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2004 - 2005 YEAR IN REVIEW May, 2005 Disneyland Choir Festival - Music in the Parks Kevin Goodman - Best festival soloist award medal! Jazz Period 1, Jazz Period 2 and Men's Ensemble compete. Men's Ensemble receives first place with straight Superiors Jazz Period 2 receives second place with straight Superiors Jazz Period 1 receives first place with straight
Superiors 1st place out of ALL performing choirs. (highest
ranking score) Students then get to meet with Groove 66 ( vibrations) and take pictures! May, 2005 The 16th Los Angeles Master Chorale High School Festival Concert Choir performs in the Los Angeles Walt Disney Hall, conducted by the Los Angeles Choral Director, Dr. Grant Gershon Students enjoy singing "Sanctus" and realizing that Ariel Quintana, the composer of this piece, is sitting in the audience. What an extremely moving moment! April 2005 Students competed at Fullerton Jazz Festival! Vocal Jazz Period 2 placed fourth overall in the intermediate catagory, and Vocal Jazz Period 1 placed fifth. This is their first time in the intermediate catagory and out of seventeen choirs, this is an extremely exciting achievement!
Melanie Wahla - Second Place , Vocal Jazz Soloist March 2005 118 VHS Choir Members and Chaperones go to the Heritage Festival in Hawaii! Mixed, Concert, Jazz Per. 1, Jazz Period 2, and Women's Ensemble all compete in a festival representing 17 schools. Women's Choir received third place, Advanced Concert Choir received Gold Superior third place, Mixed receive Silver! Vocal Jazz Period 1 received Second Place Gold Superior, and Vocal Jazz Period 2 received First Place Gold Superior! The Vocal Jazz Choirs also received the adjudicator's award as the top choir at the festival! Advanced Concert Choir was also invited to sing in the prestigious Gold Festival in New York City! This trip was also educational as students visited Pearl Harbor and got a tour of the U.S.S. Missourri, the U.S.S. Arizona, and sang at Pearl Harbor. Students also visited Haunama Bay, and had many days of sun and fun! March 2005 Cal Poly Choir Festival San Luis Obispo Concert Choir performs in the ACDA annual concert at The San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center. Students also get a guest lecture and clinic workshop from Cal Poly Director of Choirs, Dr. Merideth Brammeier. February 2005 Choir throws its second school swing dance! Students are given a rare chance to perform and sing solos with a live Jazz Combo (6 piece band). November 2004 VHS Choirs hold first ever VHS Boutique at Valencia High School. on November 20th, 2004. Over 45 vendors will be represented. November 2004 November 5th - 7th October 2004 Concert Choir will sing again this year under the direction of Dr. Grant Gershon at the Los Angeles Master Chorale Choir Festival. September 2004 Concert Choir audition and is accepted to perform in the Candlelight Carol Ceremony at Disneyland! Each student will receive 2 free tickets to Disneyland and a day at the park. August 2004 Valencia High School Choirs is asked to sing
with the Santa Clarita Master Chorale in the C.O.C. Performing Arts
Center
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