MIDLAND Raul Garcia, a senior at Holy Cross Catholic High School, continues to advance not only in academics, but in fine arts as well. The Texas Private School Music Educators Association auditions took place on Oct. 27, resulting in Garcia advancing to All-Region and All-State Choir.
“I’m very proud of Raul with all his hard work and making time outside of school to learn his pieces. Congratulations to Raul for this accomplishment. He represents Holy Cross so well,” Carla Hernandez, Holy Cross music teacher, said in a news release.
It is a three-part process to audition for the competition. The student first selects their vocal part; then they learn the same song and audition cuts as everyone else competing, within two months. Finally, the student will submit a recording for their piece to be judged. This is a blind competition and the judges do not see the student, but can only hear the recording.
“Raul continues to amaze us with his beautiful voice! He is a humble young man who has been blessed with an amazing talent. We are so proud of him,” Carolyn Gonzalez, Head of School, said in the release. “Congratulations to Raul on a job well done!”
Garcia competed in the Bass 1 category. The region reaches from El Paso to Amarillo to Fort Worth. Out of the region, there are only 35 Bass 1 vocalists chosen for the All-Region choir.
Those top 16 go on to compete for the All-State choir, with two other regions. Garcia is one of those 35 vocalists who will be singing with the All-Region choir in January. He placed 15th and will be advancing to compete for a spot in the All-State choir, held Nov. 6.
