About
Columbus Children's Choir offers a choral program where children and teens take part in singing. The program is open to students in grades 1–12 of all experience levels. According to its mission statement, the program includes generous financial aid.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Business hours Monday–Friday, 9:30am–3:30pm
Columbus Children's Choir was established in 1996 and is described as Central Ohio’s premier choral program for school-age children. The mission statement says the programs build skills, confidence, and community. The leadership team includes Artistic Director Jeanne Wohlgamuth; Program Manager Tammy Gebara; Vivace Director Molly McCorkle Rule; Adagio Director and Accompanist Eliza van Kan; Accompanist Chad Baker; Young Musicians staff member Robin Terschak; and Managing Director Kerry Haberkern.
Artistic Director Jeanne Wohlgamuth has a four-decade career in children’s music education and was named Artistic Director in 2012. Her awards include the Professor Veneta Vicheva Conductor’s Mastery Award from the XXVI Dobri Voinikov International Children and Youth Choral Gala in Shumen, Bulgaria (2021), the Best Conductor Award from the Rimini International Choral Competition in Rimini, Italy (2021), the Outstanding Music Educator Award from the Royale Music Competition (2023), and the National Teacher of the Year Award from the Organization of American Kodály Educators (2020). She led a choral residency at Carnegie Hall in June 2023 and is scheduled to return to Carnegie Hall in 2026 to conduct Mulholland’s Missa Romantica for treble choir with the New England Symphonic Orchestra, and she serves as President of the Ohio Choral Directors Association.
Program Manager Tammy Gebara has over 25 years of teaching experience and holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Baylor University, a Master of Education in Teaching from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a PhD in Psychological Perspectives in Education from The Ohio State University. Vivace Director Molly McCorkle Rule received a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Music Education and a Master of Music in Music Education with Kodály emphasis from Capital University, completed part of her master’s degree at The Kodály Institute in Hungary, taught music at Fairfield Elementary School in Pickerington where she was chosen Teacher of the Year for 2004–2005, and spent four years as a lecturer for The Ohio State University School of Music. Adagio Director and Accompanist Eliza van Kan holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Towson University and a Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Florida, has served as an accompanist and coach for instrumental students and choirs of Baltimore County Public Schools and Towson University, and taught elementary and middle school music at international schools in Tokyo for seven years.
Accompanist Chad Baker is Director of Worship & Music at Christ Lutheran Church in Bexley, Ohio, is a faculty member of the Capital University Conservatory of Music, and teaches in the Sacred Music program at Trinity Lutheran Seminary; he is a 2004 cum laude graduate of Capital University with a Bachelor of Music degree in keyboard pedagogy with an emphasis in church music. Young Musicians staff member Robin Terschak is a 2022 graduate of the Capital University Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education (Vocal) and serves as the K–4 General Music Teacher at Pickerington Elementary School in the Pickerington Local School District. Managing Director Kerry Haberkern is the faculty instructor of bassoon at Otterbein University, is second bassoonist for the Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, and has held positions with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra and the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
Columbus Children’s Choir has received multiple awards, including Grand Prize Winner in the 2025, 2024, and 2023 International Youth Music Competition, First Place Winner in the 2025 The American Prize for Choral Performance in the Youth Choir Division, Gold Medal Winner at the 2025 Musica Orbis Prague Festival, and First Place Winner at the 2025 Bratislava Music Festival in the Youth Division. Additional honors include the Diamond Prize in the 2023 International Royal Music Competition, Grand Prize Winner and multiple First Place awards at the 2021 Rimini (Italy) International Choral Festival, and First Place Winner in The American Prize Children’s Community Choir category in 2019 and 2010. The program notes that families are asked to enter through the east-most entrance and accompany children during drop-off and pick-up, and that off-street parking is available in the back of the property.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Business hours Monday–Friday, 9:30am–3:30pm
Columbus Children's Choir was established in 1996 and is described as Central Ohio’s premier choral program for school-age children. The mission statement says the programs build skills, confidence, and community. The leadership team includes Artistic Director Jeanne Wohlgamuth; Program Manager Tammy Gebara; Vivace Director Molly McCorkle Rule; Adagio Director and Accompanist Eliza van Kan; Accompanist Chad Baker; Young Musicians staff member Robin Terschak; and Managing Director Kerry Haberkern.
Artistic Director Jeanne Wohlgamuth has a four-decade career in children’s music education and was named Artistic Director in 2012. Her awards include the Professor Veneta Vicheva Conductor’s Mastery Award from the XXVI Dobri Voinikov International Children and Youth Choral Gala in Shumen, Bulgaria (2021), the Best Conductor Award from the Rimini International Choral Competition in Rimini, Italy (2021), the Outstanding Music Educator Award from the Royale Music Competition (2023), and the National Teacher of the Year Award from the Organization of American Kodály Educators (2020). She led a choral residency at Carnegie Hall in June 2023 and is scheduled to return to Carnegie Hall in 2026 to conduct Mulholland’s Missa Romantica for treble choir with the New England Symphonic Orchestra, and she serves as President of the Ohio Choral Directors Association.
Program Manager Tammy Gebara has over 25 years of teaching experience and holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Baylor University, a Master of Education in Teaching from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a PhD in Psychological Perspectives in Education from The Ohio State University. Vivace Director Molly McCorkle Rule received a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Music Education and a Master of Music in Music Education with Kodály emphasis from Capital University, completed part of her master’s degree at The Kodály Institute in Hungary, taught music at Fairfield Elementary School in Pickerington where she was chosen Teacher of the Year for 2004–2005, and spent four years as a lecturer for The Ohio State University School of Music. Adagio Director and Accompanist Eliza van Kan holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Towson University and a Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Florida, has served as an accompanist and coach for instrumental students and choirs of Baltimore County Public Schools and Towson University, and taught elementary and middle school music at international schools in Tokyo for seven years.
Accompanist Chad Baker is Director of Worship & Music at Christ Lutheran Church in Bexley, Ohio, is a faculty member of the Capital University Conservatory of Music, and teaches in the Sacred Music program at Trinity Lutheran Seminary; he is a 2004 cum laude graduate of Capital University with a Bachelor of Music degree in keyboard pedagogy with an emphasis in church music. Young Musicians staff member Robin Terschak is a 2022 graduate of the Capital University Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education (Vocal) and serves as the K–4 General Music Teacher at Pickerington Elementary School in the Pickerington Local School District. Managing Director Kerry Haberkern is the faculty instructor of bassoon at Otterbein University, is second bassoonist for the Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, and has held positions with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra and the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
Columbus Children’s Choir has received multiple awards, including Grand Prize Winner in the 2025, 2024, and 2023 International Youth Music Competition, First Place Winner in the 2025 The American Prize for Choral Performance in the Youth Choir Division, Gold Medal Winner at the 2025 Musica Orbis Prague Festival, and First Place Winner at the 2025 Bratislava Music Festival in the Youth Division. Additional honors include the Diamond Prize in the 2023 International Royal Music Competition, Grand Prize Winner and multiple First Place awards at the 2021 Rimini (Italy) International Choral Festival, and First Place Winner in The American Prize Children’s Community Choir category in 2019 and 2010. The program notes that families are asked to enter through the east-most entrance and accompany children during drop-off and pick-up, and that off-street parking is available in the back of the property.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
Is this your business? There is no cost, but you will be asked to sign up or log in.