Solo & Ensemble Competition (Road Trip)

 

 Jourdan's a'capella choir competed in the district solo and ensemble competition in February again this year.  They performed two numbers and then casually went out to lunch, instead of hovering around the judges deliberation room waiting for their scores (as the other schools did).  And, since they wandered away, someone had to call and let them know that their group of 16 had won the competition.  They were all excited and shocked; their school had never advanced before, so they weren't really even expecting to win.

 

In April, they took another trip to Ellensburg, Washington for the State Solo and Ensemble Competition.  It was held on the Central Washington University campus.  They sang their little (or rather, almost-grown-up) hearts out.  They performed to the very best of their collective ability, so even though they did not win the state competition, they performed wonderfully.  They got great scores too.  Here's the videos of those performances at State:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHK06IszYUo Non, Nobis, Domine

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz7o0jSO-cI Adoramus Te

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obdDNBfRWVU Baba Yetu

 

 And, true to Blogger form, they won't post from either my Youtube channel or the files on my computer, so I hope you can use the links if you haven't seen the performances.


 

And while Jourdan was enjoying his luxurious (sarcasm here) accommodations in the local Super 8 motel.... the rest of us spent the evening visiting Uncle Joel and family in Ephrata (since it was only 45 minutes from the campus).  We checked in on our farm, met our renter in person, went out to dinner, Julia visited the animals, and enjoyed time with family. Joel and Dillon drove down to watch the competition too.