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Parkview High School Alum is a Classical Grammy Nominee

KSMU | By Randy Stewart

Published February 6, 2015 at 9:32 AM CST

Willie Grega, Parkview High School's choral director, has a really good reason to pay attention to this year's Grammy Awards: one of his former students, 1995 Parkview grad, countertenor Geoffrey Williams, was one of the founding members of the male vocal quartet New York Polyphony, who have achieved recognition as one of the finest vocal chamber ensembles in the world.

The group's recent Christmas recording "Sing Thee Nowell" on the BIS label has been nominated for a Grammy for "Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance.

The 57th Grammy Awards air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday (Feb. 8) at 7:00pm on CBS. Geoffrey and the other members of New York Polyphony traveled to L.A. this week to be at the Grammy ceremonies.

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Randy Stewart joined the full-time KSMU staff in June 1978 after working part-time as a student announcer/producer for two years. His job has evolved from Music Director in the early days to encompassing production of a wide range of arts-related programming and features for KSMU, including the online and Friday morning Arts News. Stewart assists volunteer producers John Darkhorse (Route 66 Blues Express), Lee Worman (The Gold Ring), and Emily Higgins (The Mulberry Tree) with the production of their programs. He's also become the de facto "Voice of KSMU" in recent years due to the many hours per day he’s heard doing local station breaks. Stewart’s record of service on behalf of the Springfield arts community earned him the Springfield Regional Arts Council's Ozzie Award in 2006.

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