Talia Lytle ’24

“My favorite PVI experience has been making friends in my classes and conducting some songs at our choir concerts as a student teacher. I have thoroughly enjoyed conducting as I am going to university this fall to become a music teacher, so this was able to prepare me well!” shares Talia.

Talia was a member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, and served as the Head of Service. She was also a Cappies Critic for the Blue Ridge Cappies, and a member of the International Thespian Society (ITS).

During her junior and senior years, Talia performed in a number of honor choirs including the 2023 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) All-National Honor Choir, the 2023 ACDA All-Virginia Honor Choir, and the 2024 ACDA All-Virginia Honor Choir. For the 2024 Honor Choir, Talia was ranked number one in the district.

In addition to practicing and growing her musical talents, Talia shares that PVI also helped strengthen her faith. “PVI helped me to achieve more of a relationship with God. Before coming to PVI, I was falling out of my faith, and PVI helped me regain my relationship with Christ.”

Talia will attend Indiana University Bloomington’s Jacobs School of Music and study music education for classical voice and vocal performance (opera). She hopes to go on to receive a master’s degree in vocal performance and join a professional choir out of college.