/tags/maria-ellis Maria Ellis en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:44:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-08/small-but-spirited-sumner-high-choir-finds-hard-fought-harmony For choral conductor Maria Ellis and her students, convening historic Sumner High’s first choir in decades has proved to be a challenging task — but also full of reward. “St. Louis on the Air” checks in with the choir as it prepares for a winter concert. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:44:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-08/small-but-spirited-sumner-high-choir-finds-hard-fought-harmony Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-27/inside-sumner-high-schools-first-choir-rehearsal-in-years As Maria Ellis waited Monday afternoon to meet her students and help kick off a brand-new arts and activism focus at the recently saved school, Chuck Berry tunes played quietly through a speaker. Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:24:21 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-08-27/inside-sumner-high-schools-first-choir-rehearsal-in-years Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-28/new-childrens-choir-brings-joyful-noise-back-to-maria-ellis-old-stomping-grounds Growing up in north St. Louis County, where she was leading choirs by the time she was 12 years old, Maria Ellis remembers thinking about St. Louis… Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:18:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-28/new-childrens-choir-brings-joyful-noise-back-to-maria-ellis-old-stomping-grounds Evie Hemphill