Last week Ken Riggs, high school music teacher, shared information with us on how well the high school choirs did this year with a focus on a recent Chamber Choir performance. Below, are his words and a link to the performance. I watched videos of four of their songs, well worth the time. Can't wait until the day our young people share their talent on a performance center stage at the new Tahoma High School.
It
has been a great year for the THS choirs! Each group received the highest
scores of any choir at their region contests, one of our singers won the state
solo contest, and we gave many wonderful concerts, not to mention all of the
great learning and musical growth that has been taking place in the classroom,
but without a doubt the highlight was our Chamber Choir’s performance at the
Northwest Division Convention of the American Choral Directors’ Association.
I
did not see all of the performances at the convention, but of the ones I did
see - a great middle school choir, as well as high school, university, and
adult professional choirs - we were the ONLY ONE that received a standing
ovation from the audience of nearly 600 choral professionals from throughout
the northwest. These experienced musicians are not easily impressed, and
do not give this kind of accolade without good cause.
You can access the videos of their performance here: http://thschoirprogram.weebly.com/nw-acda-convention-2014.html
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