Bishop Lynch High School

Choirs on the Go!

The BL Choirs perform on-campus to standing-room audiences, but we’re also a group that has lots of travel experience! We participate in music festivals, competitions, and arrange performance tours that take us to local, national, and international venues. Past travel includes trips to:

Barcelona Spain
Epiphany Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
France - singing in the Great Cathedrals of Notre Dame de Paris, Chartes, Rouen, Bayeuz, and La Madeleine
Rome and Assisi - singing concerts and Mass at the Vatican
Ireland - a concert tour that took us from Shannon to Dublin
Montreal and Quebec- singing at the shrines and basilicas of French Canada
Orlando- Universal Studios/Disney World
New York City - singing at Lincoln Center and Riverside Church
Washington D.C.- performances at the National Shrine and at Kennedy Center
Chicago - competition at Orchestra Hall, Holy Name Cathedral
Colorado Springs - singing at Garden of the Gods
New Orleans - singing at venues including Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral
San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Houston, South Padre Island

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Kathy Leos

Director of Choirs

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Bio
Kathleen Leos has served as a Catholic music educator since 1980, and has been the choral director at Bishop Lynch High School since 1983. She received her B.A. in Music Education from Ursuline College in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1980. During her tenure at Bishop Lynch, the choir has grown from a single chamber group of 8 singers to a program that includes 5 ensembles, including a Treble I Choir, Mixed Concert Choir, Women’s Select Choir, Tenor/Bass Ensemble, and Show Choir. The Bishop Lynch Choirs have traveled extensively throughout the United States, as well as internationally, including pilgrimage trips to Mexico, Quebec, Ireland, France, Spain, and 3 trips to Rome. The BL Choir has sung at Papal Masses during the pontificates of Pope John Paul II, and Pope Francis. Locally, our choirs participate in a variety of music festivals and service events for the Dallas Diocese. Mrs. Leos serves on the Liturgical Commission for the Diocese of Dallas, as well as on national boards for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and the Justice Choir project. Mrs. Leos is the mother of 7, two of whom are alumni of Bishop Lynch.

Choir Course Offerings

Junior Varsity Treble Choir - Designed to teach the fundamentals of singing and reading music. The emphasis is on good choral singing technique and developing the skills involved in being part of a performinbg group. Students participate in all major concerts and may participate in a spring competition. Open to all freshmen treble singers and those upperclass students with limited choral experience.

A Cappella Choir - Performance-oriented ensemble, consisting of singers who have completed Junior Varsity choir, or who have gained menmbership through an audition or placement by the director. While continuing to learn the rudiments of good vocal skills, emphasis is also placed on music as a performing medium, and challenging music from all historical periods is studied. Students often travel in the spring, both nationally and internationally.

Studio Voice Class - Independent study class for junior and senior choir members who wish to pursue more intensive vocal coaching - usually in preparation for creating a portfolio for auditions. Lessons are scheduled individually with the director, and a juried recital is performed at the end of the year.

Co-Curricular Choirs

Women's Select Choir - An elite group whose singers are chosen through an audition process, this group meets on Wednesday afternoons. Dedicated to performing music arranged specifically for treble voices, this choir has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and at Lincoln Center in New York as part of the National Choral Festival of Gold.

Men's Ensemble - Comprised of the tenor and bass sections of the A Cappella Choir, this group rehearses primarily on Tuesday afternoons. Performing music arranged specifically for men's voices, the repertoire of Men's Ensemble ranges from classical works to those of a more contemporary nature.

Harmony Show Choir - Designed to showcase the singing and dancing talents of its members, this group meets on Thursday afternoons and performs a wide variety of music with a primary focus on Broadway. Students earn membership through vocal and movement audition, where confidence and stage presence are necessary components. The emphasis is on the development of fully choreographed productions. Past offerings have included medleys from GREASE, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING...DREAMCOAT, WICKED and THE LION KING.

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