FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2008
For more information:
Bob Edwards
Public Relations Department Assistant
دمهْض±²¥ State College
دمهْض±²¥, West Virginia
(304) 462-7361x7610
دمهْض±²¥, WV—The دمهْض±²¥ State College Fine Arts Department is providing workshops for high school students who will be auditioning for the West Virginia All State Choir. Auditions for the All-State Choir will be held in early March at regional sites. GSC is giving students an opportunity to practice for those auditions.
On February 8th, GSC hosted a workshop for thirty-seven students from eight high schools. On February 15th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., GSC will hold a second workshop for another twenty-seven students from five different high schools. Each workshop allows the students to practice required selections for the All-State Choir auditions. “We are trying to assist these students in preparing for their auditions. It is also a wonderful opportunity for us to do some recruiting for دمهْض±²¥ State College,†said Dr. Carol Benton, دمهْض±²¥ State College Assistant Professor of Music. In addition to the practice sessions, students attending the workshops are given a tour of the campus by GSC Music Majors, treated to lunch, and receive GSC promotional information.
The West Virginia All-State Choir will attend the 2008 WVMEA State Conference March 27-29 at Ogelby Park in Wheeling. The Choir will be under the baton of Guest Director, Dr. Brad Holcomb of Milikin University of Illinois. The Choir will perform a concert on March 29th at John Marshall High School.
For more information on the GSC Choir Workshops, call Benton at (304) 462-7361 ext.7345 or the GSC Fine Arts Department at (304) 462-4130.