HS Observation Day 7

HS Observation Day 7

Katrina Fisher

May 28, 2014

Julie Oliver, Choir

• As a note, tonight is the Music Depatment's Spring Concert.
  The concert went incredibly well, especially considering the time that was lost due to their Music Department trip, Ms. Oliver being out, etc.
• She started off the concert with a Philadelphia set, which included the pieces they performed on their Music Deparment trip. Many of these had a patriotic theme, such as “We Hold These Truths” and the spiritual “Walk The Streets of Gold”, which included a melody that originated in Philadelphia.
• After her Philadelphia set, each of her three choirs performed two additional pieces. Her freshmen choir of about 40 performed “Bellas Finals”, a Pitch Perfect medley, and “If You Can Walk You Can Talk”, and after those pieces all of her choir men sang “ I Feel Fine” by the Beatles.
• Next was her non-auditioned mixed group, Chorale. They sang “Tres Cantos Nativos”, a Spanish piece, and an arrangement of Leonard Cohen's “Hallelujah”.
  • And finally, Honors Choir performed Rhianna's “Please Don't Stop the Music” and an arrangement of “Over the Rainbow” from the movie The Wizard of Oz.
    • Ms. Oliver had a nice balance of both popular songs, and pieces more from the traditoinal choral canon.
• There was a brief intermission, after which the Jazz Band performed two pieces, and the Concert Band performed three. There was also a Senior Recognition Ceremony, as it was their last concert of the year before they graduate.