Decorah HS Concert Choir selected to participate in Des Moines conference

The Decorah High School Concert Choir has been selected to participate in the American Choral Directors Association's North Central Regional Conference on Saturday, March 22nd, in Des Moines. 

A panel of judges evaluated choirs from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, with selection based on submitted recordings from the past three years. Nine high school choirs, four of whom are from Iowa, were selected from numerous applicants.

At the conference the DHS Concert Choir will participate in a two-hour mini-residency with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale and its conductor, Brainerd Blyden-Taylor. The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is based in Toronto and is Canada's first professional choral group dedicated to Afrocentric music of all styles, including classical, spiritual, gospel, jazz, folk, and blues. The Chorale's vision is to build bridges of understanding, appreciation, and acceptance among communities of people, both Afrocentric and other, through the medium of music.