All-State Choir to be held in Rapid

The following students: Matthew Goens, Lauren Brandt, Kyle Pederson, Alyssa Becht, Adam Krause, Ryan Effling, Ashley McCormick, and Jayda Swenson have qualified for 2009 All-State Choir. Luke Eide, Jerra Olson, McKayla Reppe, and Walker Ruhd were also chosen as alternates. All-State chorus consists of both choir and orchestra, and is for all public school in South Dakota. This year, All-State will be held in Rapid City.

The All-State choir members went to SDSU on October 12th for a preparation day where they learned the songs. The songs for this year include a variety, including two foreign language pieces, German, Latin, and also classical and spiritual. "The Latin song is very difficult to sing, because the accompaniment doesn't help you find your spot," Alyssa Becht said. Our school gets to bring two quartets because of our size. Students that are in choir and are interested in All-State, audition locally and are judged. All-State is a good opportunity for choir members. "At first the music seems really hard and eventually after a lot of practice, the students can finally feel like they really accomplished something," Beth Hansen, Deuel choir teacher, said. The Deuel All-State members are taking a charter bus with eight surrounding schools to Rapid City, leaving Thursday, October 29th. The main concert will be held on October 31st at 8:00 p.m. (Mountain time). The All-State members get to meet and get to know a lot of new people, which is everyone's favorite part!