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2008-2009 News

 

2009 Myrtle Beach Festival Competition Results Congratulations to the AHS Choral Department for their outstanding showing at the Myrtle Beach Festival Competition this past weekend. All four choral groups of Annandale Singers, Men's Chorale, Women's Ensemble, and Concert Choir received superior ratings, which is the highest artistic rating given by three judges. In addition, Annandale Singers and Men's Chorale won first place awards in their categories, and Women's Ensemble and Concert Choir received second place trophies in their categories. The Annandale Singers also received the Overall First Place award for the highest score of all chamber/madrigal groups at the festival. Congratulations to all AHS Choral students for this significant achievement. (05/09)

 

2008-2009 District Chorus and All-State Chorus Update All AHS performed beautifully at the District Festival on March 21. The results are: Annandale Singers: Superior Men's Chorale: Superior Women's Ensemble: Superior Concert Choir: Excellent

Thank you for a wonderful District Chorus weekend. Both choirs sounded absolutely magnificent and I know that the guest conductors were very pleased with the students' performance. Thank you also parents for helping out by driving students, helping with All-State Chorus auditions, and for continuing to support your sons and daughters in their musical activities.

 

I am pleased to announce that we had eleven Annandale students selected for All-State Chorus as well as five alternates! This was truly an outstanding showing and has broken my previous record! I'm sure it will be one of the highest, if not the highest total in the entire state. The AHS students selected for All-State Chorus are: Whitney Akridge, Hanna Navarrete, Caroline Dunleavy, Tess Carter, Jane Rabinovitz, Glenda Ngo, Vinh Ngo, Joel Waters, Jose Jimenez, Michael Pion, and Daren Lopez Villanueva. Alternates: Rebecca Pelkey, John Odom, Michael Lazar, Daniel Loo, and Chris Fuller. Congratulations to you all for this incredible achievement. (2/17/09)

 

2008-2009 District Chorus (PDF) Congratulations to the 60 students selected for the 2008-09 District Chorus.  I was very proud of my students for their beautiful singing and for their patience!  AHS had 45 students selected for the SATB choir and 15 for the SSA choir. The SATB Choir, made up of girls, grades 11-12 and boys, grades 9-12, will be conducted by Dr. Eugene Rogers. The SSA Choir, made up of girls, grades 9-10, will be conducted by Dr. Heather Eyerly. District Chorus weekend is February 12-14 at West Potomac High School. More details will follow at a later time. The students listed in the attachment are arranged alphabetically by voice part, not by score. However, we had several AHS students who had extremely high scores (over 190 out of 200). These students are Whitney Akridge, Caroline Dunleavy, Anne Hruskoci, Jose Jimenez, and Daren Lopez Villanueva. All AHS students performed well and represented their school in a wonderful way.  Whether they were selected for District Chorus or not, I hope they learned from this experience. I am proud of all of them! (11/08)

 

2008 Honors Choir Congratulations to the six Annandale Choral students who were selected for the 2008 Virginia Honors Choir! They are Joel Waters, Michael Pion, Caroline Dunleavy, Daniel Loo, Glenda Ngo, and Whitney Akridge. This is truly an outstanding achievement for these young people. There were over 800 seniors from throughout the state of Virginia who auditioned for placement in this 132 voice choir. The members of the Virginia Honors Choir will perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association Conference at the Homestead on Saturday, November 22. (10/08)

 

2008 Virginia All-State Chorus Audition Results Eight AHS choral students and four alternates have been selected for the Virginia All-State Chorus. The Virginia All-State Chorus is made up of 11th and 12 graders from throughout the state of Virginia, selected by audition from those students who were chosen for District Chorus. The All-State Chorus concert will take place in Harrisonburg, Virginia on April 26. (2/16/08)

2007 News

2007 District Chorus Audition Results. Congratulations to the 68 students selected for the 2007-08 District Chorus. Students from 11 area high schools auditioned for placement in the District Chorus SATB or SSAA Choir. Of the AHS students selected, several placed at the very top of their individual categories, including Eric Jurenas who received a perfect score and the highest score in the Bass I category. Other top scorers were Pamela Eggerton, Soprano I, Tess Carter, Soprano 2, and B.J. Odom, Tenor I. AHS students selected for both choirs are listed below. The SATB Choir is made up of high school boys plus11th and 12th grade girls. The SSAA Choir is made up of 9th and 10th grade girls. (10/2007)

 

2007 Honors Choir. I am very pleased to announce that four AHS students were selected for the 2007 Virginia Honors Choir. Congratulations to Amber McCoy, Derick Elmore, Eric Jurenas, and Daniel Kwon. Senior choral students from throughout the state of Virginia traveled to Longwood University on Saturday to compete for membership in this prestigious choir. These four Annandale students will join approximately 120 other choral students from throughout the state to perform at the Virginia Music Educators Conference in Norfolk on November 17. All AHS students did an outstanding job on Saturday and had very good scores. I am proud of all of you! — Ms. Dixon

