The Roosevelt High School Concert Choir is an auditioned group of 60 singers achieving a high level of mastery in singing, sight reading, and musicality. Students in Concert Choir must demonstrate mature tone quality; demonstrate a dedicated level of commitment and teamwork; and demonstrate a desire to work for personal growth. The choir enjoys diving into new work and commissioning compositions from new composers each year.
In addition to the five concerts on their annual schedule, the RHS Concert Choir has accepted invitations to sing in 2013 at Carnegie Hall and the Aaron Copland School of Music, the 2014 SD ACDA Mid-Winter conference, the 2014 South Dakota State University Music In-Service, the 2012 University of South Dakota Vocal Arts Festival, the 2013 State of South Dakota Capitol Lighting Ceremony, in joint concerts with the 2013 Augustana University Choir and the 2015 Augsburg College Choir, and recently traveled to Los Angeles to work with and record a new composition by composer Dan Forrest in 2015. The ensemble was also honored to be chosen as a feature performance for the 2016 North Central ACDA Conference and was selected to be a part of the National Memorial Day Festival Chorus which performed in the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts as a part of the Kennedy Center's National Open House in May, 2017. In November of 2017 they made their second appearance at the State of South Dakota Capitol Lighting Ceremony and in February of 2017 served as a feature choir at the Wayne State Honor Choir Festival. This 2018-19 season, the choir served as a feature choir at the Tri-State Honor Choir hosted by Morningside College and performed in San Francisco. They are also a 2019 National Finalist for The American Prize Award in Choral Performance in the school division.
In addition to the five concerts on their annual schedule, the RHS Concert Choir has accepted invitations to sing in 2013 at Carnegie Hall and the Aaron Copland School of Music, the 2014 SD ACDA Mid-Winter conference, the 2014 South Dakota State University Music In-Service, the 2012 University of South Dakota Vocal Arts Festival, the 2013 State of South Dakota Capitol Lighting Ceremony, in joint concerts with the 2013 Augustana University Choir and the 2015 Augsburg College Choir, and recently traveled to Los Angeles to work with and record a new composition by composer Dan Forrest in 2015. The ensemble was also honored to be chosen as a feature performance for the 2016 North Central ACDA Conference and was selected to be a part of the National Memorial Day Festival Chorus which performed in the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts as a part of the Kennedy Center's National Open House in May, 2017. In November of 2017 they made their second appearance at the State of South Dakota Capitol Lighting Ceremony and in February of 2017 served as a feature choir at the Wayne State Honor Choir Festival. This 2018-19 season, the choir served as a feature choir at the Tri-State Honor Choir hosted by Morningside College and performed in San Francisco. They are also a 2019 National Finalist for The American Prize Award in Choral Performance in the school division.
