Students, academics and the arts · For choir and orchestra directors, fine arts coordinators and music boosters
Choir and orchestra recognition for the students you hear but rarely see
Singers and string players earn all-state seats, superior ratings and solo medals. Put them on a touchscreen by ensemble and year, with the concert programs and photos that show the music program’s history.
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What is choir and orchestra recognition?
Choir and orchestra recognition is a school’s public record of honors earned by its singers and string players, such as all-state selections, festival ratings, solo medals and section leaders, often shown near the music rooms or auditorium. HistoryShowcase lets directors list honors by ensemble, section and year, and add scanned concert programs that record each year’s repertoire.
Updated
- Made for
- Choir and orchestra directors, fine arts coordinators and music boosters
- Where schools put it
- Auditorium lobby, Hallway outside the music rooms, Music boosters newsletter
- Layouts
- Honors ledger, Pennant, Photo gallery, Profiles
- Visitors can filter by
- Ensemble, Section, Year
- Cost
- Free to use. No payment details required.
Concert nights are over in two hours
Choir and orchestra students rehearse every day, audition for all-state and regional honor ensembles, and bring home festival ratings and solo medals. Their recognition usually means a line in the concert program and a plaque in the music room that only music students see. The rest of the school knows the program exists mostly from the winter concert.
Choir and orchestra recognition on a touchscreen shows the depth of the program. Each ensemble has its festival ratings by year. All-state and honor ensemble musicians are listed with their voice part or instrument. Concert programs and photos fill out the history, so a first-year violinist can see who sat in their chair before them.
How does choir and orchestra recognition compare with music room plaques?
| What matters | Music room plaques | HistoryShowcase |
|---|---|---|
| Who sees it | Mostly students in the music rooms | Concert audiences in the lobby and online |
| Voice part or instrument | Often just a name and year | Shown in each musician’s subtitle |
| Festival ratings over time | One plaque per strong year | Every ensemble’s ratings, year by year |
| Concert programs | Kept in a director’s files | Scanned into a gallery by season |
| Band, choir and orchestra together | Separate walls or rooms | Sibling folders on one display |
What to recognize in choir and orchestra
All-state and honor ensembles
Every student selected, with their voice part or instrument and the year, each opening a short profile.
Festival ratings
Each ensemble’s rating at festival or assessment, year by year, for concert choir, chamber choir, string orchestra and the rest.
Solo and ensemble results
Medals and ratings for soloists and small groups, with the piece they performed if you have it.
Section leaders and officers
Concertmasters, section leaders and choir officers for each year, so the students who led from the first chair are remembered.
Concert programs
Scans of winter and spring concert programs, which record repertoire and every member of each ensemble.
Directors
The choir and orchestra directors who built the program, with their years and the ensembles they started.
How to organize choir and orchestra recognition
Keep choir and orchestra in sibling folders so each program has its own space, with filters for ensemble and section.
Your siteChoir & Orchestra
- All-state and honor ensemblesHonors ledger
One row per student with the instrument or voice part in the subtitle.
- Festival ratingsPennant
Each ensemble’s top ratings shown as banners by year.
- Concert programsPhoto gallery
Program scans and concert photos by season.
- DirectorsProfiles
Each director’s years and the ensembles they led.
Visitors can narrow it by
- Ensemble
- Section
- Year
How do you set up choir and orchestra recognition?
List the honors you already track
Pull together all-state lists and festival results from your files and the music boosters’ records.
Import one spreadsheet per program
One row per honor, with columns for ensemble, section and year. Smart Add can read old concert programs too.
Publish in time for the spring concert
Preview it privately, publish, and add new all-state musicians as soon as results are announced.
Where should choir and orchestra recognition go?
- Auditorium lobbyConcert audiences see it before the doors open.
- Hallway outside the music roomsStudents see the musicians who came before them.
- Music boosters newsletterLink to the published site so alumni musicians can find their year.
Choir and orchestra recognition questions
Can band be part of the same display?
Yes. Add a band folder alongside choir and orchestra, or keep band in its own hall of fame. Folders can be organized any way your music department likes.
How do we record festival ratings?
Make one entry per ensemble per year, with the rating in the subtitle and the pieces performed in the summary.
Can each director manage their own program?
Yes. Add each director as an editor. Changes save to a draft, and someone with publishing access publishes them.
