UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest - UIL is in the air this spring, and BHS Choir was ready for the challenge! We traveled to Hays CISD Performing Arts Center in Kyle on Monday, March 7th, and performed for the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading contest that afternoon. Choirs participate in 2 separate events at UIL: the Concert portion, where choirs bring 3 known pieces for performance and are scored on their quality of tone, performance readiness, and general musicianship, and the Sight-Reading portion, where choirs are handed a brand new, unknown piece of choral music and are scored on how well they can read the piece with only 8 minutes to do so. Both portions are scored on a scale of 1 (best) to 5 (worst), and detailed comments sheets from each judge are submitted to the director for review. The judges scores are in, and I am very excited to announce that BHS Choir received 2's and 3's in this year's contest! This is an amazing step forward for our choir, and I am so very proud of our students' hard work and dedication paying dividends at this year's contest. Even though UIL is over, we still have an incredibly busy Spring Semester ahead! Not only do we have a performance scheduled at a brand new choral festival in Bastrop, but we also have our annual Spring Concert to prepare for! In between each of these major performances we have rehearsals, tours, retreats, and brand new social events to keep us busy through May 26th! I am also very excited to announce that we will be having our first Bastrop High School Choir Banquet on Saturday, May 7th, with a catered dinner, award ceremony, Senior Send-Off, and much more! Please take a look at the updated calendar below and set a reminder for these dates; there are plenty of opportunities for our choir students this semester to make wonderful memories before the summer vacation starts! If you have any questions or would like more information about these events, please contact Ms. Davis via email or schedule a time to visit via phone. We have a busy, but extremely fun, schedule ahead of us, and I cannot wait for the wonderful opportunities that await our BHS Choir students this spring! Kindly, Ms. Davis, director REMINDERS: - Please put the after school rehearsals in your calendar; these are mandatory events for all BHS Choir students as we prepare for our Spring Concert. [Dates: April 12th, 19th, and 26th from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM] CELEBRATIONS: - BHS Choir will be performing at the first ever Bastrop County Choral Festival on Saturday, April 2nd at 3:00 PM! Please mark this date in your calendar and come support our local Bastrop choirs! UPCOMING DATES: Saturday, April 2nd: BASTROP COUNTY CHORAL FESTIVAL Where: First Baptist Church of Bastrop When: 3:00 - 4:00 PM Concert [Student Call Time: 1:00 PM] What: First annual Bastrop County Choral Festival, an event to see performances from and celebrate the local active choirs in the Bastrop area! Who: BHS Choir students; Dress Code - Jeans and school-appropriate top [BHS Choir shirt, maroon or white shirt] Tuesday, April 12th: After School Rehearsal #10 When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where: BHS Choir Room Tuesday, April 19th: After School Rehearsal #11 When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where: BHS Choir Room Tuesday, April 26th: After School Rehearsal #12 When: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Where: BHS Choir Room LOOKING AHEAD: Spring Choir Concert, Songs of the Silver Screen Monday, May 23rd, 7:00 PM at the JFW Performing Arts Center
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