KMEA stands for Kansas Music Educators Association. BHS choir director Rachel Naughtin took Senior Issac Taylor and Sophomore Petra Morris to KMEA this year. 

“Isaac and Petra were very-well prepared and represented Baldwin High School so well in the All-State Choirs. They always exceed my expectations, and I am so proud,” Naughtin said.

Taylor and Morris practiced for a long time for All-State Choir.

“I probably practiced for 5 hours before KMEA, and then at KMEA we practiced probably about 8 hours each day, then performed on Saturday,” Taylor said.

Taylor and Morris both had many songs they sang at KMEA but they each had a favorite for different reasons.

 “My favorite song was probably ‘Measure Me Sky’ because we sang it at our concert choir fall concert, for district, and also at state so I got to hear it three times and each time it got better and just overall it’s one of my favorite choral pieces ever,” Taylor said.

“I liked the way our song ‘Rise Up’ sounded, but the story behind ‘No Fairy Tail Here’ is really meaningful. It’s about Ida B Wells and everything she went through,” Morris said.