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Music in the air: EHS/EMS choirs showcase talent at fall concert

by Casey Devine

Updated October 30, 2025

Music in the air: EHS/EMS choirs showcase talent at fall concert — Tim O'Donnell, EMS/EHS choir teacher, acknowledges his singers' performance during their fall concert Wednesday evening, Oct. 29, at Ephrata High School. Photos by Casey Devine

EPHRATA — It was a harmonious evening, when singers in the Ephrata High School and Ephrata Middle School choirs filled the EHS Performing Arts Center gymnasium with music Wednesday, Oct. 29, during their fall concert.

The Ephrata Middle School choir performs a song under the direction of Gus O'Donnell.

Nearly 200 students shared their voices, comprising six choir ensembles that each performed multiple songs under the direction of EMS/EHS choir teacher Tim O'Donnell. The middle school singers opened the evening, followed by the high school's Treble Clef, Concert, Bass Clef, Harmonia, and Chamber choirs.

Members of the EHS Treble Clef Choir perform during the fall concert. The all-girls ensemble presented three selections under the direction of Tim O'Donnell.

The EHS Concert Choir takes the stage in the PAC gymnasium.

Accompanists for the evening were former student and O'Donnell's son, Gus O'Donnell, and Cecilia Couture. Sound technician Aaron Loeffelbein, a former EHS student and current Ephrata Public Library librarian, handled technical duties.