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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)