you can find her watching sitcoms with her family or reading a book with her two dogs. She is so grateful for this community that JMCP has brought her, and is super excited to see what this new season brings!
Sophia Gombos – Nominee
Sophia Gombos is a senior at Shady Side Academy, and she is very excited to be a Barbara Cass Award finalist! She’s been a part of Junior Mendelssohn since freshman year, and has had so many amazing experiences with JMCP and grew a lot as a singer. Sophia’s been singing since she was eight years old, and she sings classical, jazz, musical theatre, and pop styles. In addition to being a singer, Sophia is also a dancer, model, and actress, and she loves performing in general. Some of Sophia’s hobbies include drawing, writing, golf, and rock climbing. After graduation, Sophia definitely will continue singing, and will miss everyone at JMCP and MCP!
Clara Yuo – Nominee
Clara Yuo is in her fourth year with the Junior Mendelssohn. From third through eighth grade she sang with the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus, and she has also studied piano for fourteen years. She is currently a senior at Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh, where she is a member of High School Choir and Chapel Choir. Outside of music, she is captain of the school mock trial and cross country teams. She plans to attend college next year to study Political Science.