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Cedar Rapids Prairie High School Choral Department Check back often to remain up-to-date!
This page serves as a vehicle for staying connected to current students and families, alumni, and friends of the PHS Choirs. We hope to see you at some of our many events throughout the year!
11/07/2023
Hi Everyone! Our show choir apparel store is open! Please share with anyone who might want to order some garb to support us! We have a new "Prairie Show Choir Fan" shirt for anyone who wants it!
Deadline is November 20th at 9 AM. Choose pick up from coordinator to save on shipping!
Prairie Show Choir 2023-2024 Online ordering for Prairie Show Choir 2023-2024 ends on Mon, Nov 20, 2023 (10:00 AM CST)
06/26/2023
This will be so much fun!
Spring Choir Concert tonight in the Concert Hall at 7 PM! Come enjoy the concert and help us celebrate our seniors!
04/11/2023
Curtain Call is this Friday at 7 PM! Spread the word! It's gonna be a great show and these kids deserve a big audience! Tickets at www.prairiemusic.com
01/19/2023
We need your help at Premiere on January 28th! We'll get you into the performances for free!
2023 Prairie Premiere Sign-up SignUp.com makes it easy to coordinate school events & classroom activities, fundraisers, snack schedules, potlucks & more!
We are less than three weeks away from Premiere, the Prairie Music Association's largest fundraiser! We need a total of 300 volunteers on January 28th to pull off this monumental event!
So, we need YOU to help us raise funds for music K-12 at CCSD! Admission into the performance centers is included if you volunteer. Below is a list of our performing groups.
Please use the link below to sign up! We are confident you will have a great day at this awesome event! Contact Justin Sands at [email protected] if you have any questions!
SING UP HERE: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/567025472565088036/false #/invitation
Prairie - Focal Point
Prairie - The Ambassadors
Iowa City West - Good Time Company
Iowa City West - Showtime
Jefferson - West Side Delegation
Jefferson - Ovation
Kennedy - Happiness, Inc.
Kennedy - Protege
Kennedy - Chanteurs
Linn-Mar - 10th Street Edition
Linn-Mar - In Step
Linn-Mar - Hi-Style
Waukee - Millennium
Waukee - Spirit
West Des Moines Valley - Choralation
West Des Moines Valley - Ignition
Xavier - Xhilaration
Xavier - Xuberance
Harding Middle School - Neo Classic
Oak Ridge Middle School - Ovation
Regis Middle School - Eclipse
Taft Middle School - Adrenaline
Vernon Middle School - Velocity
04/06/2022
Prairie Junior Johnnie Each Selected as the State of Iowa’s 2022 Student Poet Ambassador – College Community School District Congratulations to Prairie junior Johnnie Each who was selected as the state of Iowa’s 2022 Student Poet Ambassador. Each will be sworn in in the Rotunda of the State Capitol on Friday, April 22 during National Poetry Month
03/29/2022
This Friday night at 7 PM in the Concert Hall, the Prairie Music Association will host our annual Curtain Call featuring both show choirs, Chamber Choir, and special acts by our talented students. This is your last chance to see The Ambassadors and Focal Point 2022! For advanced tickets, please click https://prairiemusic.com/events/
03/25/2022
The Prairie High School Music Department is pleased to introduce the newest member of the music faculty, Grace Huber! Ms. Huber will co-direct choirs and show choirs as well as co-teach other courses offered by the music department. Ms. Huber is a graduate of West High School in Iowa City and Luther College. While in high school, Ms. Huber was a four-year Iowa All-State Choir member and was active in many other aspects of the choir program, including four years in show choir. At Luther, Ms. Huber was a two-year member of Nordic Choir, and she served as the assistant conductor for Aurora, the college’s treble choir. She is currently serving as the choir director at Maquoketa Valley Middle and High Schools. There, she directs the high school and middle school choirs, teaches private voice lessons, directs the high school vocal jazz ensemble, and provides music direction for the annual musical. Welcome to Prairie, Ms. Huber!
03/24/2022
Here we are, back in Iowa, and we didn't bring the Florida weather with us! :(
While, on the surface, it seems to be a lot of fun and games (and we know there's plenty of that!), we are even more excited about the musical experiences our students were able to gain over the past several days. On Saturday, the Ambassadors competed with some of the best show choirs in the country. Every other group in finals ranked no lower than 2nd throughout their regular season and come from large metropolitan cities. The Ambassadors performed an outstanding day show, made finals, and performed another awesome show at night, ranking 4th Runner-Up. To rank up there with those remarkable groups is a testament to the hard work and talent of the members of this ensemble! On Monday, the band and choir students participated in Disney workshops with cast members. The 2.5 hour workshops centered around auditions, sight reading, flexibility, and being a good ensemble member. On Tuesday night, we experienced the Cirque du Soleil show "Drawn to Life." As we watched this incredible production, we were reminded of the performance skills we teach our students everyday. We know our kids who are interested in the visual artistry and tech side of productions were also captivated by the effects in the show. Of course, there were countless performances in each park to take in as well. Finally, this trip provided an excellent opportunity for culture building for both the band and choir programs and our department as a whole. Having a strong culture and support for one another is exceedingly important to building strong music programs. We witnessed new and strengthening friendships, and seeing all of our Prairie musicians cheering on the Ambassadors in competition was a prime example of the camaraderie that comes with this trip. We're already looking forward to our next trip in 2025!
02/17/2022
Our very own Lydia Welch on the latest Prairie Podcast! Bravo!
https://anchor.fm/ccsdpodcast/episodes/Fine-Arts-The-Student-Experience-with-Lydia-Welch-e1do0c5