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2008-09 Choir News
2009-10 Madrigals/Women's Chamber Choir Announced (5/09)
Congratulations to our 2009-10 Madrigals and Women's Chamber Choir! Click here for next year's rosters.
2009-10 Choir Rosters Announced (5/09)
Congratulations to all our rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors for their selection into next year's choirs! Click here for the 2009-10 Women's Select Treble Choir roster; here, for the 2009-10 Concert Choir roster.
Langley Choirs Capture "Gold" at Heritage Festival Orlando! (3/28/09)
The Langley Choirs had yet another phenomenal Spring Trip! Perfect 80-90 degree weather with no rain; rollercoasters, rides, and shows at Disney's Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Universal; fireworks; fantastic performances by all the choirs; and an awards ceremony at Wet 'N Wild where our kids and Dr. Lambert earned top awards!
To summarize the awards that our choirs brought home:
Choral Sweepstakes Award
(Awarded to the school having the two highest scoring choirs in the competition)
Langley High School
Adjudicator Award
(Awarded to a choir that earned an average score of 95 or above)
Madrigals
Concert Choir
Gold Rating
(Awarded to a choir that earned an average score of 90 or above)
Madrigals
Women's Chamber Choir
Concert Choir
Women's Select Treble Choir
3A Division, Madrigal/Chamber Choirs
First Place: Madrigals
Second Place: Women's Chamber Choir
3A Division, Concert Choirs
First Place: LHS Concert Choir
3A Division, Women's Choirs
First Place: Women's Select Treble Choir
Festival of Gold Invitational Awards
(Invitation to Heritage Festival of Gold Events for those choirs achieving a Gold rating in competition )
Madrigals, Women's Chamber Choir,
Concert Choir, Women's Select Treble Choir
Maestro Award
Sara Rainey and Sonya Zell, for outstanding Concert Choir solos
Congratulations to all our choirs and a huge thank you to Dr. Lambert and to our fantastic accompanist, Lori Taylor!
District XII Choral Festival (3/20-21/09)
Congratulations to all the Langley choirs for their wonderful performances at District XII Choral Festival. Every choir received overall I (superior) ratings from each of the three judges on very challenging literature and in sight reading! Way to go choirs!
All-State Chorus (2/13/09)
Please congratulate the following juniors and seniors who were chosen by audition for All-State C horus. Of the 24 delegates chosen from our District, 10 are Langley students, plus 3 alternates! They will be attending the event in Massaponax on April 23 - 25. Click here for a picture of the students.
Soprano I
Caroline Dunigan - Women's
Chelsea Raitor - Women's
Soprano II
Sara Rainey - Mixed
Alto I
Rachael Bumsted - Mixed
Ariana Gover-Chamlou - Women's
Lauren Bailey - Alternate
Alto II
Arianna Zell - Mixed
Tenor II
Sean Fischer
Adam Check
Justin McKay - Alternate
Bass I
Paul Goldberg
Ben Koppier - Alternate
Bass II
Robert Higgins
VMEA District XII Honors Chorus (10/30/08)
On Saturday, October 25, choral students from District XII's 14 high schools auditioned for District Honors Chorus, and 57 choir students from Langley were selected to participate, along with 4 alternates! Members of the Honors Chorus represent the best high school chorus students in our district. Click here to view the list of all of our students selected to the Honors Chorus.
Thirteen of our students placed exceptionally well:
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1st in our district:
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Leah Stein (Soprano 2, Women's Choir)
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Caroline Dunigan (Soprano 1, Mixed Choir)
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2nd in our district:
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Rachel Street (Soprano 2, Women's Choir)
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Sophia Vasiliadis (Alto, Women's Choir)
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Lauren Bailey (Alto 1, Mixed Choir)
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Sean Fischer (Tenor 2, Mixed Choir)
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Erik Matson (Bass 1, Mixed Choir)
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3rd in our district:
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Sonya Zell (Soprano 1, Women's Choir)
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Becky Card (Soprano 2, Mixed Choir)
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Ariana Gover-Chamlou (Alto 1, Mixed Choir)
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Adam Check (Tenor 2, Mixed Choir)
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Paul Goldberg (Bass 1, Mixed Choir)
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4th in our district
The District XII Honors Chorus will perform February 14 at Marshall High School. Juniors and Seniors selected for the Honors Chorus are eligible to audition for the All-Virginia (All-State) Chorus. Congratulations to all!
VMEA Honors Choir (10/5/08)
On Saturday, October 4th, five hundred sixty-two seniors from across the State of Virginia auditioned for the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Honors Choir; only one hundred thirty-two are chosen, and seven of those are our students, six of whom placed fourth or higher within their sections! Congratulations to the following seniors:
Sara Rainey (Soprano II), 1st place
Devon Mercer (Alto I), 4th place
Caroline Anderson (Alto II), 1st place
Lauren Bailey (Alto II), 3rd place
Sean Fischer (Tenor II), 1st place
Erik Matson (Bass I), 4th place
Robert Higgins (Bass II)
This year's Honors Choir will perform at the VMEA Annual Convention, November 20-22, 2008, at The Homestead, in Hot Springs, Virginia.
2008-09 Voicemale Roster Revealed (9/24/08)
Congratulations to the following students for being selected to this year's Voicemale:
Tenors - Adam Check, Sean Fischer, Takuma Koide, and Justin McKay. Basses - Matt Anderson, Paul Goldberg, Robert Higgins, and Erik Matson.
New Choir Council Elected (9/15/08)
Click here to see the newly-elected members of the 2007-08 Choir Council. Congratulations to all!
2008-09 Madrigals Debut! (9/12/08)
The 2008-09 Madrigals debuted at the home opener football game against Herndon HS with a wonderful performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Well done, Mads! Visit this year's Video Gallery to see their performance.
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