On Saturday, March 8, the choir traveled to Houston, Texas to participate in the Madrigal Festival, also known as MadFest. This competition brought together different schools’ choirs to give them the chance to showcase their musical talent. 

Following months full of dedication and perfecting harmonies, going to MadFest was an exciting moment for the choir, as they finally got to perform what they had been working so hard on.

“We went up there and we poured our all into it” K’lynn Murray ‘27 said. “We were like really excited, it was a really wholesome moment because we have been working on this since December.”

The choir was nervous as they waited to know if they placed. However, when they heard the results they were able to celebrate together as Chamber received third runner-up, Chamber Men received second runner-up, and Innova received a Performance of Distinction award. 

“When we came off stage we thought we did a lot worse than we actually did,” Zoeya Chowdhury ‘27 said. “But once results came in it was way different then how we thought our performance was, whenever all of us won you could hear our cheers the loudest.” 

Setting records together as a choir was a fulfilling moment for the ensemble. However, being able to cheer each other on and win together was an equally valuable accomplishment. 

“What was the most important thing for us was not that we received a trophy,” Choir Director Mr. Andre Clark said. “It was that we all went and achieved something together, and that achievement happened on one day, but the success of that event happened on the days before that,” Mr. Clark said. 

The choir is able to return to Westwood and proudly show off their accomplishments as they get ready for their next performance. Choir will perform again on April 15, at the varsity Baseball game against Vandegrift at Westwood High School.