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Be a part of an esteemed Choral Program rich in history, tradition, and excellence. This is going to be a fantastic year!
Announcements:
2017 Movie Musical / Pop Show Solo Results
Congratulations to everybody who tried out for our Pop Show auditions Friday! It is a tremendous skill, and your preparation has really made our guest judge's job so hard. The following have qualified to sing their solo acts on the 6th Grade Movie Musical and 7/8 Pop Show on May 16 & 17th, respectively:
6th Grade Movie Musical Soloists: (May 16, Tuesday)
Riley R. - Edelweiss
Sheridan N. - Excerpt from At the Ballet
Jarek S. - Can't Wait to be King
Hannah T. - Tomorrow
Newsies/We're All in This Together soloists are announced Monday.
7/8 Pop Show "Stages and Soundtracks" Soloists: (May 17, Wednesday)
Haley S. - Golden Slumbers
Madison N. - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
K'ziah V. - The Hills are Alive
Bindi K. - Popular
Trisha C. - Being Alive
Juliet C & Aryanna G - For the First Time in Forever
Emily H. - Bring Him Home
Tabitha G. - Almost There
Again, wonderful preparation from everybody. Congratulations! Special thanks to our guest judge, Mrs. Caroline Collins from Nimitz MS.
6th Grade Movie Musical Soloists: (May 16, Tuesday)
Riley R. - Edelweiss
Sheridan N. - Excerpt from At the Ballet
Jarek S. - Can't Wait to be King
Hannah T. - Tomorrow
Newsies/We're All in This Together soloists are announced Monday.
7/8 Pop Show "Stages and Soundtracks" Soloists: (May 17, Wednesday)
Haley S. - Golden Slumbers
Madison N. - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
K'ziah V. - The Hills are Alive
Bindi K. - Popular
Trisha C. - Being Alive
Juliet C & Aryanna G - For the First Time in Forever
Emily H. - Bring Him Home
Tabitha G. - Almost There
Again, wonderful preparation from everybody. Congratulations! Special thanks to our guest judge, Mrs. Caroline Collins from Nimitz MS.
2017 Solo & Ensemble Results
Congratulations to our 46 Solo & Ensemble singers who competed yesterday for a Texas standard! Very proud of all the Advanced 8th grade participants, but also to our first-time 7th & 6th grade competitors who participated in this individual process. Congratulations to all, and especially ones who earned their Division I and II ratings! Huge thanks must also go to Mr. Steve Beltran (our fearless accompanist) and Ms. Caroline Collins of Nimitz MS Choir for sharing this important event with us at here at Ike. Tremendous thanks go to Mrs. Bonnie Smith of Churchill HS for being our guest judge!
In addition, an "Outstanding Performer" is chosen by the judge from Division I (Gold) participants for both Beginner and Advanced levels. Congratulations also go to:
Haley Schwenn (Beginner Level Outstanding Performer)
Cristian Manresa (Advanced Level Outstanding Performer)
*** Great job, all! Your collective, stunning effort is admirable. Go, Singing Generals! ***
2016 TMEA Region 12 Honor Choir Results
Congratulations to everybody who participated at the 2016 TMEA Region 12 Honor Choir auditions! Eisenhower sent out some hard-working kiddos who prepared some challenging repertoire and represented their school very well. We are proud to say that all of our students earned some competitive chairs and have come out as better musicians as a result of this process.
The following students have also earned a spot in the 2016 TMEA Region Honor Choirs. They will perform with other qualifiers from the entire Region 12 at the 2016 Region Choir Concert/Clinic at San Marcos High School on October 29, featuring renowned conductors:
Region SA Choir:
- Makayla H. (Alto)
Region SSA Choir:
- Tabitha G. (S1)
- Keyona T. (S2)
Region TTB Choir:
- Cristian M. (T1)
- Devin V. (T1)
- Drew G. (T2)
- Cristian L. (T2)
- Shepherd S. (T2)
- Ryan L. (B)
- Steven O. (B)
We are very proud of the work (both in AND out of class!) that all of our students have put into these auditions. A very HUGE thanks to our parent chaperones, our Ike & WC choir community for letters, snacks & beverage donations, and to our very own students who were well-poised throughout the process. Go Generals!
The following students have also earned a spot in the 2016 TMEA Region Honor Choirs. They will perform with other qualifiers from the entire Region 12 at the 2016 Region Choir Concert/Clinic at San Marcos High School on October 29, featuring renowned conductors:
Region SA Choir:
- Makayla H. (Alto)
Region SSA Choir:
- Tabitha G. (S1)
- Keyona T. (S2)
Region TTB Choir:
- Cristian M. (T1)
- Devin V. (T1)
- Drew G. (T2)
- Cristian L. (T2)
- Shepherd S. (T2)
- Ryan L. (B)
- Steven O. (B)
We are very proud of the work (both in AND out of class!) that all of our students have put into these auditions. A very HUGE thanks to our parent chaperones, our Ike & WC choir community for letters, snacks & beverage donations, and to our very own students who were well-poised throughout the process. Go Generals!