Fine Arts Program
The fine arts program at William Aberhart High School consists of several groups:
- The Concert Choir (which consists of full-time choir students and after-school participants);
- The Jazz Choir (full- and part-time choir students, through a competitive process);
- The Concert Band (composed of Grade 10 students);
- The Symphonic Band (consisting of grade 11 and 12's)
- The Jazz Band (open class - grades 10 through 12);
- The Wind Ensemble (an advanced concert band, which plays Grade 4+ band music);
- Musical Theater (an elective, one semester course in which the students perform a musical at the end of the term)
All of the school's ensembles and bands frequently achieve superior ratings at the Kiwanis Music Festival. Aberhart's symphonic band is on of both Calgary and Alberta's top ranking high school ensembles.
The Concert Choir and Symphonic Band both travel, at both a national and international level, competing and performing at a variety of venues, as well as taking in local music, such as excursions to the Berlin Philharmonic, amongst others.
The school's music program has yielded several promising young musicians, including Mark Ahenda who premiered his own composition, Miserere Nobis, at the 2010 final concert.
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