September 25, 2013

Hanna Choir to Perform for TMEA Statewide Conference

The Hanna Varsity Men’s Choir has been invited to perform for the 2014 Texas Music Educators Association Convention (TMEA) in San Antonio, Texas this coming February. The Hanna Men’s Choir is honored to be the first high school choir from Brownsville ISD as well as the first Men’s Choir from South Texas to perform for this esteemed group of professional musicians and educators. The Varsity Men’s Choir was the only high school men's choir selected to perform at this year’s convention from over 120 recordings submitted. The performance is scheduled for Thursday, February 13 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. The Hanna High School Varsity Men’s Choir will sing a half-hour concert at the convention. The performance will feature two songs specifically written for the occasion by Dr. Z. Randall Stroope (Oklahoma State University) and Dr. Thomas Juneau (St. Joseph University, Philadelphia, PA). Both selections are being dedicated to the choir and written specifically for their TMEA performance. Dr. Stroope is one of the most critically acclaimed choral composers and Dr. Juneau is a native Texan whose choral works have brought wide acclaim throughout the country. Read more.