An Unusual Choir

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Tesha Christensen

An Unusual Choir

Lights, Camera, Conductor? March 21^st, 2011 St. Francis High School had its 2011 spring choir concert. Through a variation of different emotions, this choir was standing in front of sold out auditorium waiting to begin. Five minutes go by, and still no sign of the conductor, when suddenly the door opened and a stream of light welcomed him in to the stage.

“Welcome all to the St. Francis Spring Concert Through the eyes of the Youth,” stated Conductor Warren. Most people will go to a choir concert expecting a few songs and hymns, back and forth between the women and men on stage. Through the Eyes of the Youth, was quite a different experience to attend for people. Involving Piano, Warren was able to create a piece that most have never seen.

“Look beyond what is seen,” is one of the quotes the students looked up to, Jenny Williams a student of St. Francis choir Stated after the concert. The Four emotions they touched in the concert were struggle, redemption, love, and hope. Within in each were sets of 3 to four musical pieces that touched that emotion. In depth, after each emotion was played the crowd would give a roaring applaud, which separated each emotion clearly.

Songs of struggle was the most basic of all of them, which you would see at a normal choir concert. The songs consisted of some quick, more stress sounding songs. One called “MLK” by Bob Chilcott, gave you a sense of struggle that Martin Luther King faced in his day. The end of Songs of Struggle came as a shocker, as already there were Five solo's, and the crowd showed there appreciation with an applaud.

As the auditorium became silent, the viewers eyes were wandering in confusion. Never seen by many, Warren was air touching the piano keys while the choir made the sounds of the piano. The musical pieces created by this effect were the most extraordinary of the entire concert. “We saved songs of redemption for second, it gave our team a warm up, but kept our voices fresh,” said Warren. The satisfying piece was acknowledged by a roaring couple minute applause.

As the crowd was cooling down, things were heating up as the Choir started Songs of Love. These pieces mingled together in a warm feeling, with some deep, and high solo's giving them a strong touch. The song “Past Life Melodies” by Sarah Hopkins, was a very unique song that had some people turning heads, with the vocals of the soloist sounding identical to a stoke on a guitar. The piece had a mistake, but with a quick cover up and no pauses in play, the piece was still wonderful, and yet again an applause that sent chills down your spine.

Entering the final piece Songs of Hope, it felt like no time had past at all. This was a mix together of the loudest vocals and the piano, almost creating a show choir sounding experience. This piece gave you chills hitting high notes and a very acoustic sounding wave of voices. The very final piece in the Songs of Hope part of the concert was first introduced by Alex Morph with a great motivational speech. He explained how the students every day will come into their choir room and forget all there problems for 68 full minutes. They work together to give their best vocals to create a wonderful piece, and his speech was followed by the famous song “Out There” by John Legend.

The audience, after the choir gave there thanks, waited outside excitedly to see there students, boyfriends, girlfriends, and just family. The warmth of the congregated bodies gave a feeling as of a wedding reception, and the smiles and laughs of the students showed self confidence through the eyes of the youth.

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Bethany's Musical Life

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively is the definition of sport. Baseball, football, softball, hockey, and volleyball are sports. The very first thing Bethany Lichtscheidl said to me when describing herself was that she was not a sports person. That she played the guitar, and sometimes entered competitions. To anyone knowing the definition of sport, they would agree to say that playing an instrument is a sport.

Bethany attempted to play volleyball and softball, and like some players that are good at the game, she did not have the feelings for them. Watching her brother being super big into music made Bethany pick up a habit that consisted of eight years of playing guitar and twelve years of signing.

Bethany Started a career of events ranging from high school talent shows to the lookouts of St. Croix by her 1^st and her favorite event in middle school. She was so nervous that she forgot the words when she walked on to the stage. “ I walked on to the stage, closed my eyes, and just sang my best,” Said Bethany, “ by the second verse I was so comfortable on that stage I didn't want to be done. This was only the start of many great accomplishments for Bethany.

Being Bethany's inspiration to music, her big brother and her now write, and record together. They even have their own CD During the summer of 2011 Bethany and her brother are trying out for spots on the hit show “American Idol”. She says neither of them care if they make it or not it's just for fun. She also stated her dream, “ I know it's a silly dream that just about half of America has, but I would love to be a professional signer, not for the fame or the money, but because it's what I really love to do.” So after a few high school contest excellent and two superior awards, Bethany has been in a band named Neon Bay for the past three summers where she has written all of their music. There is no doubt in her mind that she will continue with music, and rock on with the sport.

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Dylon Koran

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Jour. 2121 Christensen

Bethany's Musical Life

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively is the definition of sport. Baseball, football, softball, hockey, and volleyball are sports. The very first thing Bethany Lichtscheidl said to me when describing herself was that she was not a sports person. That she played the guitar, and sometimes entered competitions. To anyone knowing the definition of sport, they would agree to say that playing an instrument is a sport.

Bethany attempted to play volleyball and softball, and like some players that are good at the game, she did not have the feelings for them. Watching her brother being super big into music made Bethany pick up a habit that consisted of eight years of playing guitar and twelve years of signing.

Bethany Started a career of events ranging from high school talent shows to the lookouts of St. Croix by her 1^st and her favorite event in middle school. She was so nervous that she forgot the words when she walked on to the stage. “ I walked on to the stage, closed my eyes, and just sang my best,” Said Bethany, “ by the second verse I was so comfortable on that stage I didn't want to be done. This was only the start of many great accomplishments for Bethany.

Being Bethany's inspiration to music, her big brother and her now write, and record together. They even have their own CD During the summer of 2011 Bethany and her brother are trying out for spots on the hit show “American Idol”. She says neither of them care if they make it or not it's just for fun. She also stated her dream, “ I know it's a silly dream that just about half of America has, but I would love to be a professional signer, not for the fame or the money, but because it's what I really love to do.” So after a few high school contest excellent and two superior awards, Bethany has been in a band named Neon Bay for the past three summers where she has written all of their music. There is no doubt in her mind that she will continue with music, and rock on with the sport.

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Dylon Koran

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Jour. 2121 Christensen

Bethany's Musical Life

Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively is the definition of sport. Baseball, football, softball, hockey, and volleyball are sports. The very first thing Bethany Lichtscheidl said to me when describing herself was that she was not a sports person. That she played the guitar, and sometimes entered competitions. To anyone knowing the definition of sport, they would agree to say that playing an instrument is a sport.

Bethany attempted to play volleyball and softball, and like some players that are good at the game, she did not have the feelings for them. Watching her brother being super big into music made Bethany pick up a habit that consisted of eight years of playing guitar and twelve years of signing.

Bethany Started a career of events ranging from high school talent shows to the lookouts of St. Croix by her 1^st and her favorite event in middle school. She was so nervous that she forgot the words when she walked on to the stage. “ I walked on to the stage, closed my eyes, and just sang my best,” Said Bethany, “ by the second verse I was so comfortable on that stage I didn't want to be done. This was only the start of many great accomplishments for Bethany.

Being Bethany's inspiration to music, her big brother and her now write, and record together. They even have their own CD During the summer of 2011 Bethany and her brother are trying out for spots on the hit show “American Idol”. She says neither of them care if they make it or not it's just for fun. She also stated her dream, “ I know it's a silly dream that just about half of America has, but I would love to be a professional signer, not for the fame or the money, but because it's what I really love to do.” So after a few high school contest excellent and two superior awards, Bethany has been in a band named Neon Bay for the past three summers where she has written all of their music. There is no doubt in her mind that she will continue with music, and rock on with the sport.