Valley’s music department scores high with State qualifiers from Nyola Schreiner and ladies choir

ORDERVILLE, Utah - On Wednesday , March 18, Valley High School became the epicenter for this year’s annual gather­ing of 1A Region 20 Music Departments held with morning and afternoon perfor­mance and judging sessions throughout the facilities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Orderville.

Valley High School’s Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Robert Lacey (left) following their presentation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in front of other participants, as well as the official judge from out-of-Region 20 St. George. Photo by Jerry Melrose.

Valley Music De­partment Head Robert Lacey reports on his program’s fortunes. “The students did re­ally well. All the way around we had Su­perior ratings. The Ladies Choir qualified for the State Festival in April, as did Nyola Schreiner’s evocative offering of ‘Ave Ma­ria’ by Caccini. The Chamber Orchestra got a Superior, but didn’t qualify. They’ve done a really good job at learning their parts and being musicians.”