# Choir and orchestra recognition for the students you hear but rarely see

> Give choir and orchestra recognition a permanent home: all-state musicians, festival ratings, section leaders and concert programs, by ensemble and year.

Source: https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/choir-and-orchestra-recognition · HistoryShowcase · Updated 2026-10-26

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.

## 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.

- 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.

Site: Choir & Orchestra

- **All-state and honor ensembles** (Honors ledger): One row per student with the instrument or voice part in the subtitle.
- **Festival ratings** (Pennant): Each ensemble’s top ratings shown as banners by year.
- **Concert programs** (Photo gallery): Program scans and concert photos by season.
- **Directors** (Profiles): Each director’s years and the ensembles they led.

Visitors can filter by: Ensemble, Section, Year.

## How do you set up choir and orchestra recognition?

1. **List the honors you already track.** Pull together all-state lists and festival results from your files and the music boosters’ records.
2. **Import one spreadsheet per program.** One row per honor, with columns for ensemble, section and year. Smart Add can read old concert programs too.
3. **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 lobby.** Concert audiences see it before the doors open.
- **Hallway outside the music rooms.** Students see the musicians who came before them.
- **Music boosters newsletter.** Link 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.

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- [Band Hall of Fame](https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/band-hall-of-fame): Directors, drum majors, standout musicians and every marching show, with photos from each season.
- [Theater Program History Display](https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/theater-program-history): Every production with its cast list, crew, director and photos, from the first school play to this spring.
- [Digital Student Art Gallery](https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/digital-student-art-gallery): Student artwork by medium and year, with artist statements, senior portfolios and show winners.
- [School Traditions Display](https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/school-traditions-display): The origin of every tradition, the alma mater and the symbols, with photos of the same moment across decades.

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