Local singers in All-State Chorus this weekend

Local high school musicians will be participating in the 2023 All-State Chorus and Orchestra.

Chorus will begin rehearsals Friday morning, October 27 in Rapid City. Their conductor is Dr. Ryan Person of Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa.

Edmunds Central participants are soprano Alanna Wiedrich, alto Sierra Haney, tenor Sadie (David) Vargason and bass Mitch Mohr.

Ipswich participants are soprano Savannah Coisman, alto Gracyn Kadlec, tenor Gunnar Knittle and bass Adam Kanable. Alternates are Juliane Morgan (soprano) and Shaylee Coisman (alto).

The chorus and orchestras members rehearse Friday and Saturday.

Their grand concert is Saturday at 7 p.m. in The Monument in Rapid City.

The orchestra director is Dr. Mark Laycock, Wichita (Kansas) State University.

The annual event is sponsored by the South Dakota High School Activities Association.