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<p>No. Every time I have a kid going to a new school, I have to look up which choir is which. Even a “premier” choir may not be the “best”. Usually the premier choir is taught by the most senior professor that wants to teach it. Sometimes the newbie prof teaches the next one, and ends up being better.</p>
<p>Regarding applying to colleges: It is all about the audition.</p>
<p>That said, a Choir school, like St. Olaf, may care if the applicant has choir experience. My son didn’t take Choir until his Senior Year, and it took a little while to learn how to blend (he could overpower the entire male section of the high school choir if he sung full voice).</p>