Seven CHS vocalists receive state entry

Seven Colfax High School choir members have qualified for the state competition. Three of the students qualified as soloists.

“There are some very, very fine voices [this year],” said Choir Director Cary Cammack.

Lindsay Webber, Kyle Largent and Katie Largent each sung so beautifully at the district festival in Pullman they were picked as soloists for the state competition.

Senior Kyle Largent said he likes the self-expression involved with music, adding he likes to entertain.

For his solo piece, he picked an upbeat Italian song.

“It just makes me happy. Singing is a way to express your emotions,” Largent said.

The state competition takes place at the end of April at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.

Cammack pointed out his students will be competing against all other public school participants, from big schools or small, at the state level. Unlike sports, the competition does not place entrants in divisions according to school size.

Cammack felt this year’s group of singers did well at regionals because students were putting in their own individual hours outside of school to prepare.

“Many are taking private lessons,” he said.

The state competition accepts only classical music, so all three solos will be classical pieces in a foreign language.

Two duets and one ensemble also qualified for state.

The duets are Katie Largent with Lindsay Webber and Kyle Largent with Kelsey Nails.

The ensemble features the Largents, Josiah Schu, Webber, Denver Campbell, Roy Cochran and Nails.