Seven Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts students earned Arkansas Choral Directors Association Region 3 Senior High All-Region Choir recognition, including two who earned eligibility to audition for All-State Choir.
Region 3 All-Region Choir auditions were held Oct. 5 at Bryant High School. Students who earned All-Region recognition include:
- Tatum Polzin, a junior from Little Rock, 33rd chair, Soprano I, Soprano/Soprano/Alto/Alto Choir;
- Taraji Kiyumbi, a junior from Palestine, 13th chair, Tenor I, Mixed Chorus;
- Mason Sims, a junior from Compton, 24th chair, Tenor I, Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass Choir;
- Beau Goldthorpe, a junior from Benton, 35th chair, Tenor II, Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass Choir;
- Errol Nagy, a junior from Little Rock, 30th chair, Bass I, Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass Choir;
- Kemdi Ekeanyanwu, a sophomore from Little Rock, 9th chair, Bass II, Mixed Chorus; and
- Asher Rivera, a junior from Hot Springs, 30th chair, Bass II, Tenor/Tenor/Bass/Bass Choir.
The Region 3 Senior High All-Region Choir Clinic and concert will be held Nov. 9 at First Baptist Church in Benton.
Kiyumbi and Ekeanyanwu are both eligible to audition for the All-State Honor Choir. Students who placed in the top 20 chairs of their respective parts are eligible to audition for the choir. All-State auditions will be held in Jonesboro in February.