On Saturday, March 10, six Brockton High School singers performed in concert at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh with the 2018 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Eastern Division Honor Choirs.
MarcCawley Bercy ’18, Angela Frazis '18, and John Pyrdol ’18 sang in the High School Honor Choir under the direction ofDr. David Fryling from Hofstra University; while, Jade Etienne '19, Mynthia Gonkpala '19, and Roalandah Theodore '18 sang in the Women Composers Honor Choir under the direction of Dr. Sharon Paul from University of Oregon.
The students spent three days rehearsing at the Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh with over 250 of the best high school singers from the 11 states in the ACDA Eastern Division. Saturday's culminating concert was the pinnacle of the 2018 ACDA Eastern Division Conference: "Building Bridges," attended by hundreds of choral musicians from the northeast.
To be accepted into an ACDA Honor Choir, students must submit an audio recording of them singing a classical art song or aria, two scales, and "My Country Tis' of Thee" a cappella. The recording then goes through a blind pre-screening process by three separate judges. Based solely on musical excellence, selected students are invited to participate in the Honor Choir.
Brockton High School is the only Massachusetts high school to have been represented in the Honor Choirs at all three of the past ACDA conferences: 2016 Eastern Division (Boston), 2017 National (Minneapolis), and 2018 Eastern Division (Pittsburgh).
Pictured below (from left): BHS students Bercy, Pyrdol, Gonkpala, Frazis, Etienne, and Theodore at Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh.
