Singing Girls of Texas Choir

For 25 years, the Singing Girls of Texas has been a staple of the North Texas choral scene.

Established in 2001 with the opening of the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, the girls choir maintains a robust performance schedule throughout Dallas-Fort Worth, regularly partnering with community and university ensembles.

SGT’s top ensemble, SGT Tour Choir, annually tours throughout the United States and abroad. Past international trips have taken the choir to Canada, Austria, Italy, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Most recently, they toured the Pacific Northwest and made appearances in San Francisco, Portland, Salem, and Vancouver, Canada.

The girls choir serves over 100 young musicians in seventh through twelfth grade, providing daily instruction in vocal technique, music theory, sight-reading, and music history.

Alumnae of the program have gone on to have highly successful careers in the fields of opera and musical theater, earning professional engagements with the Metropolitan Opera, LA Opera, and Seattle Opera, as well as being cast in the Broadway productions of Cats, Be More Chill, The Waitress, and Hamilton.

SGT TOUR CHOIR

Open to 9th through 12th graders, SGT Tour Choir is the advanced performance-based 9th through 12th grade ensemble for Singing Girls of Texas (SGT). Singers in this ensemble are working at a collegiate level of artistic achievement and are expected to maintain academic excellence alongside their musical pursuits. Members of Tour Choir perform locally, nationally, and internationally while also learning advanced musical skills, a passion for the choral art, and life skills to support them in their journey at FWAFA and beyond. SGT Tour Choir has been nationally recognized for their commitment to artistic excellence, passionate performance, and incredible family dynamic. Members of SGT Tour Choir have been participants of the TMEA All-State Mixed and Treble Honor Choirs, ACDA National Honor Choirs, Southwestern ACDA Honor Choirs, and State and District Solo and Ensemble Contest. As an ensemble, SGT Tour has received Sweepstakes at UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest since 2021.

Members of SGT Tour Choir will have the opportunity to audition for the TMEA All-State Honor Choirs as well as ACDA National and Regional Honor Choirs and will participate in three large SGT Concerts throughout the year and will perform locally, nationally, and internationally at contracted events or conference performances. Members of SGT Tour Choir will also have an opportunity to audition and perform for UIL District and State Solo and Ensemble Contest in addition to performing annually at UIL Concert and Sightreading Contest as an ensemble.

SGT CHAMBER CHOIR

Open to 9th through 12th graders, SGT Chamber Choir is the intermediate performance-based 9th through 12th grade ensemble for Singing Girls of Texas (SGT). Singers in this ensemble are working at a high level of artistic achievement and are expected to maintain academic excellence alongside their musical pursuits. In SGT Chamber Choir, members are training to become passionate musicians with a lifelong love of the choral art, build friendships that last a lifetime, and learn musical and life skills to support them in their journey at FWAFA and beyond.

Members of SGT Chamber Choir will have the opportunity to audition for the TMEA All-State Honor Choirs as well as ACDA National and Regional Honor Choirs and will participate in three large SGT Concerts throughout the year. Members of SGT Chamber Choir will also have an opportunity to audition and perform for UIL District and State Solo and Ensemble Contest.

SGT CADET CHOIR

Open to 7th and 8th graders, SGT Cadet Choir is the intermediate performance-based 7th and 8th grade ensemble for Singing Girls of Texas (SGT). Singers in this ensemble are working at a high level of artistic achievement and are expected to maintain academic excellence alongside their musical pursuits. In SGT Cadet Choir, members are training to become passionate musicians with a lifelong love of the choral art, build friendships that last a lifetime, and learn musical and life skills to support them in their journey at FWAFA and beyond.

Members of SGT Cadet Choir will have the opportunity to audition for the Region 5 JH/MS Honor Choir as well as ACDA National and Regional Honor Choirs and will participate in three large SGT Concerts throughout the year. Members of SGT Cadet Choir will also have an opportunity to perform in our new Middle School Solo and Ensemble Contest to help prepare them for UIL Solo and Ensemble in High School.

SGT TRAINING CHOIR

Open to 7th and 8th graders, SGT Training Choir is the advanced performance-based 7th and 8th grade ensemble for Singing Girls of Texas (SGT). Singers in this ensemble are working at a high level of artistic achievement and are expected to maintain academic excellence alongside their musical pursuits. Members of Training Choir also have a chance to do small tours and performances around the DFW area while also learning the foundations of advanced music literacy, a passion for the choral art, and life skills to support them in their journey at FWAFA and beyond. Singers in Training Choir also build friendships to last a lifetime while pursuing their artistic goals. Members of SGT Training Choir have been participants of Region 5 MS/JH Honor Choirs, ACDA National and Divisional Honor Choirs, and have been featured on SGT professionally recorded albums.

Members of SGT Training Choir will have the opportunity to audition for the Region 5 JH/MS Honor Choir as well as ACDA National and Regional Honor Choirs and will participate in three large SGT Concerts throughout the year. Members of SGT Training Choir will also have an opportunity to perform in our new Middle School Solo and Ensemble Contest to help prepare them for UIL Solo and Ensemble in High School.

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The performance of Singing Girls of Texas was breathtaking and moving. The pieces within the concert performance provided a medium for the wonderful singers in the choir to display a breadth of styles and techniques. The choir sang with an immersive sense of musicality and phrasing, and displayed excellent vocal technique and beautiful singing. I was particularly moved by the obvious engagement of the singers in the music-making that they were experiencing. This engagement drew the audience in to bridge the gap between choir and audience in a way that created an intimate and life-changing musical experience for everyone.

Alan ZabriskieDirector of Choral Studies at Texas Tech University

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The Singing Girls of Texas is such a wonderful group for your girls to be a part of. They will grow in musicality, mutual respect, and build confidence.

Jessica CreedonFWAFA Teacher & SGT Parent