Local choirs do well

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Brentwood School senior choir was on stage Friday, May 9 at McDougall United Church in Edmonton, representing the Drumheller and District Music Festival at the Provincial Choral Finals. 

The choir didn’t place first or second, but received a glowing adjudication and a mark of “Distinction.”  

There were 11 Grade 4-6 choirs in their class competing in the Alberta Music Festival in Edmonton on May 31. Brentwood represented the Drumheller and District Music Festival at the competition.

They received a mark of 89 and “Distinction” in the always highly competitive Grade 4-6 choir class.    

Susanne Sevick was awarded “Distinction” in her Piano Solo Class 12-years-and- under. 

The Finale Choir (a branch of the Strathmore Children’s Choir) competed in the Alberta Provincial Music Choral Festival on Saturday, May 10 in the 16 & Under Community Choral Class. 

They placed first in their category with a mark of 89, and received a $250 scholarship from the Lethbridge Musical Theatre Association, as well as a plaque from the Cardston Music Festival.

On May 30, Shelby Laycock competed in the solo provincials as well. She competed in the Musical Theatre 12-and-under Ballad Class on Saturday, May 31 at the Muttart Hall in Edmonton. 

Laycock competed in a class of 25 and received a mark of 91, or a superior rating, which placed her in the top five finishers in the class. The piece she performed was “Quiet” from “Matilda: The Musical.”