Twelve students from Dell Rapids and Dell Rapids St Mary schools participated in the 64th Annual South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra event on Friday and Saturday, October 28th and 29th.
Over 1,000 of South Dakota’s best high school vocal and instrumental musicians were in Sioux Falls for the activities at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. The concert was performed at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday evening.
The annual All-State Chorus & Orchestra, sponsored by South Dakota High School Activities Association, is the largest interscholastic high school music activity held in South Dakota. The 2016 All-State Chorus includes 928 singers representing 146 South Dakota high schools. The All-State Orchestra is comprised of 157 musicians from 28 schools.
Participants from Dell Rapids were Veronica Fritz, Justice Haggin, Micah Gleason, Thomas Petrik, Elly Petrik, Sydney Stofferahn, Timothy Jaycox, and James Lueders. Participants from Dell Rapids St Mary were Courtney Geraets, Pagie Bunkers, Jon Bares, and Zachary Geraets.
The guest conductors for the 2016 All-State Chorus & Orchestra Concert were Dr. Jerry Blackstone from the University of Michigan, and Dr. Ruth Lin from Gustavus Adolphus College. Dr. Blackstone will conducted the All-State Chorus while Dr. Lin will led the 2016 All-State Orchestra.