Wando Chorus

Welcome back to school! The first day was awesome😀 Can’t wait to make music together! Go Wando!

➡️Don’t miss all the info! See you all on 8/29 at 6:30pm.

So great to see everyone at our Back to School picnic!

Your 2023/24 Wando Chorus Booster Board!

Happy Summer Wando Chorus! We hope everyone is having a great time! 😎🌊🌅

Wando chorusMark your calendar📆✅ These are the (correct😉) dates to save. More info coming soon.

Happy 4th of July from the Wilkinsons!

We are thrilled to welcome Ms. Brianna Barnett, the new Choir Director for Laing Middle School! Check out her bio below 🤩🌟, and please email Ms. Barnett directly with all questions regarding Laing Chorus. Scan the QR code to sign your child up for this amazing program! She can’t wait to meet her new students. Wando Chorus friends- help us spread the word. 😀✅

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Brianna Barnett is thrilled to begin her journey as the Choral Director at Laing Middle School. Originally hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Ms. Barnett’s choirs have consistently received Superior ratings at performance evaluations and festivals. Many of her students have been selected for All-State Chorus, as well as various honor choruses in Georgia and South Carolina. Barnett holds a Master’s Degree and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Georgia College & State University. She is a proud member of NAfME, ACDA, and the Charleston Symphony Chorus.

Ok now that you know all about Cario Chorus and their new Choral Director, Ms Fitch, here’s a Google doc - sign up and let Ms Fitch know you’re interested in more info.

2023-2024 Cario Chorus Interest Form Hello Cario parents! Please fill out this form if your child is interested in signing up for Chorus at Cario Middle School. Click HERE to view a promo video and see what Cario Chorus is all about!

We love to help promote this awesome choral music program. 💙🤩🎶 Check out news you can use from Cario Chorus! Parents with middle schoolers please share this video!

Cario Middle School Chorus Promo May 2023 FINAL Ms. Karly Fitch is the new Choir Director of the Cario Middle School Chorus program!Click Here to sign up for Cario Chorus! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e...

Please join us in welcoming Ms. Karly Fitch to Cario Middle School, and check out her bio below 🤩🎶💙 Parents, please feel free to email Ms. Fitch directly to sign up your child for this AWESOME middle school program! Wando chorus friends- help us spread the word by sharing😉✅
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Karly Fitch is thrilled to be joining the Cario Fine Arts team as the choral director! She began teaching in 2021 as a general music teacher in CCSD, where she taught grades preK-8th. She attended the University of South Carolina, graduating summa cm laude with a Bachelors of Music in Choral Music Education in 2021. As a student of the Honors College at USC, Ms. Fitch completed a thesis discussing the disparities in aural skills learning in secondary music classrooms. Her hope is to use this research to better inform her teaching in her own classroom as well as encourage other music educators to do the same in order to best serve their students.
Ms. Fitch is a proud alumna of CCSD, having attended both Cario Middle School and Wando High School, where she graduated with the Class of 2017. She was an avid member of the chorus programs at both schools! In addition to conducting choirs, Ms. Fitch has developed a love for accompanying vocalists, instrumentalists, and choirs on the piano, and has done so in collegiate and professional settings for the last six years. Ms. Fitch is also a dedicated church musician, and has been involved in the music ministries of several Catholic Churches in both Charleston and Columbia, SC. When she is not out doing something musical, you can find Ms. Fitch chilling inside with a good book, or out enjoying the Lowcountry landscape.

Wando Chorus Awards Night🏆🎉 More 📸 and ❤️for our amazing students!🌟

Wando Chorus Award’s Night!🏆🤩🎉 We are so proud of our students! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 A special congratulations to:
🌟Bella Antonelli and Matthew Bailey- National School Choral Award
🌟Cristiana Abbriano- Quincy Jones Musicianship Award
🌟Lauren Johnson and Jeffrey Lord- Fred Waring Directors Award for Chorus
🌟Juliana Vaccaro- WHSCMB Marilyn J. Austin Scholarship Recipient
🌟Zach Mosley and Kaylee Olejnicki- Most Outstanding Choral Student Award- Show Choir
🌟Noelle McCarrager and Michael Lambert- Most Outstanding Sight Reader- Show Choir
🌟Ava Funkhouser- Most Outstanding Choral Student- Bella Voce
🌟Isabel Riberio- Most Outstanding Sight Reader- Bella Voce
🌟Jeremy Rokos- Most Outstanding Choral Student- Wando Singers
🌟Charlie Minister- Most Outstanding Sight Reader- Wando Singers
🌟Audrey Olejnicki- Most Outstanding Choral Student- Concert Choir
🌟Sophie Godwin- Most Outstanding Sight Reader- Concert Choir
🌟Ava Kaplan- Most Outstanding Sight Reader- Concert Choir
🌟Paige Langston- Sophie Godwin- Most Outstanding Choral Student- Concert Choir

Kudos to the cap’ns of the ship! We ❤️and appreciate our directors!
Pirates of the Cabaret🏴‍☠️🧜🏽‍♀️✨

Still clapping for Cabaret!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Cap’n Wilks at the helm controlling these pesky pirates! Come see these scallywags tonight at 7:00pm❗️🏴‍☠️☠️❌

AARGH you ready, mateys? 🏴‍☠️🧜🏻‍♀️We set sail again tonight and tomorrow at 7:00pm- Come join us for Wando Chorus- Pirates of the Cabaret! ❌marks the spot- ticket link in bio! Check out our song line up….

