Alcorn choir takes first win
Published 11:44 am Friday, December 2, 2011
Finalists in the V105.5 Christmas Caroling Contest will compete Saturday night for cash prizes.
During Thursday night’s preliminaries, a winner was announced in the Division 5, college-level competition. First place, and $750, was awarded to the Alcorn State University Men’s Chorale. Runner-up was the Clefs, from Hinds Community College, which won $250.
Saturday’s finals will be at the Vicksburg Convention Center, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, children 12 and younger are admitted free. For more information, call 601-630-2929.
Finalists are:
Division 1: Lower Elementary
• Redwood Third Grade Holiday Choir
• Bowmar First and Second Grade Choir
Division 2: Upper Elementary
• Bovina Fifth and Sixth Grade Honor Choir
• Redwood Honor Choir
• Bowmar Fifth and Sixth Grade Chorus
• St. Francis Xavier Elementary Choir
• Pearl Upper Elementary Honor Choir
Division 3: Junior High School Choirs
• Sumner Hill Junior High Choir
• Warren Central Junior High Violin Ensemble
Division 4: High School Choirs
• Colla Voce, Clinton High School
• Vicksburg High School Madrigals
• Warren Central High School Madrigals
Division 6: Adult Soloists
• Marcus Mercy
• Jenny Bennett
Division 7: Teen Soloists and Small Groups
• Lindsey Gerard
• Hannah Miller
• Jessica Storey and Courtney Sapp
Division 8: ’Tween Soloists and Small Groups
• Sydney Stuart
• Kate Shelton
• JaDarius Flagg