TMEA, Texas Music Educators Association, sponsors the Texas All-State audition process to promote students' dedication to their musical knowledge and skill and to encourage TMEA member directors to support their students in this development. Beginning each fall, over 70,000 high school students across the state audition in their TMEA Region. Individual musicians perform selected music for a panel of judges who rank each instrument or voice part. A select group of musicians advances to compete against musicians from other Regions in their TMEA Area. The highest-ranking musicians judged at the TMEA Area competitions qualify to perform in one of 15 Texas All-State Bands, Orchestras, and Choirs. These All-State ensembles rehearse for three days, directed by nationally recognized conductors, and perform on the closing day of the annual TMEA Clinic/Convention.
The All-State audition process for high school choir students leads ultimately to qualification in one of four All-State Choirs that perform at the annual TMEA Clinic/Convention: Treble Choir, Tenor-Bass Choir, Mixed Choir, and Small School Mixed Choir. Students attending 1A-6A schools are eligible to audition for any choir, but only 4A down to 1A may audition for the Small School Mixed Choir. Since the creation of the Small School Mixed Choir in 2015, the Borger HS choir students have auditioned for the Small School Mixed Choir.
On September 22, 2018, Borger HS Choir students competed in the All-District Small School Choir Auditions at Pampa High School. This contest can include choir students from any public or private school district, as well as, homeschool students, in the Texas Panhandle north of Plainview. At this contest, the top thirty-two students in each section, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, were selected to move on to the All-Region Choir Audition. Below is a list of the Borger HS students who auditioned and their chair, ranking. Those with a * will be moving on to the Small School All-Region Choir Auditions November 3 at Randall High School. The top 16 students in each section will be selected to move on to the Pre-Area contest in December. BHS Choirs are under the direction of Amy Green.
Soprano Section (87 total sopranos auditioned)
*Vianey Orona – 6th Chair
*Katherine Davis – 18th Chair
*Kamryn Phares – 26th Chair
Kloe Holt – 52nd Chair
Mayli Ramos – 59th Chair
Alto Section (72 total altos auditioned)
*Frankie Barraza – 2nd Chair
*Maddison Huval – 3rd Chair
*Kayleigh Watkins – 4th Chair
Winter Back – 34th Chair
Natalie Powers – 52nd Chair
Dasiy Jacquez – 58th Chair
Tenor Section (25 total tenors auditioned)
*Mateo Lopez – 6th Chair
Bass Section (56 total basses auditioned)
*Kaleb Hughes – 10th Chair
*Anthony Elsheimer – 20th Chair
*Brenden Crittenden – 21st Chair
Austin Bashor – 51st Chair
Left to Right
Photo 1
Back Row: Mayli Ramos Sarceno, Mateo Lopez, Madison Huval, Vianey Orona, Winter Back, Amy Green
Front Row: Frankie Barraza, Kamryn Phares, Kayleigh Watkins, Natalie Powers, Katherine Davis
Photo 2
Kloe Holt, Brenden Crittenden, Kaleb Hughes, Daisy Jacquez, Amy Green
Not pictured: Anthony Elsheimer and Austin Bashor