Many fine arts organizations host performances on campus, but Tuesday evening, choir students will get the opportunity to take part in a joint performance with Independence and Centennial high schools at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church starting at 7 p.m.
The concert consists of 3 pieces, with each school’s mixed and treble choir coming together to perform different ones.
“The mixed choir will be performing the entire Schubert Mass in F and the Treble Choir will be performing two pieces titled ‘Song for Justice’ and ‘Gloria,’” choir director Toni Ugolini said. “We will be going to the venue [early] to rehearse with the choirs from Independence and Centennial before we put the concert on in the evening.”
In the past weeks, choir has been investing time into preparing for this performance, fine tuning their skills.
“We´ve been doing a lot of polishing of notes and rhythms as well as adding in musicality to ensure that the performance is technically sound and musically moving,” Ugolini said. “We are working on other things but this has been the main focus for the past few weeks, yes.”
Though performing with other schools isn´t the norm, it’s a positive experience for many students.
“Going into this concert, I am most looking forward to working with other directors and other musicians to create a really cool experience,” junior Juhi Kashyap said. “We’ve done concerts with Centennial High School before at St. Andrew’s as well as with elementary and middle school choirs. Additionally, I’ve been a part of the Region Honor choir and the Region Mixed choir wherein I got to work under different directors. [I think] it’s important to take part in these experiences because you can learn a lot from [other directors] and improve your skills.”
Ugolini wishes for her students to make the most of this opportunity to perform in a space outside their regular orbit.
“It’s so rare that we get the opportunity to perform in a space like this with professional musicians and soloists – I hope they really soak in the opportunity and the collegiate level literature they have been working so hard on for the past nine weeks,” Ugolini said. “I hope this is a mountain-top moment for them to look back on and be proud of all they have achieved!”
