NORWICH – Only the very best in high school vocal talent are offered an opportunity to perform with the New York State School Music Association’s Conference All State Mixed and Women’s Choirs, and this year Norwich High School will send an unprecedented three students to the annual event, according to NHS Choir Director Mary Mayo.

Altos Breanna Guiffre and Hayley Chwazik-Gee, along with soprano Courtney Becker, will travel to Rochester today to begin rehearsals for the NYSSMA Conference All State Concert, reported Mayo. Chwazik-Gee and Becker will perform at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday with the Women’s Choir, while Guiffre will perform at 10 a.m. on Sunday with the Mixed Choir. Both performances will be held in the Eastman School of Music Theater in Rochester.

“This is the highest honor for a public school choral student and it’s the first time we’ve had three students selected at one time,” stated Mayo. “This is an exceptional group.”

According to Mayo, the three were selected based on their May 2010 performance at the NYSSMA Solo Festival, held in Norwich, where all three received perfect scores. In all, the three NHS students beat out approximately 10,000 other candidates throughout the state.