Eight Rangers selected for prestigious regional performance in Little Rock
Shown above, from left, are Addyson Noyes, Emily Smith, Noah Voth, Condry Carnott, Jameson Hale, Sam Grinder, Cassidy Mullins and Gentry Mortensen. These Northwestern choir students were selected for the Southwest American Choral Directors Association Collegiate and posed for a photo on March 2 outside the Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock, Arkansas. Eight students were selected for this honor choir and traveled to Little Rock for a three-day conference followed by a concert March 2. The conference last met in March 2020 a week before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. While singers and concert attendees were required to wear masks, the singers were able to perform this year. -Photos by Caitlin Hofen
The students were a part of a 143-member collegiate honor choir with other students from surrounding states in the southwest region. The students attended multiple rehearsals, breakout sessions and concerts. After three days of rehearsing, the students performed for a large audience in the Robinson Center Performance Hall in downtown Little Rock.
The singers performed a variety of music, ranging from Mozart to Haitian folk music, traditional spiritual songs and more. The choir was conducted by Dr. Amanda Quist, the director of choral activities for the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami in Florida. Part of the performance was accompanied by a variety of orchestral instruments from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.
