Our talented choir group, Chanteurs, has recently finished their competition season for the year. The singers have made appearances at many of our school-wide concert assemblies and are often singing beautifully as a group. They sang the national anthem during the Sept. 11 all-school assembly and have performed a number of songs for us at the holiday school assembly. They have also made appearances at many city events, including the Arcadia’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

Prior to the start of their show choir season, the Chanteurs members diligently rehearsed several hours a week, including the weekends. They worked hard to learn the music and dance, preparing for a great season ahead of them. Chanteurs is in the AA advanced mixed group category, and its season this year consisted of many competitions. They recently competed in the Burbank Blast Show Choir Competition, where they placed 4th in musicianship!

On Apr. 1, the Choral Department also had the honor of hosting the annual Pow-Wow Show Choir Competition right here at AHS. There were over 600 performers at this annual competition, bringing the PAC alive with music and dance. These talented performers sang, danced, and acted to put on amazing show sets for the judges.

For third-year member Chanteurs secretary senior Tiffany Wong, this will be her last year, and she explains that her time in this program has been a memorable and treasured experience. Throughout the past years, she has been under the leadership of two directors, Mr. England and Dr. Pu., and explains that as a veteran of the group during this transition, it was her goal to “make sure that everyone stayed organized and to ensure that [team] goals were accomplished on time.” Competition season has been especially “nostalgic” for her this year. As her final year in Chanteurs, she really wanted to “embrace the work and passion that [the] collective team built into the show.” She has met “so many wonderful, beautiful, [and] talented performers at show choir competitions” and she knows that “show choir will forever be a piece of [her] soul.”

A unique aspect to Chanteurs is that there is always a special bond between the members. As described by many, Chanteurs is like a family, and the members grow so closely to one another over the course of the year. Tiffany explains that “this year’s team chemistry has been better than that of all of the past years,” and it is no doubt that this can be clearly seen through their tight bond as a group.

Chanteurs has never failed to impress any audience, and AHS is proud to boast about such a talented group. We congratulate them on a successful season and wish them the best of luck for their future performances!

Our talented choir group, Chanteurs, has recently finished their competition season for the year. The singers have made appearances at many of our school-wide concert assemblies and are often singing beautifully as a group. They sang the national anthem during the Sept. 11 all-school assembly and have performed a number of songs for us at the holiday school assembly. They have also made appearances at many city events, including the Arcadia’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

Prior to the start of their show choir season, the Chanteurs members diligently rehearsed several hours a week, including the weekends. They worked hard to learn the music and dance, preparing for a great season ahead of them. Chanteurs is in the AA advanced mixed group category, and its season this year consisted of many competitions. They recently competed in the Burbank Blast Show Choir Competition, where they placed 4th in musicianship!

On Apr. 1, the Choral Department also had the honor of hosting the annual Pow-Wow Show Choir Competition right here at AHS. There were over 600 performers at this annual competition, bringing the PAC alive with music and dance. These talented performers sang, danced, and acted to put on amazing show sets for the judges.

For third-year member Chanteurs secretary senior Tiffany Wong, this will be her last year, and she explains that her time in this program has been a memorable and treasured experience. Throughout the past years, she has been under the leadership of two directors, Mr. England and Dr. Pu., and explains that as a veteran of the group during this transition, it was her goal to “make sure that everyone stayed organized and to ensure that [team] goals were accomplished on time.” Competition season has been especially “nostalgic” for her this year. As her final year in Chanteurs, she really wanted to “embrace the work and passion that [the] collective team built into the show.” She has met “so many wonderful, beautiful, [and] talented performers at show choir competitions” and she knows that “show choir will forever be a piece of [her] soul.”

A unique aspect to Chanteurs is that there is always a special bond between the members. As described by many, Chanteurs is like a family, and the members grow so closely to one another over the course of the year. Tiffany explains that “this year’s team chemistry has been better than that of all of the past years,” and it is no doubt that this can be clearly seen through their tight bond as a group.

Chanteurs has never failed to impress any audience, and AHS is proud to boast about such a talented group. We congratulate them on a successful season and wish them the best of luck for their future performances!

Photo courtesy of ELLIE LEE