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We are pleased to announce that Avery Melanson, 7th grade, has been accepted as a Junior Finalist in the Honors Junior Choir for the 2019 Middle School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall.

Christ the Redeemer Catholic School (CtRCS) Music Teacher and Choir Director Mary Ann Addis attended the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention in February 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. She was joined by Christ the Redeemer (CtR) Director of Music Ministries Bridget Wenk, CtR Cantor and CtRCS parent Molly Englert, and CtR Redeemer Choir Cantor Cliff Randle.

Read how students are creating and writing unique songs to show that composition does not need to be the culmination of years of studying music theory. Instead, they are acquiring the skills to grow as composers.

Students were given their recorders and recorder music for "Ode to Joy." Ms. Mary Ann Addis asked the students, “How would you perform this song if I gave you these beakers, a jug of water, and markers?” Read more!