Choir concerts lift voices, spirits
by spencer wakefield
On March 7th, the non-competetive choirs of the school gathered to show the community what they had been working on for the past two and a half months. In order, the Vocal Jazz group, the Power Chords (formerly known as men’s choir), Bella Voce (formerly known as women’s choir), Mixed Choir, and Acapella all performed songs for their friends, families, and teachers.
Vocal Jazz, the new tryout chorus with only 8 members, performed two classic jazz arrangements, My Funny Valentine and Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, much to the enjoyment of both the audience and other choirs in the crowds.
Vocal Jazz was followed by the Power Chords, who lived up to their name. First came a powerful rendition of the traditional spiritual, Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho, then a lovely performance of the folk song Shenandoah, and finally, a soaring rendition of the song Who Are The Brave, which will be performed when the choirs visit Washington DC.
Bella Voce came on stage after Power Chords finished, and the title of “Beautiful Voice” couldn’t be more true for it.
Soloist Hailee Christiansen started the traditional English carol Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, which, after ap plause, led into Away From the Roll Of The Sea and Vus Vet Zayn, the latter being a traditional Yiddish song about the coming of the Jewish messiah.
Second to last in the night’s lineup was Mixed Choir, (pictured below) two combined classes of 93 students, with three songs to offer.
Freshman Jarred Tippelt (above, right) lead into the first, Coming Home, with a solo. Answer In The Sky, a pop ballad by Elton John, was started by soloist Sydney Guenther, and the choir closed with Bring Him Home from the musical Les Miserables.
Last but never least, Acapella blew away the crowd with Bob Dylan’s song Ring Them Bells, followed by the hymn Adoramus Te Christe, which translates to “Christ, we adore thee,” with a solo from Lauren Ramsdell. The night closed with a haunting, energetic rendition of Daemon Irrepit Callidus, a song that, while sounding violent and heretical, translates to a rejection of sin and temptation.
The concert ending with applause from all sides, the choirs and audience trickled out of the auditorium, ready to prepare for the May concert.
Vocal Jazz, the new tryout chorus with only 8 members, performed two classic jazz arrangements, My Funny Valentine and Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, much to the enjoyment of both the audience and other choirs in the crowds.
Vocal Jazz was followed by the Power Chords, who lived up to their name. First came a powerful rendition of the traditional spiritual, Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho, then a lovely performance of the folk song Shenandoah, and finally, a soaring rendition of the song Who Are The Brave, which will be performed when the choirs visit Washington DC.
Bella Voce came on stage after Power Chords finished, and the title of “Beautiful Voice” couldn’t be more true for it.
Soloist Hailee Christiansen started the traditional English carol Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, which, after ap plause, led into Away From the Roll Of The Sea and Vus Vet Zayn, the latter being a traditional Yiddish song about the coming of the Jewish messiah.
Second to last in the night’s lineup was Mixed Choir, (pictured below) two combined classes of 93 students, with three songs to offer.
Freshman Jarred Tippelt (above, right) lead into the first, Coming Home, with a solo. Answer In The Sky, a pop ballad by Elton John, was started by soloist Sydney Guenther, and the choir closed with Bring Him Home from the musical Les Miserables.
Last but never least, Acapella blew away the crowd with Bob Dylan’s song Ring Them Bells, followed by the hymn Adoramus Te Christe, which translates to “Christ, we adore thee,” with a solo from Lauren Ramsdell. The night closed with a haunting, energetic rendition of Daemon Irrepit Callidus, a song that, while sounding violent and heretical, translates to a rejection of sin and temptation.
The concert ending with applause from all sides, the choirs and audience trickled out of the auditorium, ready to prepare for the May concert.