
Photo courtesy of Jen McKeown
Brandon Valley’s vocal talents will be represented by four students who auditioned and were selected to the 2025 South Dakota Honor Choir. They are Ryley McKeown, bass (from left), Luke Carson (bass), Lucille Tille (soprano) and Signey Cousins (second alternate soprano). The audition process is quite competitive, and entails a prepared solo, sight reading, tonal memory, music terminology, and a patriotic song the entire choir sings. They will also attend a week of intense musical training this summer in Aberdeen, which is capped off with a concert.