High school musicians from all corners of the state will congregate in Sioux Falls this week for the annual All-State Chorus and Orchestra concert.
Students begin practice at 8 a.m. on Friday and practice until 8:30 p.m. with two two-hour meal breaks and one morning and afternoon break during the day. They’ll continue practicing until mid-afternoon on Saturday before the 7 p.m. concert.
The time can be hectic, but the opportunity to join with more than 1,000 fellow high school musicians is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Those blessed to be selected two, three, or all four years of their high school journey still rave each year…