State Ensemble Contest

Some blurry pictures, but some beautiful music making! I am so proud of all of you!

Here are a couple of things the judges had to say:

• Very good (ensemble) work on the Orban- nice communication



• Lovely interpretation on Faure



• Loved the way you interacted with each other



• Very sensitive (interpretation)- thank you!



• Well prepared- thank you! An intense and musical performance

Excalibur mixed received two ratings of a II (excellent) and one I (superior). Bailee & Max's duet received three II's... can't wait to see what tomorrow holds!

Spring Choral Invitational

Look at all of those springtime smiles!

Spring Choral Invitational @ LHS- April 5, 2011

State Solo & Ensemble

Great work at regionals today! I really appreciate your hard work and wonderful music making. We had a few Kennedy students advance to the state level and a few alternates who may be notified to go as well- congratulations!

Baritone- Max Seifert (winner)
Tenor- Nick Farrell (first alternate)
Alto- Bailee DePhelps (winner)
Soprano- Lindsey Kranz (winner)
Lrg. Male Vocal Ensembles- Excalibur Men (first alternate)
Sm. Mixed Vocal Ensembles- Kennedy Duet (winner)
Lrg. Mixed Vocal Ensembles- Excalibur Mixed (winner)
Sm. Women's Vocal Ensembles- Audrey & Rosemary (first alternate)

All of you- staff, singers, parent, and alumni volunteers represented us very well and I am proud to be a part of this thing we call Kennedy music! You are awesome!

Loch Lomond

Listen to the following three examples. Then, based on the overall performance of the piece, comment back with which performance was the strongest (and why), and which performance you felt needed refinement (and why).

Example #1
Example #2
Example #3

Domine Deus

Listen to the following three examples. Then, based on the overall piece, comment back with which performance was the strongest (and why) and which you felt needed more refinement (and why).

Example #1
Example #2
Example #3

Musicks Empire

Comment back your anwers to the following two questions:
1. What stands out to you in this particular recording?
2. Where in the piece do you hear the music mirroring the text most clearly (word painting)? What does the choir do to make that clear to you as a listener?