Harrison (Grace), Gretchen
Class of 1982
Inducted in 2016

Academics

Following her Oak Park years, Gretchen Harrison graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor's in Music Education and earned her Masters' degree in music education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Harrison has been teaching middle school choral music in the Shawnee Mission and the Blue Valley school districts since 2002. Under Harrison's direction, the choirs at Frontier Trail have routinely earned highest ratings and have performed for the Kansas Music Educators Association.

Harrison is an assistant director with Allegro Choirs of Kansas City. This organization has traveled and performed regionally, nationally and internationally with hallmark performances including performing for the President at the White House in 2012, a Carnegie Hall performance, singing for High Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, performing in the cathedrals in Paris, Lucerne, St. Paul's Cathedral, Rome. Allegro choirs also perform with the Kansas City Symphony in their "Festival of Christmas" performances in Helzberg Hall.

Harrison enjoys serving the profession and has served as guest choral clinician, adjudicator and lecturer for many regional, state and national choral events. She has served as the American Choral Directors Association National Chairperson for JHMS Repertoire.