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WCHS Band And Choirs Earn Gold At ISSMA Contests

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The Warsaw Community High School Music Department had a very successful weekend at the Indiana State School Music Association contests held over the weekend.

The WCHS Concert Band earned a Gold rating Friday night at Northridge High School in Middlebury. The concert band received a Gold rating for their performance of three prepared pieces and another Gold rating for sight-reading. The band is under the direction of Emily Mikel.

The combined Beginning Choirs performed Saturday morning at Snider High School in Fort Wayne and also came away from the contest with all gold ratings. The choir is under the direction of Scott Avery.

An opportunity to hear groups from the music department will be tonight in the Performing Arts Center. The concert begins at 7 p.m. when the WCHS Festival Choir will perform. The WCHS Concert Band will perform at 7:30 p.m., followed by the WCHS Wind Ensemble under the direction of Mickey Ratliff.

The Festival Choir and Wind Ensemble will perform the pieces they have prepared for state qualification contest, which takes place Saturday at Chesterton High School. The Concert Band will perform the program they prepared for contest.

The concert is free of charge and the public is invited.