Honor choir to perform

The 2019 Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Service Children’s Honor Choirs will present an early Spring concert Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Rock Springs Junior High Auditorium.

The Children’s Choir, “VOCE,” under the direction of Sarah Wessel,  will offer several selections including: “This Little Light of Mine,” arranged by Ken Berg; “The Wings of Morning,” original melody by Dimitri Shostakovich, arranged and given coutermelody and additional words by Jill Gallina; “Ton The,” a French Tongue Twister, by Jeanne and Robert Gilmore, arranged by Susan Brumfield and, “Two by Two,” by Mary Donnelly and George Strid.

Accompanying the choir will be Christy Lev on piano and Parker Allan on cello.  

Members of the VOCE choir are Brynlee Blake, Kaliya Burnham, Taylor Burnham, Jaycee Carr, Yareli Chavez, Brylee Christensen, Laila Copenbarger

Inessa Gunderson, Kaylena Hansen, Mahkayla Harrington, Vivian Harrison, Libby Luzmoor, John McManus, Joseph McManus, Kaylee Moore, Hannah Murrah, Bella Nelson, Ellisa Neuenschwander, Ethan Norton, David Nussbaum, Jacobi Nyland, Marlee Nyland, James Redmond, Evelyn Riddle, Bibian Sarabia, Elisa Sparks, Hunter Swenson and Makayla Whitney.

Under the direction of Wendy Compton, the Children’s Honor Choir Program advanced choir, CANTABILE, will perform: “Singaahambayo,” by Victor Johnson; “All Night, All Day,” arranged by Ken Berg; “Al Shlosha D’Varim,” by Allan Naplan; “The Mouse Madrigal,” arranged by Steven Porter; “Feel Good,” arrnaged by Baker and Elliot; “Ching A Ring Chaw,” arranged by Linda Spevacek.

Members of CANTABILE are Nevaeh Bryant, Breanna Dale, Josh Davies, Alyssa Feagler, Willow Garcia, Makayla Johnson, Clara Luzmoor, Reanna Morrey, Breanna Quickenden, Aiden Rauzi, Piper Richardson, Maggie Smith, Jordan Van Ausdle, Helena McManus, Naomi Clutter, Cassidy Gibbons, Alexis Rogers, Jacob Dyess and Aurora Brown.

Accompanying the choirs will also include musicians of the Sweetwater BOCES After School String Program and the SBOCES Community Orchestra. They will accompany CANTABILE on the selection, “Al Shlosha D’ Varim,” and will join the two BOCES Choirs singing together the final selection, “Sing,” written by Pinkzebra. 

Members of the string orchestra will are Allison Folks, Esther Bea, Jose Ruiz, Lila May, Connie Johnson, Corrine Folks, Asya Mikula, Antony Ruiz, Samuel Wilson, Sarah Wessel, Donna Nunez and Parker Allan.

The concert is free and open to the public.