Chrisman Choirs Round Out State Contest on a Good Note
Story by:Kishon Ho Chee
Four of William Chrisman’s choirs recently competed at state music large ensemble contest at Lee’s Summit West high school on April 9th.
Two of the four choirs received an excellent 1 rating, which is the highest rating.
“It was a great experience, we really came together and performed our best when it really counted,” said senior soprano Yasmine Hora “I thought it was a great way to end my last year with this choir. I get to end it on a good note.”
The Bears, concert choir and chamber choir got an overall excellent one rating.
“Our sight reading scores really shows our dedication to the choral music program here. Three of our four choirs received one ratings for our sight reading which really speaks for itself.”, said choir director Dr. Ron Patch, “We had great contributions from our freshmen which will really help our future for this choir.”
Dr. Patch chose quite difficult pieces for these choirs this year, and they performed exceptionally well considering the level of difficulty of their music.
“Concert chorale sang a song that changed keys, numerous times within the piece which really requires intense focus and great ears. Blue & Gold sang an acapella song that was quite hard to tune at some places however it came together and sounded great in the end. It could’ve easily gone out of tune, but their focus really helped tune it and they sounded beautiful.” said Patch
Women’s chorus received an overall score of 2, and men’s chorus received an original 2, however due to a technical error, they received a 3.
However men’s chorus did receive an excellent 1 on their sight reading.
“I'm really happy and proud of all the choirs and what they were able to accomplish. They worked really hard, despite the difficulty, and really put their best foot forward,” say Patch.
The students were also very excited.
“I’m really excited that we got two ones, and two two’s! It makes me happy for these choirs and I know that Chrisman’s choirs only have nowhere else to go but up from here, and I'm excited to see the growth of the coming years,” says senior Robert Pontalion. “I'm proud of all that we’ve accomplished and the work we put in to get where are.”
Four of William Chrisman’s choirs recently competed at state music large ensemble contest at Lee’s Summit West high school on April 9th.
Two of the four choirs received an excellent 1 rating, which is the highest rating.
“It was a great experience, we really came together and performed our best when it really counted,” said senior soprano Yasmine Hora “I thought it was a great way to end my last year with this choir. I get to end it on a good note.”
The Bears, concert choir and chamber choir got an overall excellent one rating.
“Our sight reading scores really shows our dedication to the choral music program here. Three of our four choirs received one ratings for our sight reading which really speaks for itself.”, said choir director Dr. Ron Patch, “We had great contributions from our freshmen which will really help our future for this choir.”
Dr. Patch chose quite difficult pieces for these choirs this year, and they performed exceptionally well considering the level of difficulty of their music.
“Concert chorale sang a song that changed keys, numerous times within the piece which really requires intense focus and great ears. Blue & Gold sang an acapella song that was quite hard to tune at some places however it came together and sounded great in the end. It could’ve easily gone out of tune, but their focus really helped tune it and they sounded beautiful.” said Patch
Women’s chorus received an overall score of 2, and men’s chorus received an original 2, however due to a technical error, they received a 3.
However men’s chorus did receive an excellent 1 on their sight reading.
“I'm really happy and proud of all the choirs and what they were able to accomplish. They worked really hard, despite the difficulty, and really put their best foot forward,” say Patch.
The students were also very excited.
“I’m really excited that we got two ones, and two two’s! It makes me happy for these choirs and I know that Chrisman’s choirs only have nowhere else to go but up from here, and I'm excited to see the growth of the coming years,” says senior Robert Pontalion. “I'm proud of all that we’ve accomplished and the work we put in to get where are.”