Irving ISD News/Events

Region 20 Orchestra, Choir Results

IrvingWeekly Staff

| Published

April 5, 2010

Travis Middle School Advanced Orchestra

Irving ISD middle and high school choirs and orchestras competed at Region 20 University Interscholastic League (UIL) Concert & Sightreading Contests in March.

Orchestra contests were held at Nimitz High School March 4, 5, 11, and 12. De Zavala Middle School varsity orchestra received a sweepstakes trophy for earning first division ratings in the concert and sightreading portion of the contest. MacArthur High School and Nimitz High School varsity and non-varsity orchestras won plaques for receiving first division ratings in sightreading. Austin Middle School, Crockett Middle School, and Travis Middle School varsity orchestras won plaques for first division ratings in the concert portion.

Earning second and third division ratings in the contest were varsity and non-varsity orchestras from Irving High School, Bowie Middle School, Crockett Middle School, Houston Middle School and Lamar Middle School.

Middle School choir contests were March 24-26 at Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy in Dallas. Bowie and Lamar varsity choirs, and Travis non-varsity choir won a sweepstakes trophy for first division ratings in concert and sightreading. Winning a plaque for first division ratings in concert were de Zavala non-varsity and Travis varsity. Travis varsity choir also won a plaque for first division ratings in sightreading.

Earning second and third division ratings at regional UIL choir contest were varsity and non-varsity choirs from Austin and Houston middle schools.