The Starr’s Mill High Choral Department has been invited to perform at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

The school’s “Cathedral Choir” will sing a 25-minute a cappella program on April 6 that will precede the Sunday Evensong service. The choir will perform works ranging in music history from the Renaissance to present day. These choral works will include music by composers such as Hassler, Pitoni, Scarlatti, Gasparini, Bach and Rachmaninoff.

In addition, a choral piece has been written especially for the Starr’s Mill chorus to be premiered at the National Cathedral. The text to this piece, Prayer at Evensong, was written by St. Louis poet Larry Brown and set to music by local choral musician and arranger, Mike Dorough.

Choirs from all over the United States submit audition recordings each year in hope of being selected.

“This is an incredibly prestigious honor for Starr’s Mill and is a testament to the quality of students who study choral music here,” says Choral Director Dr. John Odom.

Students from the chorus will be selling holiday greenery to help defray trip expenses. If you would like to support the group by purchasing greenery or making a donation to the group’s trip account, please contact Odom via email at odom.john@fcboe.org.

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