By Annie Goodykoontz

Singers from Cantamus competed in the Arizona Music Educators Association regionals festival, which was held Feb. 14-15.

First, singers from TPA’s Chamber Choir audition for the regionals by singing a solo that they choose. Then, they have to sight read four different types of music.

They can then be placed in different chairs, which is a way of ranking them.

This was a very good opportunity to get more experience in singing and competing. Kylie Klassen, a junior member of chamber choir, says, “I had so much fun performing with all the new friends I made and the ones I came to regionals with. I think we were all emotionally invested in our performance, which contributed to its success.”

They had great success at the festival. Eric Johnson was 1st chair bass, Clara Moffitt was 2nd chair soprano, Lizzie Turley was 8th chair soprano, and Kylie placed 14th chair alto. “It was so much fun!” she said. “I loved being around people who shared the same amount of passion for music as me and were willing to put in the work to achieve success.”

Nice job, participants!