Choir groups finish up the year

Members participated in May 5, 8 concerts, ended on a high note

By barbara jean palmer

On May 5 and 8, choir had their last concert for this year. The classes that participated in this event were Chorus, Chamber Choir, and Women’s Concert. Just like in the previous years, the event was held in the auditorium. It was on two separate days.

“It’s nice to have friends and family all come without having to worry about them not being able to fit in the auditorium,” choir participant Kaylie Habighorst said. “I like to bring them to watch, so the separate day thing helps a lot.”

All choirs practiced hard for the concert, considering for some it was their last. Most prepared during class time as much as possible. Knightsound practiced for 45 minutes at least one day a week before school to get some extra help.

“We went over all of our parts like crazy,” choir participant Amber Rogers said. “We really worked on tone and note accuracy.”

This concert was different then others the Choir held in the past. The dinner concert’s main theme is Broadway music, the winter concert is holiday music, but this concert had no certain theme. The wide variety of music included folk, spiritual, traditional, and patriotic. At the end of the concert, all choirs performed a song called “Battle Hymn” together. “We performed music I really liked,” Habihorst said. “The last song sounded really cool with all of the groups.”

Many people had solos including Bob Strickland, Lauren Minor and Tyler Brinkley. Except for the seniors singing at graduation, this choir concert was the last choir event for this school year. Next year choir will start up again with a lot of new freshmen but also with returning members.
“I am very optimistic about how choirs will sound next year,” Choir director Lorraine Smith said. “I have exciting things planned for them.