Choir News:

Audition Schedule
April 23, 24 and 25
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Call the Music Office to schedule an audition time

Incoming freshman should register for the Mixed Choir, then sign up for a placement audition time. The placement audition is to decide which choir is best for you and is not a pass/fail test.

All students registering for any choir should send your contact information (email and home phone number) to:
Nolan Catholic High School Music Department
Melissa Korzekwa, Music Department Coordinator
mkorzekwa@nolancatholichs.org
817-457-2920, ext 1733

NCHS Students Participate in TPSMEA All-State Choir,
Band and Orchestra Concerts

NCHS was well represented at this year's Texas Private School Music Educators Association All-State Concert on Feb. 2 in San Antonio. The concert was held in Laurie Auditorium on the Trinity University campus.

Congratulations to the following students for making All-State:

Choir:
Kaleigh Boyd, alto
Adrean Indolos, bass
Meaghan Lee, alto
Lauren Lutz, soprano
Luke Meyer, tenor
Adam Priester, tenor
Emily Rew, alto
Katherine Rist, alto
Thomas Schmidt, bass
Emily Senkowsky, soprano
Brittney Sly, alto
Rachel West, soprano

Band:
Emily Abshire, flute
Victoria Bittemenn, clarinet
Mary Collins, flute
Alissa Davis, piccolo
Jimmy Herman, trombone
Victoria Kilianski, clarinet
Sara Korzekwa, flute
Kyle Krebs, trumpet
Roy Purvis, trombone
Cat Samson, flute
Nicholas Shields, clarinet
Felicias Swindell, clarinet
Mark Casaquite, alt, clarinet
Ralph Roque, alt, percussion
Madeline Ross, alt, French Horn

Orchestra:
Brandon Ramos, violin

TMEA Area Auditions

Congratulations to two NCHS seniors who earned top honors in the Texas Music Educators Assocation area auditions.

Emily Rew, 2nd chair alto in Area B, placed in the top choir at TMEA All-State, the Mixed Choir.

Alissa Davis, 1st chair piccolo in 4A bands in Area B, placed 1st chair in the state for TMEA All-State 4A Symphonic Band.

Emily and Alissa will travel to San Antonio to perform in the TMEA All-State concerts Feb. 13-16.

Nolan Catholic Choir Students Participate in
TPSMEA and TMEA All-State Choir State-Level Auditions

Congratulations to members of the NCHS choir who competed in the Texas Private School Music Educators Association’s All-State Choir state level auditions. The following students were named to the All-State Choir:
• Sopranos Lauren Lutz, Emily Senkowski and Rachel West
• Altos Kayleigh Boyd, Meaghan Lee, Emily Rew, Katherine Rist, Brittney Sly
• Tenors Luke Meyer, Adam Preister, Keith Smith
• Basses Thomas Schmidt, Adrean Indolos - 1st alternate

In addition to making the All-State Choir, Lauren Lutz was named the state’s #1 Soprano in private schools.

And for more really big news …Senior Emily Rew advanced to the Texas Music Educators Association Area Auditions which will be held on Jan. 5. (TMEA is a state public school organization and includes a much larger field of contestants.) Emily made 3rd chair in the Round 1 District audition in September, 3rd chair in the Round 2 Region audition in October, and 3rd chair in the Round 3 Pre-Area audition on Nov. 16. She is number 3 out of 5 altos chosen from Region 7 of the TMEA to advance to the Round 4 Area audition. This is the final round of auditions to make the All-State Choir. Good Luck Emily!

TPSMEA Region Audition Judging

The TPSMEA Region Audition judging was held Oct. 20, 2007 at Nolan Catholic High School. Out of 63 NCHS participants, 36 were accepted to the TPSMEA state-level judging on Nov. 3, 2007. Thirty four of the 36 will participate in the All-Region Choir and we have two alternates. Congratulations to all our auditionees who worked so hard.

Click here to view students who made the
TPSMEA All-Region Choir.

Special thanks to the NCHS Choir parents who provided wonderful
hospitality and assistance to the judges.

NCHS Names New Choir Director

Nolan Catholic High School welcomes Mr. Marion Nesvadba as the new Director of the Choral Program. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Sacred Heart Dominican College, and his Masters in Music Performance from the University of Houston. Mr. Nesvadba has been the Director of Choral Activites for Tarrant County College, and was the conductor of the combined choirs and orchestra for the NCHS Choir performance at Carnegie Hall on March 20, 2006.

Previously, he was the Choral Director at Lee College in Baytown, Texas, and at La Porte High School. Mr. Nesvadba also has more than 20 years of experience in church music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in downtown Fort Worth.

While we owe so much to Mrs. Arlene Anderson Jones for the development of the NCHS Choral program to what it is today, and are sad to see her leave, we are excited that Mr. Nesvadba is ready to continue the tradition of excellence established in the NCHS Choral Program and take it to the next level.