MEET OUR DIRECTORS
RICK GAMBLE hails originally from Omaha, Nebraska. He is the Director of Choirs at Avon High School, where he administers and/or conducts 6 choirs and a madrigal dinner each year. His choirs have won numerous competitive honors, including fifteen appearances as State Finalists and a Concert Organizational State Championship. In addition, they have been grand champions at several private competitions.
Mr. Gamble served as a past president of the Indiana Choral Directors Association, the state chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). Prior to that, he planned and coordinated two state conferences. He was the ICDA Women’s Choirs R & S chair, and served as the ICDA Men’s All State Choir Coordinator for seventeen years. He has served on the planning committees of two ADCA Central Division conferences. Mr. Gamble is also an active adjudicator for the Indiana State School Music Association.
Before becoming a teacher, Mr. Gamble had an active career as an actor in musical theater. He performed professionally in over a dozen states. Mr. Gamble continued to sing oratorio and pops concerts after beginning his teaching career. He has sung with the professional choral chamber ensemble, Mon Choeur, under the direction of Dr. Paul Krasnovsky, and as a studio musician for the Indianapolis-based Aire Born Group. He served as the music director for Meridian Street United Methodist Church for a number of years.
Mr. Gamble received his bachelor and master’s degrees in vocal performance from Indiana University. He returned later as a Lily Fellow to earn his teaching endorsement.
Mr. Gamble and his wife, Kelly, have taught together at Avon Schools for over 30 years. They are the proud parents of three children, Meghan, David, and Alyson.
Mr. Gamble served as a past president of the Indiana Choral Directors Association, the state chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). Prior to that, he planned and coordinated two state conferences. He was the ICDA Women’s Choirs R & S chair, and served as the ICDA Men’s All State Choir Coordinator for seventeen years. He has served on the planning committees of two ADCA Central Division conferences. Mr. Gamble is also an active adjudicator for the Indiana State School Music Association.
Before becoming a teacher, Mr. Gamble had an active career as an actor in musical theater. He performed professionally in over a dozen states. Mr. Gamble continued to sing oratorio and pops concerts after beginning his teaching career. He has sung with the professional choral chamber ensemble, Mon Choeur, under the direction of Dr. Paul Krasnovsky, and as a studio musician for the Indianapolis-based Aire Born Group. He served as the music director for Meridian Street United Methodist Church for a number of years.
Mr. Gamble received his bachelor and master’s degrees in vocal performance from Indiana University. He returned later as a Lily Fellow to earn his teaching endorsement.
Mr. Gamble and his wife, Kelly, have taught together at Avon Schools for over 30 years. They are the proud parents of three children, Meghan, David, and Alyson.
Leah Moebius Trigg - Assistant Director of Avon Choirs / Director of Accents
lmtrigg@avon-schools.org
317-544-5000 ext.5088
lmtrigg@avon-schools.org
317-544-5000 ext.5088
Leah Moebius Trigg is in demand as a consultant, adjudicator, clinician, accompanist, and private piano and voice instructor. She is currently the assistant choir director at Avon High School, where she directs the advanced mixed show choir, the Accents, and assists with several other choirs. Prior to this teaching assignment, she was the director of choral music at Shelbyville High School, Homestead High School, Ben Davis High School, and the Lynhurst 7th and 8th Grade Center.
While directing high school choirs, her groups were consistent state finalists in both concert and show choir. They have won grand championships and caption awards at several different competitions.
From 2007-2016 she served as the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) show choir site coordinator, which involved training judges and overseeing several Indiana show choir competitions. She is the Past President of the Indiana University Marching Hundred Alumni Association Board of Directors, where she received the Newell Long Service Award in 2012. She is currently on the Indiana University Jacob's School of Music Alumni Board of Directors.
She received her bachelor’s degree in music education from the Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music, her master’s degree in secondary education from Indiana University-Ft. Wayne, and then completed her administrative license from Indiana University-Indianapolis. She resides in Monrovia, Indiana, with her husband, Jason, and their three children.
While directing high school choirs, her groups were consistent state finalists in both concert and show choir. They have won grand championships and caption awards at several different competitions.
From 2007-2016 she served as the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) show choir site coordinator, which involved training judges and overseeing several Indiana show choir competitions. She is the Past President of the Indiana University Marching Hundred Alumni Association Board of Directors, where she received the Newell Long Service Award in 2012. She is currently on the Indiana University Jacob's School of Music Alumni Board of Directors.
She received her bachelor’s degree in music education from the Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music, her master’s degree in secondary education from Indiana University-Ft. Wayne, and then completed her administrative license from Indiana University-Indianapolis. She resides in Monrovia, Indiana, with her husband, Jason, and their three children.
Erin Slavens - Director of Attraction
Erin Slavens is a Choral music Director at Avon Intermediate School West in Avon, In. and is in her 19th year of teaching. She has taught Kindergarten through 12th grade in her career and enjoys each age and the differences that come with each student. She has been a director with the Indianapolis Children’s Choir for 5 years total. Erin is the director of the Avon High School Attraction, our competitive girls show choir. She lives on 10 acres in Danville, In. with her husband Brian, and her daughter Olivia. They are looking forward to creating a mini farm where they have adopted three Alpacas. Erin is passionate about music and sharing what music can bring to each individual student.
Erin Slavens is a Choral music Director at Avon Intermediate School West in Avon, In. and is in her 19th year of teaching. She has taught Kindergarten through 12th grade in her career and enjoys each age and the differences that come with each student. She has been a director with the Indianapolis Children’s Choir for 5 years total. Erin is the director of the Avon High School Attraction, our competitive girls show choir. She lives on 10 acres in Danville, In. with her husband Brian, and her daughter Olivia. They are looking forward to creating a mini farm where they have adopted three Alpacas. Erin is passionate about music and sharing what music can bring to each individual student.