Pirates of the Cabaret Song List

Come Sail Away- Styx

Yellow Submarine- The Beetles

Waves- Dean Lewis

Beyond the Sea- Bobby Darin

Seven Bridges Road- The Eagles

Heat Wave- Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

She’s in Love- The Little Mermaid

Who Run The World- Beyonce

Knee Deep- Zach Brown Band

Ocean Eyes- Billie Eilish

Maps- Maroon 5

Love Shack- B52s

It’s Raining Men- The Weather Girls

Survivor/I’m a Survivor- Destiny’s Child

Treasure- Bruno Mars

I Want It That Way- Backstreet Boys

Gold Digger- Kanye West

Sweet Dreams- Eurythmics

No Air- Jordin Sparks

Diamonds- Rihanna

Senior Song (Vienna)- Billy Joel

One Love- Bob Marley

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Ahoy! Come see “Pirates of the Cabaret” next weekend at Wando! Buy tickets online. Link in Bio. 🏴‍☠️☠️⚓️

Wando Chorus Boston Performance Tour! What an extraordinary experience with these talented and all-around amazing students!
Trip highlights include performances at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Old South Church, Old North Church, Copley Place, and Salem Town Hall.

During the tour also enjoyed: The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Blue Man Group, Quincy Market, Boston Common, Downtown Crossing, Faneuil Hall, The North End, and The New England Aquarium. As well as plenty of time shopping and eating lobster and chowder! 😛🦞🥣

Many thanks to our amazing parent chaperones on the trip: Susan Antonelli, Eric Bailey, Melanie Keen, Mike Larsen, Kathy Olejnicki, Anne Rokos, Brian Trammell, and Karin Weiss!

It was amazing to create an experience for students to travel, learn, and perform! Students I hope you carry these memories of travel and music for a long time! We are so proud of you!

Special thanks to:
Michael John Trotta for composing “I Will Lift My Eyes”, especially for this tour! Psalm 121 has a special meaning for many of us. This was an amazing experience for us this weekend!

Frank Davis, Maureen Noonan, and Amber Bardliving and Contemporary Tours! Thank your for all your work to make this life-changing performance tour possible for Wando Chorus!

Soohyun Yun - for being such a wonderful travel companion and accompanying us for all our performances!

Wando Principal, Mr. Kim Wilson and his wife Betsy for joining us on this performance tour! Thank your for all your companionship, enthusiasm, and assistance! Thank you for support of Wando Chorus!

Ms. Stephanie Kinney, Associate Director Wando Chorus- for being such a wonderful chorus teacher, conductor and leader. Your care, compassion and dedication are a model for all teachers! You did a great job conducting this tour! Brava!

Next up… Spring Concert May 2nd & Cabaret May 18,19,20!!!

Wando Chorus Boston tour- Incredible performance at The Cathedral of the Holy Cross🤩

Live Stream performance this morning at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston for the 11:30 am service! Music by Viadana,Byrd, Michael John Trotta, William Dawson, and Rollo Dilworth. You can watch live! https://facebook.com/rcabcathedral

Cathedral of the Holy Cross The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Boston and serves as a parish to Boston's historic and vibrant South End.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert tonight!!!

We are in Salem today! 🧙‍♀️🎃💀

I walked into rehearsal and saw some interesting outfits. Then it hit me. Hahahah

Finally made it to Emoji Poke!

Thank you Dr. Brisini for the Boston history lecture today! Great preparation for our performance tour in 2 weeks!

Wilks just finished the Bridge run! Hope all y’all had a fun and Safe night at Prom!

Save the Date for Cabaret this year or you’ll have to walk the plank!

Wando Singers performance at Mount Pleasant Hospital! Now, time for lunch!

It was an AH-Mazing All-State Chorus weekend at Winthrop University!

Having a great time at Winthrop for All-State Chorus Weekend!

Parents! C’mon out to our social next Thursday, Home Team BBQ- 5-7 😁🎉🐷

Wando Chorus Parent Social March 9th at Hometeam BBQ

Parents check your emails today for this invite. We can’t wait to see you! Thank you for hosting us!

THIS WEEK-Auditions for the 2023-2024 school year!

Smiling faces at our Spirit Night!🎉😀 Thank you for supporting Wando Chorus, and a BIG thanks to all the students and families who joined!