The Taylorville High School Band, Choir and Jazz Band traveled to Williamsville High School on Friday, April 14 to perform in the IHSA State Organizational Music Contest. This contest features each ensemble performing as a whole for a panel of three professional music adjudicators and audience members. The ensembles are then evaluated against the standard of perfection and given ratings as follows: Division I (superior) - a performance that is outstanding in nearly every detail; Division II (excellent) - a performance that contains only minor defects; Division III (good) - a performance that lacks finesse and/or interpretation; Division IV (fair) - a performance that contains basic weakness; and division V (poor) - a performance that is unsatisfactory.
The THS Choir received a Division II (excellent) rating for their performance of the selections: Cantate Domino by Hans Leo Hassler and edited by Norman Greyson; In Time Of Silver Rain by Audrey Snyder; and Wade In The Water arranged by Mark Hayes. The THS Band received a
Division I (superior) rating for their performance of the selections: A New Beginning by Mark Ninmer; Shenandoah by Frank Ticheli and Jubilant Prelude by Claude T. Smith. The THS Jazz Band received a Division I (superior) rating for their performance of the selections: Check Your Swing by Doug Beach, Portrait of Sydney Bechet by Duke Ellington and Belly Ache Blues by Peter Sciaino.
