Junior Heads to Nashville for Second Consecutive Year

Published: 10/28/2015

Upcoming lead in "Cinderella" to Sing at Grand Ole Opry in national choir.

Last year, Jack Whitney sang in Nashville thinking it was a “once in a lifetime” experience. Not so. For the second consecutive year, Whitney, now a junior, has been named to the All-National Honor Ensemble sponsored by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and will sing on the world-famous Grand Ole Opry House stage. Whitney qualified as a tenor for the 2014 choir and will sing as a bass in the 2015 choir. He is one of two students selected from Texas.

Whitney is preparing to join 673 students from 49 states and U.S. territories who will showcase their musicianship in concert at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on October 29. Whitney was among those named “best of the best” out of approximately 2.5 million students nationwide that competed in local, district and state music competitions. Whitney, who has been singing in the Cooper choir since the eighth grade, qualified to audition for a place in the mixed choir by being named to the TPSMEA All-State Choir last year.

“What makes this especially noteworthy is that Jack has qualified for this national honor in two different voice classifications,” said Choir Director. “He is a terrific ambassador of The John Cooper School, and a perfect example of the ‘whole child,’ recognized for his academic, athletic and artistic endeavors.” Whitney planned to attend workshops and rehearsals in Nashville for three days leading up to the concert. He will play the Prince in the upcoming Upper School production of "Cinderella" scheduled for November 12-15.

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