Chorus & Band Concert 4.15

The RHAM music department put on an excellent show tonight which included members of the chorus, encore (an all girls singing group), chamber singers, the symphonic band and wind ensemble. The concert began with Encore performing a powerful almost balladic song entitled "I Will Sing With The Spirit" followed by "Away From The Roll Of The Sea" and an upbeat number called "Danza". After Encore performed, they were joined by Chorus and Chamber Singers in order to sing an 18 minute piece titled "The Creation" which featured solos from Liz Dandeneau, a senior, and Lauren Arnold, a sophomore. The song had a slow beginning with the tempo quickly speeding up and down but nonetheless kept the audience's attention.



Following the singers, the Symphonic Band took to the stage and played pieces such as "Denbridge Way", "I Am" which featured a soloist on the baritone, senior Gary Bartomioli. "Deir In De" was another song played by the band and the crowd loved the numbers they put on. Finally, Wind Ensemble came on and played a series of songs which first started out with "Scenes From a Comedy" which included many fast paced flutes and clarinets and blaring brass sections. Next came a "Japanese Tune" which featured a rather intricate drum section during the last minute of the song. On percussion was Kyle Marceau, Clay Zotta, Kevin Garcias Ben Kopchick, Chris Langlois and others. The ensemble had a featured soloist, Michaela Connelly who played a trumpet solo through one of the songs and it was phenomenal. The song "SANG!" had the Wind Ensemble band chanting as they played through the snappy piece and finally ended with the "Stars and Stripes Forever" featuring Audrey Arel with a very intricate piccolo solo. The concert brought a fairly decent sized crowd, 29 dvd's were sold and both the singers and musicians of the school pulled through to put on a great show.