by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
The Sartell High School Concert Choir recently received a great honor – it was selected to be one of two high-school choirs to perform at the annual conference of the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota.
The conference is set for Friday, Nov. 17 at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi.
The other high-school choir to perform is the Andover High School Concert Choir. The two college choirs selected for the musical event are the Bella Voce Choir from the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth; and the University of Minnesota (Morris) Choir.
The Sartell High School co-directors are Joanna Richards and Brandon Nordhues.
Richards said the choir has been expanding its repertoire to include music from throughout the world.
“We are giving equal value to songs that are taught be ear, sung in unison, created by simple canons, rhythmically driven, written for four- to eight-part harmonies, contemporary tone clusters and everything in between,” Richards noted in a press release from the school district. “We are going to do what we do best and share the music that moves us.”
Nordhues said the honor of being selected speaks well for the student choir members.
“Performing as a select choir is an honor, and the choir’s gratitude extends to the hard work of the students as well as past alumni and directors,” Nordhues stated in a press release.
Although the concert in Mahtomedi is for conference-goers only, the general public is invited to hear the Sartell High School Choir perform at the Winter Choir Concerts. There will be two performances, one at 6:30 p.m., the second at 8:15 p.m., both on Monday, Dec. 18 at the SHS Auditorium.
The Sartell High School Choir
