2023 TMEA Conference
SELECTED PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES Stewarts Creek High School Athena Treble Choir Thursday, April 20, 2023 • 4:00 PM • Tennessee DE The Athena Treble Choir is the flagship treble ensemble of the Stewarts Creek High School choral program, which also includes the Apollo Contra Ensemble (advanced tenor/bass), Bel Canto (intermediate treble), Giovani Voci (beginning treble), and Meistersingers (beginning tenor/bass). The Stewarts Creek Choirs are one division of the Stewarts Creek Fine Arts Academy, which, along with Visual Arts, Theater, and Instrumental Music, offers a collaborative, conservatory-style education within Stewarts Creek High School, offering students a focused study in the Arts while enjoying the benefits of a comprehensive public high school. Academy students enjoy a weekly recital hour, Dual Enrollment classes in the Arts including DE Music Theory and DE Ear Training, and a process-based curriculum that includes specialized fine arts courses (Songwriting, Guitar, and Beat Laboratory) in addition to performance and studio-based classes. The Academy also offers the Stewarts Creek Arts Certificate, a four-year diploma program that offers the highest-achieving students guided opportunities for growth, such as monthly advisory sessions, yearly performance evaluations, and a senior Capstone Recital/Portfolio juried by Stewarts Creek faculty. Nearly fifty students in the Stewarts Creek Choral and Theater programs take private voice instruction from two applied voice faculty who teach during the school day. Stewarts Creek students perform in two voice recitals and masterclasses each year. Stewarts Creek voice students are past winners of Regional NATS competitions and the Orpheus Vocal Competition and are regularly accepted into the All-County Choirs, Mid- State Choirs, All-State Choirs, Governor’s School for the Arts, and Regional/National Honor Choirs of the American Choral Directors Association. Farragut High School Advanced Mixed Choir Thursday, April 20, 2023 • 4:00 PM • Tennessee DE The Advanced Mixed Choir is the premiere ensemble in the Farragut High School Choral Program. Students selected for this choir have completed at least one semester of study in vocal music during which they have shown exceptional musical skill. The group focuses on performing a variety of repertoire while building skill in music theory and sight reading. Members of this ensemble regularly participate in All East Honor Choir, All-State Choirs, and Governor’s School for the Arts. In the last two years, the Advanced Mixed Choir has performed for the opening session of the Tennessee State Senate, scored straight superior markings at JB Lyle and ACDA State Performance Assessment, and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. 30 TENNESSEE MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
MTSU TEBA Chorale Thursday, April 20, 2023 • 5:00 PM • Tennessee DE The MTSU TEBA Chorale began singing together in the Fall of 2019. The ensemble is open to all university students, staff, and faculty who sing tenor or bass. They perform two concerts each semester, with a varied repertoire from madrigals to musical theatre. The ensemble encompasses students from across many majors, with over half being non-music majors such as audio production, plant and soil science, and aerospace. They were invited to perform for the Williamson County Men’s Choir Festival, and they regularly appear in MTSU’s “Joys of the Season” produced by the College of Liberal Arts. Cordova High School Concert Singers Thursday, April 20, 2023 • 5:00 PM • Tennessee DE The award-winning Concert Singers is the top-performing ensemble at Cordova High School. “The Singers” are comprised of 10th through 12th grade honor students and occasionally a few 9th graders who meet the audition and academic requirements; they must maintain a C average in their classes to perform with this ensemble. Of this ensemble, 30 of these singers made the All-Southwest Tennessee Senior High Honor choir. “The Singers” continuously receive superior ratings, best in class, and overall top ensemble at local and national competitions. In 2018, “The Singers” reached national acclaim with over 9 million views on Facebook for their musical tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and have had additional viral videos surpassing over a million views on both YouTube and Facebook. “The Singers” by invitation have performed in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Hawaii, and New York at the worldrenowned Carnegie Hall. This past Spring, “The Singers” were selected to perform at the 2022 Southern Conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Raleigh, North Carolina. The students continuously graduate with full vocal, choral, and academic scholarships to institutions of their choices. The Concert Singers are widely known for their inspiring and moving performances. 64TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE | NASHVILLE, TN 31
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SELECTED PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLES<br />
Stewarts Creek High School<br />
Athena Treble Choir<br />
Thursday, April 20, <strong>2023</strong> • 4:00 PM • Tennessee DE<br />
The Athena Treble Choir is the flagship treble<br />
ensemble of the Stewarts Creek High School<br />
choral program, which also includes the Apollo<br />
Contra Ensemble (advanced tenor/bass), Bel Canto<br />
(intermediate treble), Giovani Voci (beginning<br />
treble), and Meistersingers (beginning tenor/bass).<br />
The Stewarts Creek Choirs are one division<br />
of the Stewarts Creek Fine Arts Academy, which, along with Visual Arts, Theater,<br />
and Instrumental Music, offers a collaborative, conservatory-style education within<br />
Stewarts Creek High School, offering students a focused study in the Arts while<br />
enjoying the benefits of a comprehensive public high school. Academy students enjoy<br />
a weekly recital hour, Dual Enrollment classes in the Arts including DE Music Theory<br />
and DE Ear Training, and a process-based curriculum that includes specialized fine<br />
arts courses (Songwriting, Guitar, and Beat Laboratory) in addition to performance<br />
and studio-based classes. The Academy also offers the Stewarts Creek Arts Certificate,<br />
a four-year diploma program that offers the highest-achieving students guided<br />
opportunities for growth, such as monthly advisory sessions, yearly performance<br />
evaluations, and a senior Capstone Recital/Portfolio juried by Stewarts Creek faculty.<br />
Nearly fifty students in the Stewarts Creek Choral and Theater programs take private<br />
voice instruction from two applied voice faculty who teach during the school day.<br />
Stewarts Creek students perform in two voice recitals and masterclasses each year.<br />
Stewarts Creek voice students are past winners of Regional NATS competitions and the<br />
Orpheus Vocal Competition and are regularly accepted into the All-County Choirs, Mid-<br />
State Choirs, All-State Choirs, Governor’s School for the Arts, and Regional/National<br />
Honor Choirs of the American Choral Directors Association.<br />
Farragut High School Advanced Mixed Choir<br />
Thursday, April 20, <strong>2023</strong> • 4:00 PM • Tennessee DE<br />
The Advanced Mixed Choir is the premiere<br />
ensemble in the Farragut High School Choral<br />
Program. Students selected for this choir have<br />
completed at least one semester of study in vocal<br />
music during which they have shown exceptional<br />
musical skill. The group focuses on performing<br />
a variety of repertoire while building skill in<br />
music theory and sight reading. Members of this<br />
ensemble regularly participate in All East Honor<br />
Choir, All-State Choirs, and Governor’s School for the Arts. In the last two years, the<br />
Advanced Mixed Choir has performed for the opening session of the Tennessee State<br />
Senate, scored straight superior markings at JB Lyle and ACDA State Performance<br />
Assessment, and performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City.<br />
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