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The article presents an update on music education in Ohio as of 2007. The Baldwin-Wallace Bach Festival will join with the Bethlehem Bach Festival for two concerts on April 20 and May 5. Visiting artist faculty Karen Pierson and Bruce Hennis will be performing and providing master classes at the Ohio State University School of Music. The second annual Vocal & Choral Festival will be held on January 26 at the University of Akron.

The article offers information on the popularity of choral music in Cincinnati, Ohio. It states that prior to the Protestant Reformation, church music was very much in the hands of the clergy. It mentions that musical reformation found rich soil in the German states where the experience of communal singing in church became a national tradition of singing in choirs and choruses.

The author covers several issues on music education in Ohio. He attended the Ohio Choral Directors Association Summer Conference which he said showcased the best and unselfish choral musicians. Grammy winning conductor Charles Bruffy will visit Ohio to share his rehearsal and conducting techniques. The Ohio Choral Directors Association (OCDA) will hold its Summer Conference at Otterbein University on June 18-20, 2012.

The article reviews several classical music concerts that were included in the choral festival, Cincinnati May Festival held at the Music Hall in Ohio in May 2005.

The article presents information on the Harmony Camp, created by the Singing Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio to attract teens across the U.S. into barbershop singing. The staff and volunteers that run the camp include some of the most talented and qualified names in barbershop singing, including the two-time quartet gold medalist Gary Lewis and Jennifer Edwards who has been chosen as the 2008 Music Educators National Conference recipient. The main financial supporters of the camp are members of Sweet Adelines International and the Barnershop Harmony Society.