Fourteen elementary, middle and high school students from Spring Branch ISD schools were chosen to perform this spring with three national choirs during the National Organization of Kodaly Educators Conference, held March 26-30 in Denver, Colo. One of the event concerts was held in the city’s famous Ellie Caulkins Opera House.
Students were chosen for the choirs based on audition recordings. They performed challenging pieces in more than 10 languages under the direction of several nationally known choral conducters.
Named to the conference’s National Children’s Choir were MacKenzie and Maddie Dyer of Rummel Creek Elementary and Hannah Harlow of Terrace Elementary. Students who performed in the National Youth Choir were Erin Roberts and Gloria Walker of Cornerstone Academy, Emma Bravo and Elaine Wilkerson of Spring Branch Middle School, Madison Raley of Memorial Middle School and Brianna Busby of Spring Oaks Middle School.
Singing with the National Concert Choir were Spring Woods High School students Catharine Miller, Tori Kimmel and Victoria Sobol, Memorial High’s Colleen Morgan and Renan Orellana of Stratford High School. Sponsoring teachers for the Spring Break week trip were Tracey Aycock of Terrace Elementary and Spring Branch Girls Choir and Emily Jones of Rummel Creek Elementary.