Music
Outstanding music programs are a constant refrain at Saint George’s
From the Kindergarten students learning rhythms to the Jazz Ensemble that really knows how to swing, Saint George’s is a musical school. Lower School classes sing for each other at Friday Assembly and for their families at concerts. Starting in fifth grade our students experience the thrill of performing in a musical, and each year Middle Schoolers stage challenging shows such as Schoolhouse Rock, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, and Pinocchio.
Many of those Middle School singers also participate in All-State Choir events and earn high marks at local and regional competitions. The Upper School Choir takes top honors at classical and jazz festivals, and our Jazz Ensemble has won the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival five times against the best – and biggest – high schools in the Northwest.
By any measure, Saint George’s students are talented individual instrumentalists and singers as well. Each year a number of our fifth and sixth graders audition and are chosen for the All-State Honor Chorus. Saint George’s has hosted the Solo and Ensemble Competition for Spokane-area high schools and our students swept the top honors in all six solo divisions that they entered. One young lady has been named an All-USA Musician and the top alto choral singer in the nation. Another has recorded ethereal background music for a popular video game and spent the summer at the Tanglewood Institute in Massachusetts for the 20 best young sopranos in the U.S.
Learning to sing or play an instrument well is hard – but incredibly rewarding – work. And wherever they go in the future, all of our students take with them a lifelong appreciation for music.
Music Photos
The Middle and Upper School musicians performed their award-winning songs at the March Concert in Founders Theater
The quality of the choral students that we have just gets better and better as their involvement in school and outside musical activities continues to increase.
David Demand
Middle/Upper School Music Teacher, Symphony Conductor
Music News
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Two Singers Score High at State Finals
Ashley Van Curler was ranked 5th in the State in the Alto Vocal Division at this weekend's Washington State Solo and Ensemble Finals in Ellensburg. Hayden Heftel also earned a Superior rating, and the two of them received a Superior for their Duet.
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View SGS Musical Numbers from Seussical & Kiss Me Kate
Here's your chance to see two great musical numbers from recent SGS student shows -- "Think About Seuss!" from Seussical and "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" from Kiss Me Kate.
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MS & US Choirs Win Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival - See Videos of US Performances
For the first time both the Saint George's Middle School Choir and Upper School Choir have won their divisions at the prestigious Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival last week at the University of Idaho. Now you can see photos of the winners and listen to four videos of the Upper School performers!
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SGS Musicians Shine at All State Competition
Saint George's sent 15 Middle and Upper School musicians to the All State Music Competition in Yakima this weekend, and senior Emily Stratton earned the 2nd Chair violin award.
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SGS Men's Quartet Wins Solo & Ensemble -- View Video of Their Performance
The SGS Men's Quartet won the EWMEA Solo & Ensemble competition with the song "Sing Me to Heaven." To watch a home movie of their performance, click Read More!
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Solo & Ensemble Musicians Earn Top Local Honors
Saint George's sent more than 30 Upper School singers and instrumentalists to Saturday’s Solo & Ensemble Music Competition in the Spokane Valley, and they landed more honors than any other Spokane-area high school. The big winners were Hayden Heftel, Ashley Van Curler, and the Men's Small Ensemble, all of whom won their divisions and will compete at State in April.
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MS Solo & Ensemble Students Show Superiority
Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade singers who earned high marks at the Eastern Washington Music Teachers Solo and Ensemble Festival held Saturday, January 26. The Mixed Ensemble's "superior plus" was the highest score of the day!
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Ben Bartels Sings to CDA Young Artist Finals
Freshman baritone Ben Bartels received an honorable mention medal at the Coeur d'Alene Young Artists Competition on Sunday, January 20. Ben is the first male vocalist to make it to the finals of the High School Vocalist Division!
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