 

2007 Virginia All-State Chorus Audition Results. Eight AHS choral students have been selected for the 2007 Virginia All-State Chorus, the most from any high school in District 10. In addition, there are three alternates from AHS. Selection to All-State Chorus is one of the highest achievements a high school singer can attain. This year's concert takes place at Christiansburg High School in Christiansburg, Virginia. The two All-State Choirs will be conducted by Dr. Paul Rardin from the University of Michigan and Dr. Janet Galvan from Ithaca College. The AHS students selected are Fiona Agnew, Anna Marcois, Alaina Talley, Lucia Schaefer, Madeleine Mejean, Derick Elmore, Eric Jurenas and Evan Milberg. In addition, Patricia Eggerton is a first alternate and Amber McCoy and Bryce Donald are second alternates. Congratulations to all students for this great achievement!

 

2007 District Chorus Audition Results. Congratulations to the 65 AHS students selected for District Chorus. Students from 11 area high schools auditioned for placement in District Chorus by singing a selected choral piece plus a sightreading exercise. Students selected will perform in a concert at West Potomac High School on February 10. Two high school groups will perform, the mixed chorus (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and women's chorus (soprano/alto). Of the Annandale students selected, several had the highest score in their individual categories: Fiona Agnew, Soprano II; Ellen Beste, Alto I; Derick Elmore, Tenor II, in the SATB Choir; and Pamela Eggerton, Soprano I and Jane Rabinovitz, Alto II, in the SSAA Choir. Congratulations to all AHS students for a job well done! (11/2006)

2006 News

2006 Honors Choir. On Saturday, October 7, over 800 seniors from all over the state of Virginia auditioned at Longwood College for the Virginia Music Educators Association's Honors Choir. Of the students auditioning, 132 were selected for this prestigious choir. Four AHS students were chosen for this honor: Ellen Beste, Evan Milberg, Erika Rodden, and Lucia Schaefer. Madeleine Mejean is a first alternate. The Virginia Honors Choir will perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association conference at The Homestead on November 18 under the direction of the nationally renowned choral conductor, Dr. Elph Ely. The Honors Choir students will rehearse and prepare the concert on November 16-18 at The Homestead. Congratulations to our outstanding senior choral students!

 

2006 Choral Department Spring Trip to Boston. All groups participating received a "first place" award. In addition, Men's Chorale, Annandale Singers, and Women's Ensemble received gold, or superior, ratings (average score of the three judges was between 90-100). The Concert Choir received a silver rating (between 80-89). The average score for the Concert Choir was 89 (judges' scores were 87, 89, and 91). We received the highest score of all Concert Choirs at the festival. Other average scores were Annandale Singers: 95; Men's Chorale: 92; Women's Ensemble: 91.5. The Adjudicator's Award was given to the choir receiving the highest score in a particular division. We were in the "3A" division which is based on school population (1000 and above). In that category the Annandale Singers received the highest score of all choirs present at the festival. The Choral Grand Championship Award is given to the Choral Department with the two highest scores averaged together, regardless of classification. i.e., 2A or 3A.

 

We had the two highest scores of all choral groups at the festival. And finally, the "Festival of Gold" invitation for next year is given to the 1st place winners who receive a superior, or gold, ranking; therefore, Women's Ensemble, Annandale Singers, and Men's Chorale have been invited to participate in this prestigious event. I hope we will be able to accept the invitation. The concert date is not yet announced so I will let you know if we are able to work it out. Since New York will probably be our trip destination next year it would be wonderful if we were able accept the invitation to participate in the New York Festival of Gold.

 

2006 Virginia All-State Chorus Audition Results. Six AHS choral students have been selected for the Virginia All-State Chorus. The Virginia All-State Chorus is made up of 11th and 12 graders from throughout the state of Virginia, selected by audition from those students who were chosen for District Chorus. The All-State Chorus concert will take place in Chesapeake, Virginia on April 29. (2/2006)

 

2006 District Chorus Audition Results. Congratulations to the AHS choral students for their outstanding showing at the District Chorus auditions. Out of the 85 Annandale students competing for a place in the District Chorus, 58 were selected to participate. Erika Rodden received a perfect score of 200 in the Alto I category! Other AHS students who received some of the highest rankings in their particular voice parts were Eric Simmons, Patricia Eggerton, Lindsey Mitchell, Jane Rabinovitz, Fiona Agnew, Mary Draper, and Joel Waters. Congratulations to all students! (11/2005)

 

 

 

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