On Saturday, Nov. 5, Bishop O'Connell High School vocal students attended the annual District XII Choral Auditions. Over 700 students from Fairfax and Arlington county high schools participated in the auditions with 235 selected for the event. Students receive scores for their audition in the categories of vocal tone, intonation, rhythmic accuracy, interpretation, and sight reading. Nine Bishop O'Connell students and three alternates were selected for the 2017 District XII Chorus and will participate in a festival on February 9-11.
District XII is one of several districts in the state of Virginia created by the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA). The District Choral Auditions are very competitive due to the high level of excellence among choral programs in the northern Virginia area. The mission of the Virginia Music Educators Association is to provide leadership and professional development to ensure quality music education.
Pictured below – Front row (l to r): Besa Bucaj, Grace Rafferty, Jessica Gliot, Ava Coffin, Annemarie Wolf, Andrew Oliveros. Back row: Peter Lucas, Audrey Somerville, Paul Bean, Zoe Forino, Dina Phipps,Vasili Varfis.
