Penn High School is the flagship school in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation in Mishawaka, Indiana. Penn High School serves over 3800 students daily, has a 97% graduation rate, and has been named a Four Star School by the Indiana Department of Education. We are ranked 8% Nationally in the "US News and World Report's 2022 U.S. News Best High Schools". The class of 2022 had 10 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists and earned over $11 million in scholarships. Penn's national reputation for excellence is based on its outstanding academic, athletic and fine arts programs. Penn has been featured on national TV network news for students’ ingenuity and creativity!
Mrs. Tschetter along with her Assistant Director, Zac Coudret, teach 5 high school orchestras spanning intermediate to advanced levels. Our students and orchestras have received Gold ratings in competitions, and “With Distinction” awards at Indiana State School Music Association competitions and Solo & Ensembles. Our orchestra musicians have performed at Disney World and in New York City multiple times, plus the Symphonic Orchestra has performed in the National Orchestra Cup in New York City, and the ASTA National Orchestra Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Our students are involved in our Orchestra Leadership program and serve our community through small ensembles, like our Kingsmen Quintet, performing for luncheons, dinners, and at nursing homes. We yearly graduate students who continue their music path in some of the finest colleges and universities in the United States.
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Anne Marie Tschetter is the Orchestra Director at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana. Anne received her Graduate Degree in Music Performance on Viola (M.M.) from the University of Notre Dame and her Undergraduate Degree in music education (B.M.E.) from Grand Valley State College. Originating from Lansing, Michigan, Mrs. Tschetter started teaching in 1984 and as taught orchestras in South Carolina, Michigan, and Indiana. Mrs. Tschetter is a violist, violinist, and cellist and performs with the Indigo String Quartet and local symphonies on an as-need basis. She has performed with the South Bend Symphony, Southwest Michigan Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, Elkhart Symphony, LaPorte Symphony, West Shore Symphony, Kent Philharmonia, Greenville Symphony, Anderson Symphony, and others. Professional memberships have included: American Federation of Musicians, National Education Association, Indiana Music Educators Association, American String Teachers Association, and the National Association for Music Education. Anne lives in Mishawaka, Indiana with her husband, Chet. She has three grown children who are professionals and industry workers.
Mr. Zac Coudret is in his fifth year as the Assistant Orchestra Director at Penn High School. He is a graduate of Ball State University with a Bachelors of Arts in music education and has been teaching orchestra since earning his degree in 2010. Mr. Coudret has taught orchestra in the Eastern Howard School Corporation, the South Bend Community School Corporation, the Goshen Community Schools and currently teaches in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation. Mr. Coudret’s orchestras have competed in the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) competitions and earned Gold with Distinction ratings for their performances. Mr. Coudret was one of the conductors of Goshen’s 2015-16 8th Grade Orchestra that performed at the Indiana Music Education Association (IMEA) state conference.
Outside of the school day, Mr. Coudret coaches viola sectionals for the South Bend Youth Symphony and enjoys playing the viola in orchestras and small ensembles when possible. He also has previously been in the viola section of the Marion Philharmonic Orchestra and the Kokomo Symphony Orchestra. He and his wife, Christine, have three beautiful little children. He enjoys spending time and sharing the joys of music with his family.
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the 50 state
string orchestra project
2022-2024
The 50 State String Orchestra Project is a large-scale consortium commission that is bringing new music to classrooms and concert halls all over the US in the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 seasons, with educational and community orchestras in all 50 states commissioning a new piece for string orchestra, similar in difficulty level and scope to Stephanie’s 2011 work for string orchestra Beyond the Gate. Her consortium commissions for chamber music have already brought new string-centered music all across the world, from her 50 State Sonata Project for violin + piano, inspired by the work of her teacher John Kendall, and her World Sonata Project, which was commissioned by violinists from 35 countries in 2016.