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Senior High Choirs

IHS Choirs

7-8 Middle School Choirs

Tri M Honor Society

Booster Newsletters

Trip Documents

Trip Guidelines

Chorus Handbook

Electronic Keyboard

Concerts

Calendar of Events

All School Musical

PMEA District 5 Web site

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Important Dates & Information

Calendar of Concerts & Events

 

Check out our new photos!

 

Coming up this week!

 

Mount Union College Choir - Tuesday Jan. 6th the choir will visit the senior high 3rd pd to give a concert.

Shady Side Academy Workshop - Madrigals will be attending a workshop at Shady Side Academy with the Westminster Choir College Choir and their director Dr. Miller. Wed. Jan. 7th at 3:15. Madrigals should dress up but no costumes are necessary. No jeans or tennis shoes! Transportation is provided to and from the event. We should be back between 6:30-7:30.

 

Coming up soon

District Chorus - Wed., Thurs, and Friday Jan. 14-16 at Butler Intermediate High School.

Westminster Choir College - Performance by one of the top College Choirs in the World. Friday Feb. 16th at Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave. at Walnut St. 8pm (This is one of the best choirs you will ever hear in your life!)

Trip Accounts - accounts should be at $450 by Jan. 23rd. Please make your check out to SVCB. Make sure student's name chorus pd. and building are on the check. Students can check their balance in the chorus room.

SVCB, PO Box 1597, Cranberry Twp. Pa 16066

 

 

Additional Important Info

 

FALL NEWSLETTER

 

SMURF SHIRTS - Did you love your smurf shirt from 7th grade chorus? Well now you can own one for only $5! Click on the link for an order form and turn it in to your chorus director. Smurf Shirt Orders

Chorus Pictures - We are looking for pictures of concerts, adjudications, trips and anything chorus to put on the web page. If you have a picture or two we could use please email them to magillar@svsd.net. Thanks!

 

 

 

 

Congratulations!!!

Boosters and Concert Chairpersons for doing such a great job helping out with all the concerts! Thank you for all of your help and support. You are the BEST!

To the 7-8 Middle School Choirs, IHS Choirs, SHS Choirs, Ms. Keefer, Mr. Magill and Mrs. Alexander for their wonderful winter concerts!

To the Madrigal Singers and the IHS Girl's Chorus for a beautiful job singing at St Paul's Lutheran Church on Sunday Dec. 14th.

To the Middle School for bringing in the most food for the food drive! Way to go 7th and 8th grade!

Josh Smith!!!!

Josh qualified for All Eastern MENC Choir in Providence Rhode Island. Josh was chosen from his audition at states last year. All Eastern choir is made up of students from all over the mid-atlantic United States. Josh is the first student in over 6 years to qualify for this prestigious event!

 

COLE RAPSO!!!!

Cole took 1st place Sat. Nov.1 at the Tri-State NATS competition in the Classical Mens Division. This is a huge accomplishment and honor! Way to go Cole!!!! We are very proud of you!

 

Madrigals

The madrigals are one of only 5 high school choirs chosen to perform at this years PMEA State Convention in Valley Forge. They were chosen along with the Seneca Valley Jazz Band from over 130 applications. This is a great honor for our school and our singers. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

 

District V Chorus

Fourteen Seneca Valley students, grades 10-12, were recently chosen to perform at District Chorus in January at Butler Intermediate High School. (Each school is given a quota based on school size.) These students will audition to continue on to Regional Chorus. Good Luck to all of you.

Chelsea Carmella-Soprano 1

Marina Napoli-Alto 1

Katie Acton - Alto 2

Sara Purifoy - Sop. 1

Alyssa St. Clair - Alto 2

Zach Renner - Tenor 1

Cole Rapso  -Tenor 2

Josh Smith  - Bass 1

Ryan Hestin -Bass 2

Trey Skalos  - Bass 2

Chris Allen-Tenor 2

Mike Traverso- Tenor 2

Will Fleming- Tenor 2

Doug Grego - Tenor 1

 

 

Honors Chorus

Fourteen Seneca Valley students, grades 10-12, were recently chosen through audition to perform as members of the District 5 Honors Chorus in November at Westminster College.

Students from more than 30 schools in Butler, Beaver, Lawrence and Mercer counties auditioned on Oct. 2 for ten seats in each section.

Seneca Valley students who placed in the top 10 are:

Chelsea Carmella-Soprano 1

Marina Napoli-Alto 1

Katie Acton - Alto 2

Kerry Reed - Alto 2

Alyssa St. Clair - Alto 2

Zach Renner - Tenor 1

Cole Rapso  -Tenor 2

Josh Smith  - Bass 1

Ryan Hestin -Bass 2

Trey Skalos  - Bass 2

Chris Allen-Tenor 2

Mike Traverso- Tenor 2

Will Fleming- Tenor 2

Erica Glynn- Alto 2

Doug Grego and Phil Graves were alternates in the Tenor 1 section.

A special congratulations to Josh Smith and Cole Rapso who both took first chair in their respective sections.

Also special recognition goes to Katie Acton 2nd chair, Zach Renner 3rd chair and Alyssa St. Clair 4th chair.