Hmmmmmmmmmm- The KEY to success for any High School Chorus is having a Choral Director who is passionate about music. Ledyard High School’s Russ Hammond is Mr. Music.
According to the former Choral Director for Region 18 – Lyme-Old Lyme, the Ledyard Chamber Choir just returned from a weekend of competition in New York and New Jersey.
Russ Hammond says the students won their division (best of three) and also were selected as outstanding choir in the whole festival (best of 14 overall).
The Chorus received a perfect score from both judges. One judge commented that this was the first perfect score that he has awarded in his forty year career!
Mr. Hammond writes: “In addition, at the award ceremony, the festival director told the crowd of students (over 900) that there are fourteen festivals a year and this was only the second time in twenty two years that any group (choir,orchestra or band) has been awarded a perfect score from both judges.”
Here are a couple of links to judge for yourself.
http://www.a-cappella.com/product/14424/high-school
www.ledyardmusic.com
Congratulations! To Ledyard Music, carrying on a long time tradition of excellent music.
The legacy continues!