Nineteen Brownwood High School Choir students traveled to Pflugerville to compete in the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Competition which was held Monday, May 27th.

To qualify to compete in the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Competition ate solo and ensemble contest, students were required to sing a difficulty level 1 and receive a 1 or superior rating at the Regional Solo & Ensemble Contest, held at Howard Payne University on February 23rd.

The following BHS choir students received a 1 or Superior rating at state competition:

Emily Dick – Senior

Aaron Pulley – Senior

Meredith Underwood – Senior

Trey Fawcett – Junior

Shelbi Winstead – Sophomore

Kalin Young – Sophomore

Caleb Bostick – Freshman

McKenna McDonald – Freshman

In addition, Meredith Underwood and Trey Fawcett (pictured left to right below) were selected as “Outstanding Performers” in the competition.  Only 305 of the approximately 95,000 regional music competitors and 24,000 musicians who perform at TSSEC earned the distinguished honor of being recognized as an Outstanding Performer.

The BHS Choir department also noted a special thanks to James Ervin for accompanying all of these students on the piano.

Pictured above are BHS Participants in the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Competition.

Back row – Kolton Robertson, Trey Fawcett, Noah Marlin, Kalin Young

Middle Row – Miranda Brock, Kathryn Walker, Haley Lawson, Shelbi Winstead

Front Row – Meredith Underwood, Lindsey Williams, McKenna McDonald

(Not pictured: Caleb Bostick, Courtney Callaway, Emily Dick, Sierra Mendez, Albert Nguyen, Cade Patteson, Sadie Perez, Anthony Ross).