SDHSAA All State Chorus

The All state chorus and orchestra was, truly, an all-star performance. I enjoyed it very much!! The escalators and traffic management leaving the auditorium was terrifying!!

Amazing concert. Great song selection although the 24 minute orchestra song was long (but hey... that's just me). The facility was awesome although the lighting was blinding when watching the choir. Hard to see.

Major dilemma this time: no arc for the choir, no acoustical consideration for singers, conductors & audience. Absolutely unmusical decision with this layout at the Premier Center this year! Any knowledgeable higher-ups in fine arts ought to have known better! Very disappointing for choir members to not hear themselves or each other as one long, flat panel rather than with standard semi-circled positioning. This issue MUST be addressed for future performances of this type! All-State is not a band that can simply be turned up with technology and more amps! VERY DISAPPOINTED in this aspect of this year's concert. PLEASE ADDRESS AND FIX IT!

The All State Choir and Orchestra concert was phenomenal! The directors seemed to have the 1000+ talented youth in the palm of their hands! The concert was very well attended and the audience was thrilled. The only downside was the 35 min wait to pick up the tickets I had purchased MONTHS before the concert! Not all of the ticket windows were open, the tickets were not pre-printed, and they did not have the lines divided so those of us that had purchased reserved seats had to wait behind those trying to decide which seats to choose. We arrived 30 minutes before the concert and missed the first concert number because of waiting in a line we did not anticipate!!! Hopefully this problem will be solved!!

What a great evening watching a plethora of talented young adults perform! It is great to see students excel and be involved in the arts. This is an opportunity of a lifetime for many of these young adults. The worst part of the evening was the venue. Parking was atrocious and the will call area to pick up tickets was understaffed and very unorganized. If going to this event in this venue - make sure to arrive at least one hour early!

The concert was great. I appreciated the opportunity to see my son perform but the ticket experience was a major problem. Not only did we pay extra to have our tickets but we were forced to stand in an organized line for over 40 minutes. We came a full 30 minutes early and still missed the opening, star spangled banner and first song because of the line to pick up tickets. The staff could have organized lines and helped the customers but stood back and did nothing. Lots of frustration in the crowd. I feel as though I was cheated on my experience.

The event was awesome! My tickets were horrible! I had no idea that sitting on the floor was a negative. My daughter was in the back and I didn't even catch a glimpse of her once during the whole concert.

The concert was wonderful. We will never forget the experience.

The orchestra and choir sounded amazing. Hats off to the talented people across our state who invest in our kids and the arts in SD. I will leave my comments about our over-priced, crummy seats below.

The Sound and acoustics where great. Usually in the arena you cannot hear that good. The seating was very tight and close. Made the show a little miserable. You could see the choir but not the orchestra.

Came from Rapid City and loved every moment of it. Hear it is going to be in SF again next year. If you appreciate music and the arts, make sure you go!

Amazed, as always, at the talent our SD kids have! If the audience could be more respectful, it would be perfect! Fantastic performance!!