Choral Music
The choral program at Millikan High School is directed by John Harvey. The choral program consists of six courses: Cecillian Singers 1-2 which is a freshman girls class (also called Choraleers); Varsity Chorale 1-8, a freshman boys class; Voice, a small class concentrating on vocal solos; Cecillian Singers 3-8, an intermediate girls class; Concert Choir 1-8, a large, advanced, Co-Ed group of male and female vocalists; and Vocal Ensemble, the most prevalent class in the choral program consisting of Millikan's top 8 male and top 10 female vocalists: 4 basses, 4 tenors, 5 altos, and 5 sopranos.
Since 2006,The Millikan High School Vocal Ensemble takes a trip every year to San Francisco, California to compete with the best high schools, city colleges, and state colleges from the entire west coast of the country. The Concert Choir and Vocal Ensemble, which are the advanced choirs are able to sight read up to 6 part choral music, pieces they have worked on in past years are, When David Heard and As Vesta Was both composed by Thomas Weelkes.Other pieces of music such as Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel? arr. by Moses Hogan.
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