Back for a second, show-stopping year, SDPB presents area high school stars singing and dancing their way through the state Show Choir competitions. Eleven schools gather for glitter and glee at the Johnson Fine Arts Center at Northern State University in Aberdeen on April 8. Watch SDPB Digital for centerstage photos and red carpet results as we update SDPB’s Twitter, Facebook, and SDPB.org feeds at #SDShowChoir17. Next, the 67th Annual South Dakota All-State Band Concert brings more high school musical talent to SDPB’s platforms. Recorded March 25 at the Lorang Theatre at Sioux Falls O’Gorman, the concert airs on SDPB1 Saturday, April 22, at 8pm (7 MT) and again on Sunday, April 23, at 2pm (1 MT).
The concert features high school musicians selected during competitive auditions held throughout the state in January. At each audition, four adjudicators evaluated students on the quality of their solos, scale techniques, and sight reading as well as a music terminology test. The resulting All-State Band Concert is comprised of selected students who are placed in two groups with two repertoires. Students work with guest conductors for three days to present the concert. This year, Dr. Elva Kaye Lance, Director of Bands and the Wind Ensemble at Mississippi State University, conducts the “Clark Band,” while the “Lewis Band” is led by Dr. Myron Welch, emeritus professor and former director of bands at The University of Iowa where he also conducted the
Performers sing their hearts out at the State Show Choir Competition.
Symphony Band and Chamber Wind Ensemble.
Major sponsors of high school activities coverage include Dacotah Bank and SD Corn. Additional sponsors include SDN Communications, Independent Insurance Agents of South Dakota, SDSU and the SD Dept. of Education. And by Touchstone Energy, Sanford Health, and Lake Area Tech. And by Delta Dental, Dakota Plains New Holland, Fischer Rounds, Farmer’s Union, Catholic United Financial and SD Ethanol.
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