CHICAGO: Choir Makes the Trip
Once
again, the halls are alive with the ³Sound of Music² now that the Select
Womenıs Choir has returned from Chicago.
Many of Marianıs
golden voices participated in the trip to attend an honorable choir convention
known as the ³Festival of Gold.² Twenty-two choirs across the nation that had
received gold awards for their vocal achievements were invited to travel to
Chicago. Marian girls who attended had to be superior members of the choir for
the last two years. The entire Select Womanıs Choir was asked to partake in the
trip.
Every
year, the trip seems to bring new surprises, but this year happened to be very
different from the others. This yearıs music festival was lead by a group of
international choral directors. Dr. Doreen Rao, director of the University of
Toronto Womanıs Choir and Childrenıs Choir, spent time working with every choir
present at the convention in order to share her advice and bring out their best
potential. In the end, eight choirs with the most improvement were selected to
perform in a vocal concert on April 19th.
The competition was tough,
but the Select Womanıs Choir ranked in the upper-half of the convention. They
returned late Monday night, their voices still in tune for Districts on
Saturday, April 24th.