By Hannah Block
The WEHS Choral Department just had its first concert of the year! All five ensembles worked very hard to put on an amazing performance, but they didn’t do it alone. Ms. Girzone and Mr. Ardillo did a great job helping the members of each chorus learn their music, and chorale even had a side-by-side clinic with Transit Middle to work on perfecting their pieces.
Although Ian Liedke served as the accompanist for most of the concert, chorale featured student accompanist, Catarina Pedro Ionita, for their first song, Choose Something Like a Star, and Vocal Jazz was accompanied by jazz combo for their piece Don’t Get Around Much Anymore.
This concert was more than just a fall concert, not only because it was Mr. Ardillo’s first concert at East, but because it was also the debut of Dynamics—a new group for lower voices. Dynamics is taught by Mr. Ardillo and meets every other day.
Junior and member of mixed chorus, Elena Goldstein, recalls fondly: “It was fun performing in front of everyone and hearing all the other choruses!” The chorus department will return to the stage December 18th and 19th for Winterfest, so mark your calendars! It will definitely be a performance you won’t want to miss.