About.
The award-winning North Shore Choir is comprised of over 400 members.

North Shore Choir

The North Shore High School choral department is a socially active, ethnically diverse group on a 6A campus in a small community outside of Houston, TX.

The choir department consists of 12 performing groups that meet over 10 periods throughout the school day.
We also offer two levels of Music Theory for those interested in collegiate study of music in the future.

Members of the choral department are involved in many other organizations, including Band, National Honor Society, Scarlets (drill team), Cheerleaders, Varsity sports, French Club, Thespians, and more!

Our Team

Enrique Collazo
Head Choir Director

Enrique Collazo is in his thirty-fifth year of teaching, all in Galena Park ISD. He is a two-year member of the Texas All-State Choir (1980 & 1981) Jefferson High School, San Antonio, under the direction of Irma Taute, He attended Texas State University where he was a member of the Chorale under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Fulton. He attended Sam Houston State University where he earned his Koday Certification level 1 & 2 under Dr. Alan Strong. Mr. Collazo taught four years at Jacinto City Elementary School where his JCE Honor Choir performed at the 1991 TMEA Convention. Mr. Collazo was named Teacher Of The Year for Jacinto City Elementary School in 1991. He then taught nine years at North Shore Middle School building one of the largest middle school programs in Texas. For the past 20 years Mr. Collazo has been the lead choral director at North Shore Senior HS. The Varsity Chorale Men performed at the 2019 Texas Music Educator’s Association Convention and Clinic under his direction. Mr. Collazo is a member of TCDA, TMAA and TMEA and served as Region 33 Vocal Division Vice Chair 2017-2018 and Vocal Division Chair 2019-2020. His groups have consistently earned sweepstakes trophies at the Choir UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest. His Men's group was named Grand Champion at the Festival Di Voce Competition at HBU in 2018. His Varsity Chorale has performed for the Texas Superintendents Association in Dallas and with the Houston Symphony's Christmas Family Concert Series.​

Chorale Varsity Mixed
​Varsity Men
​Troubadours

Adam Bendorf
Assistant Choir Director

 Mr. Bendorf is excited to begin his 17th year of teaching, all of which have been at North Shore Senior HS. He is a 2004  Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of North Texas where he earned his degree in music with a concentration in voice. Choirs under his direction have consistently earned Sweepstakes at our annual UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation for over a decade. Over the past 16 years of teaching AP Music Theory, his passing rate has never dropped below 85%. 

Mr. Bendorf has been happily married for the last 13 years to his wife, Laura. They have a beautiful three year old son, Jack. Mr. Bendorf's hobbies include video games, movies, and television. His wife taught him to crochet 17 years ago and thus his love of crafts began. He crochets, cross stitches, and has recently gotten involved in diamond painting (look it up).

Varsity Women
Concert Women
Le Cantanti
AP Music Theory
​Pre-AP Music Theory

Jade Pañares
​​Assistant Choir Director

Ms. Pañares graduated from the University of Houston Moores School of Music in December 2019, with a degree in Vocal Performance. She served as Soprano Section Leader, and performed and competed in choirs under Drs. Betsy Cook Weber and Jeb Mueller, winning grand prizes at Choral competitions in Debrecen, Hungary, and Arezzo, Italy. 

She is grateful to sing under the direction of her former high school choir director, Joseph Weir, with the Lake Houston Chamber Singers, and has performed with Hugh Jackman at the Houston Toyota Center and San Antonio AT&T Center. She is a new Soprano Scholar at Baptiste temple, the Soprano Section Leader for the Voices of Houston, and joining the Grammy winning Houston Chamber Choir for her first season.

She is thrilled to return to North Shore High School for the 2022-2023 school year, where she directs six choirs, including the four freshmen ensembles, the Chamber Choir and the show choir, Perfect Harmony.

Aside from music and school, she enjoys yoga, cooking, and spending time with her partner, Daniel and their lovely dog, Jojo. 

Chamber Choir
Perfect Harmony
Vox Angelis
Splendoris
Les Chanteurs
Kantorei

In the Community

NSSH Varsity Men - 2019
​TMEA ​Honor Choir

North Shore Senior High

North Shore Ninth Grade Campus