Visual and Performing Arts
The school has music programs, including an award winning choir, a jazz band and concert band, and a string orchestra.
The Choral Department has been directed by Robbie Giroir, the organist at St. Joseph's Cathedral, for over twenty years. They host an annual candlelight Christmas Concert in downtown Baton Rouge. Giroir has taken the Festival Singers, a small vocal ensemble, to venues around the world.
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