Eight Kirksville High School students have qualified for All-State Choir. Minu Alberts (tenor), Jason Gran (bass), and Aedan Wallace (bass) are participating members of the Missouri Choral Directors Association (MCDA) All-State Choir. Reese Williams (soprano) is serving as an alternate member. Margaret Benevento (alto), Xander Brown (tenor), and Jesse Russell (bass) have earned the distinction of honorable mention. Ben Platte will be participating in the Sight-Singing Bee.
Auditions for the Missouri Choral Directors Association All-State Choir were held on Saturday, November 2, in Moberly. Junior and senior All-District Choir members are eligible to audition for the All-State Choir. All-District auditions involve singing five-measure exercises, identifying two key signatures, and performing a prepared solo. All-State auditions consist of singing Exultate Justi. Qualifying for the All-State Sight-Singing Bee is based on sight-reading scores at district choir auditions.
Pictured front row, left to right: Minu Alberts (senior), Margaret Benevento (senior), Reese Williams (senior), and Xander Brown (senior). Back row: Jesse Russell (junior), Aedan Wallace (junior), Jason Gran (senior), Ben Platte (senior), and Rebecca Murphy, KHS Choir Director.