FROM MICHAEL BIRD
TALLASSEE HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL DEPARTMENT
Top Photo: Front Row: Michael Bird (director), Anna Griggs, Danielle Bird, Maria Lynn, Kelley Hill (director). Second Row: Trevor Towery, Robert Towery, Alex Hughey, Gaines Nolin, Dalton Williams, Draven Haynes, Noah Crouch.
The Alabama Vocal Association All-State Choral Festival was held at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex March 9-11, 2023.
Students auditioned on a challenging set of musical compositions in November and were judged by a traveling panel of adjudicators. Approximately 1100 students from around the state were selected out of around 2500 applicants. These students were placed into three choirs: SATB (Soprano-Alto-Tenor-Bass), SSA (Soprano1-Soprano2-Alto), and TTBB (Tenor1-Tenor2-Bass1-Bass2).
The students then had the honor of working with a guest conductor for three days in Birmingham in March. The men’s TTBB group was led by Dr. Charlotte Botha from Pretoria, South Africa; SSA by Dr. Meredith Bowen from Virginia; and the SATB by Mr. Francisco Nunez of New York City.
