RHS Choir competed at the TMEA All-Region Choir Auditions at the Church at Quail Creek on Oct. 28. This was the second audition in the TMEA All-State process, where singers from high schools around the state of Texas compete to be selected to perform in the TMEA Texas All-State Choir in San Antonio.
Back in September, choir members auditioned for the District Choir at Caprock HS. Over 60 students from our region audition for each category (Small School Bass, Tenor, Alto, and Soprano, and Large School Bass 1&2, Tenor 1&2, Alto 1&2, and Soprano 1&2) out of which the top 32, (16 in large school) from each category made the cut. These students from each category were eligible to move on to the Region round where they auditioned for a second time; in this round only the top 20 (10 for large school) from each category are taken. These selected students make up the All-Region Choir, representing the best voices from around the Panhandle area.
The All-Region Choirs will perform a concert at West Texas A&M University on Nov. 9, showcasing their outstanding choral and vocal abilities. The 4A/5A Choir will be directed by Reginal Wright from Arlington, who is the Lecturer of Choral Music Ensembles at Baylor University and former Choir Director of Mansfield High School. Wright is also a world renowned composer, writing pieces performed at prestigious organizations like the Texas All-State Choir and The American Choral Directors Association. The 5A/6A Choirs will be directed by Julie Yu from Oklahoma City, who is the Director of Choral Activities at Oklahoma City University and has also formerly taught at San José State University and Kansas State University. Julie is the former president of the Southwestern Region of the American Choral Directors Association.
These students will go on to compete at the next round, Pre-Area, at West Plains HS to continue on their journey to All-State.
Results:
5A/6A Choir
Tenor 2
- Wesley Willburn – 3rd Chair
- CJ Hernandez – 4th Chair
Bass 2
- Hunter Long – 1st Chair
- Robert Barnett – 5th Chair
3A/4A Choir
Soprano
- Sophia Boucher – 3rd Chair
- Josie Veitenheimer – 5th Chair
- Bonnie Allen-Phillips – 6th Chair
- Madison Gilmore – 8th Chair
- Kiara Bendasta – 11th Chair
Alto
- Briar Christie – 10th Chair
- Skryara Porter – 13th Chair
- Esabella Martinez – 14th Chair
Tenor
- Landon Criddle – 8th Chair
