Staff and Board
David Kienzle - Music Director
A native of Canton, Ohio, Dr. Kienzle began his formal musical studies with Dr. W. Robert Morrison during his high school years. Dr. Kienzle holds a doctorate in the Literature and Performance Practice of the Organ from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati; a Masters in organ performance from Kent State University; and a Baccalaureate degree in organ performance from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.
In addition to study with many eminent organists, his mentors in choral conducting include Joseph Flummerfelt, David Agler, Elaine Brown, Vance George, Earl Rivers, and John Leman. Dr. Kienzle is organ soloist and accompanist on four compact discs recorded with the Memphis Boychoir and Memphis Chamber Choir under the direction of John Ayer, on the Pro Organo Label.
Since February of 1998, he has served as Director of Music and Fine Arts at Christ Presbyterian Church in Canton, where he has extended and strengthened the legacy of organ and choral excellence in the parish and larger community for weekly liturgies, festival occasions, and a venerated concert series. The Chancel Choir served as choir-in-residence at the National Cathedral in Washington last July, and performs two or three times a year in the church’s annual concert series. The Christ Church Boychoir sings monthly in Sunday liturgies, weekly Wednesday Evensong, and once or twice a year in the church’s concerts.
Dr. Kienzle has performed on four concert tours of Germany; he has served as adjudicator for several organ competitions, and as a consultant for churches seeking professional musicians. His wife is also a church musician and they live in Akron with their two sons.
Graham Schultz - Accompanist
Born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Mr. Schultz began his organ studies at the age of 15. In high school, he studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he received the Fine Arts Award in organ music. In the summer of 2004, he traveled with choristers from throughout Arkansas to Kent, England, where the ensemble served as the Choir-in-Residence at Rochester Cathedral.
His former teachers have included Charles Rigsby and Thomas Bara. Mr. Schultz is currently a student of Todd Wilson at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He also serves as Organist and Choirmaster of St. James Anglican Catholic Parish in Cleveland.
Leslie Ondrey-Training Choir Director
Leslie Ondrey joined the Ohio Boychoir in October, 2006. She is completing her bachelor’s degree in Voice Performance at Cleveland State University, studying under Elizabeth Chesko. Other teachers include Beverley Rinaldi and Craig Raymaley. She has received awards for “Artistic Expression in Talent” from the Miss America Organization and has been 1st, 3rd, and 4th runner-up to Miss Ohio. Miss Ondrey lobbies for arts education in the State of Ohio and has worked with the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education.
Thomas J. Shellhammer, Chair
Mark L. Celestina, Vice Chair
Jill M. Kalista, Treasurer
Elizabeth Unis Chesko
Christopher Cwiklinski
Robert J. Finn
Denise M. O’Brien
Mary Lou Ozimek
