Middle School State Champion Encore Singers from Jay M Robinson
NCASA presented the State Finals of the 2022 Metrographics Printing North Carolina Middle School Show Choir Competition presented at UNC Greensboro College of Visual and Performing Arts on March 18-19 in the UNC Greensboro Auditorium.
Jay M Robinson Middle School and Voyager Academy were crowned state champions!
High schools performed on March 19. Final rankings are shown below.
1 - Voyager Academy - Bull City Lights of Durham with a rating of Superior
2 - Voyager Academy - Vocal Affinity - Superior
3 - William A Hough High School - Excellent
4 - Lake Norman High School - Excellent
5 - West Brunswick High School - Good
Director's Award - Chris Brammer of Hough HS
Best Male Solo - James Randolph of Lake Norman HS
Best Female Solo - Melody Wimberly of Vocal Affinity
Best Male Stage Presence - Trey Purvis of Hough HS
Best Female Stage Presence - Lauren Sierra of Voyager Academy - Bull City Lights
Best Show Design - Voyager Academy - Vocal Affinity
Best Choreography - Voyager Academy - Bull City Lights
Best Group Vocals - Voyager Academy - Bull City Lights
Best Prep Choir - Voyager Academy - Vocal Affinity
Bull City Lights performed songs including "The Kids are Coming" and "We Are Light"
All State Performers: Chris Brammer, James Randolph, Melody Wimberly, Trey Purvis, Lauren Sierra, Madeline Macry (Lake Norman), Haegan Bryant (Vocal Affinity), and Willow Moore (West Brunswick)
Middle Schools performed on March 18. Shown below are the rankings of middle schools.
1 - Jay M Robinson MS of Charlotte with a rating of Superior
2 - Hanes Magnet School of Winston-Salem - Excellent
3 - Mount Airy Middle School - Excellent
4 - Western Harnett Middle School - Excellent
5 - The Brawley School of Mooresville - Good
Jay M Robinson performed a medley from "Newsies".
Director's Award - Aaron Tyler of Jay M Robinson
Best Male Solo - Hector Alvarado of Western Harnett
Best Female Solo - Mai'Ana Semides of Western Harnett
Best Male Stage Presence - Cooper Beecham of Brawley
Best Female Stage Presence - Nelly Williams of Mount Airy
Best New Choir - Western Harnett MS
Best Show Design - Jay M Robinson MS
Best Choreography - Jay M Robinson MS
Best Group Vocals - Jay M Robinson MS
All State Performers: Aaron Tyler, Hector Alvarado, Mai'Ana Semides, Cooper Beecham, Nelly Williams, Chloe Nesler (Brawley), Abigail Burton (Hanes), Nellie Williams (Mount Airy)
We thank sponsors Metrographics Printing and UNC Greensboro College of Visual and Performing Arts for their support of the competition.