First major SDHSAA event canceled during 2020-21 school year due to COVID-19
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Dana Hess / S.D. Newspaper Association | 4:09 pm, Mar. 3, 2021 ×
Members of the South Dakota all-state chorus participate in rehearsal during the 2019 event at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls. (South Dakota Public Broadcasting photo)
PIERRE Heeding the advice of its music advisory committee and its COVID task force, on Wednesday the South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors voted to cancel this year’s All-State Chorus concert. All-State Orchestra will take place with safety protocols in place.
It is the first major state event the SDHSAA has canceled during the 2020-21 school year after canceling spring state championships and events due to COVID-19 last spring. In a normal year, the chorus and orchestra event would be held in the fall, but it was postponed this year to allow the SDHSAA the most time to make a decision.
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Members of the South Dakota all-state chorus participate in rehearsal during the 2019 event at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls. (South Dakota Public Broadcasting photo)
PIERRE While spring sports are slated to take place as usual for South Dakota high schools later this year, the state’s largest fine arts event is in danger of being drastically impacted or canceled due to COVID-19.
The South Dakota High School Activities Association’s all-state chorus and orchestra performance is scheduled for April 19-20 at the Premier Center in Sioux Falls. It includes about 1,200 students from more than 100 communities, including 150 orchestra members and 1,000 chorus members, SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos said. The event also draws thousands of audience members in a typical year.