SOUTHEAST BULLOCH HIGH SCHOOL

ADVANCED CHORUS DIRECTOR: BRENT WHITAKER

The SEBHS Choral program is part of Southeast Bulloch High School in rural Brooklet, GA. Since it’s revitalization from 18 students 16 years ago, we are now a full and very active program with an Advanced Mixed, Women’s, and Men’s Choir. Our Advanced Chorus has rated three straight superiors at LGPE each year since we began, and multiple Southeast Bulloch choral members are present at Georgia All-State Choir and All-State Reading Choir every year. The SEBHS Advanced Chorus has performed for the Governor’s office multiple times, both in Atlanta and at home. They have also performed at Southern Star, taking the Sweepstakes trophy for highest scoring choir, and most recently the Championship for highest scoring musical group overall. This group also took the overall Championship at Festival Disney while competing against choirs from all around the United States. In 2015, the group traveled to Carnegie Hall, received a superior rating in Queens, worked with Jo-Michael Scheibe, performed a world-premiere by Dan Forrest under the direction of Z. Randall Stroope, and finally performed Eric Whitacer’s “Nox Aurumque” by themselves as a showcase choir. This same year they also performed at the GMEA Convention. In 2017 the SEBHS Women’s Choir won 2nd place for non-mixed choirs at the Southern Invitational Competition while Advanced Chorus took the Championship trophy for top choir overall. In 2019, the Advanced Chorus was the highest rated choir at Worldstrides “Gold” series event in San Fransisco, being judged by Dr. Jessop, former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and The Singing Sergeants, and Dr. Armstrong, director of the St. Olaf Choir. Returning to regular travel in Spring of 2022, the SEBHS Advanced Chorus won the Championship at Festival Disney for our second time. Music is truly a way of life for us here at Southeast Bulloch High School, and we are striving, every day, to provide a top choral music education/experience to our students.

Dies Irae from Requiem……………………………………………………………………....….………Michael John Trotta

Across the Fields………………………………………………………………………………………………………Eric Barnum

Goodnight Moon……………………………………………………………….………Margaret Brown and Eric Whitacre

Twa Tanbou…………………………………………..….……………………………………………………Sydney Guillaume

She Goes Shopping for Gucci..……………………………………………………………………………………Larry Nickel

Wade in the Water.………………………………………………………………….....…………….……………Allen Koepke