Carlsbad High School Choirs Sweep Vocal Music Competition Receiving Top Honors in Three Divisions

On February 17th & 18th, 2017, choirs from Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties converged on the Lincoln High School Performing Arts Center to participate in the 2017 “San Diego Sings” vocal music competition hosted by Bonita Vista High School. This two-day event marked the first competition of the season for Carlsbad High School. They had three choirs participating in this competition and all three choirs took home top honors.

In the Concert Choir Division, Carlsbad High School’s Chamber Singers (advanced mixed choir) did an excellent job and received the highest score in this division. Judges scored each group on their musicianship including vocal tone, interpretation, diction, precision, dynamics, presentation and repertoire. Chamber Singers performed Zigeunerleben by Robert Schumann, Dirait-on by Morten Lauredsen, and Hosanna in Excelsis by Brent Pierce.

In the Show Choir Divisions groups are judged on both musicianship and showmanship including creativity, execution, presentation and visual effect. Carlsbad High School’s Encore took first place in the women’s intermediate show choir division. They also won the Musicianship and Showmanship awards for their set entitled “Indiana Janes.” In the advanced mixed tier II show choir division, Carlsbad’s Sound Express also received first place, Musicianship and Showmanship awards with their set entitled “The Time Machine.”

“I am very proud of the hard work the kids have put in,” commented Choral Director, Mr. Jessie Bullock. “I’m glad we were able to win early. Now we have to learn from any mistakes made and get better by next weekend’s competition!” This is the second Bonita Vista Sweep under the keen direction of Mr. Bullock, who joined the Carlsbad High School Vocal Music department in 2013. His students have set a high bar for themselves and will continue to revise and make improvements as the season progresses. Mr. Bullock encourages them to continue growing with each competition.

Carlsbad High School’s Vocal Music Program is made up of four choirs: Chamber Singers (advanced mixed choir), Sound Express (advanced mixed show choir), Encore (intermediate women’s show choir), and Lancer Choir (beginning mixed choir). This program is one of the few remaining programs in all of San Diego County. It strives to promote awareness, appreciation, and expression of the arts in our community.

The CHS Choral Boosters have started a crowd-funding campaign to help keep this program going. Visit www.chschoral.com for more information.