School choirs to perform at TMEA Conference

July 21, 2009 —The Cook Middle School Advanced Girls Choir and the Yeager Elementary School Honor Choir were both selected to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention in San Antonio in February 2010.

The Cook Middle School Advanced Girls Choir is directed by Mica Kolb and Stefanie Stephens. According to Larry Matysiak, director of secondary music, each group submitted recordings of the last two years and were judged by some of the most outstanding music educators in the state.

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to share the musical talent and maturity these young ladies possess with the members of TMEA,” Kolb said. “Performing at the TMEA Convention is something I have always wanted to do and I cannot imagine sharing this experience with a better group of singers.”

The Yeager Honor Choir is a non-auditioned fifth-grade choir. Lisa Trewin, the Yeager music teacher, has conducted the choir since 2004.

“Although the district has had a variety of secondary groups selected to perform at TMEA conferences in past years, in my 21 years with the district the Yeager Honor Choir is the only elementary choir to perform at the event,” said Loretta Bourn, coordinator for elementary physical education, health, music and theatre arts.

TMEA was formed in 1920 and is comprised of over 9,000 music educators. More than 20,000 professional music educators attend this convention annually, making it the largest state music convention in the United States.