Choir drew a full house Monday, Oct. 7 for their fall concert. The program featured a variety of musical pieces highlighting each choir which centered around the theme, “Hold Fast to Dreams.” The fall choir concert serves as the year’s debut performance, setting the stage and tone for the season ahead.
“Seeing all of the choirs come together because this was our first performance- it was nice to hear everybody and what they were working on in class,” junior Victoria Cook said. “It was just nice to be in front of an audience again.”
After a long summer, choir students were able to finally return to the stage. The program has grown in numbers and in technique.
“From last year I thought that it was a great improvement, especially with all the new people,” senior Dejah Reid said. “I think that all our voices blended together very well. I think that we’re just getting better every year.”
The performance faced challenges with these complex pieces, but the groups navigated through these difficulties. They ensured overall quality and the emotional impact of their pieces.
“In choir when you mess up you just shut up, listen then join back in and quietly and progressively grow to what you’re supposed to be doing,” senior Elsie Champoux said. “There was a phrase where I messed up and I was like ‘oh my god, oh my god!’ but it was no big deal, you just come back in.”
In the concert this year, a piece stood out to both choir members and the audience. This was a commemoration for World War I and recognizes this upcoming Veterans Day.
“‘Flanders Fields’ [stood out] as the meaning behind it was like a tribute to the veterans who fought in the war and lives that were lost in World War I,” Cook said. “Usually we don’t do anything that speaks out to Veterans Day. It was nice to sing something in commemoration of them.”
A successful performance set a strong start to the season. Choir members new and old were able to collaborate together to give a memorable recital.
“I really just liked listening to all the choirs, I’m a very musical person and I’ve been in choir for 9 years,” Champoux said. “Concerts are very exciting for me not only because I get to perform and show what I’ve learned but I get to listen to all the other choirs and see what they’ve learned and how they sound.”