Right after school let out on October 14th, all four choirs spent the afternoon preparing and rehearsing for their concert that evening. Because it was an early release day, the singers didn’t need to miss school to practice. Despite the concert being shorter due to the absence of the eighth graders, it was a success. Sophomore Nelya Dyachenko is in the Camerata choir and is really happy with how the performance went.

“I think it went really well because there were a lot of people supporting us and we worked really hard on those songs,” Dyachenko said. “We spent the whole day [rehearsing], so I think we were really prepared.”

The concert had five songs that were performed by varying combinations of the four different choirs.

“[My favorite song was] ‘Fly’. I love ‘Fly’ because it’s a good song. It’s really pretty and it’s really modern,” Dyachenko said.

“Fly” was performed by all of the women in the choir, regardless of the level or grade. The song that was performed strictly by the men of the choir, called “Come Go With Me”, was Junior Katya Kirilyuk’s favorite piece.

“I really liked the guys’ song, because it was different than what we were singing. This one was just really exciting,” Kirilyuk said.

The concert opened with an African piece called “Morokeni”, which was sung by everyone. The singers lined the aisles and the stage, which caused the music to envelop the audience.

“My favorite part was ‘Morokeni’ when everyone was spread out and sang. I think it was pretty cool that we gathered all around,” Dyachenko said.

According to Kirilyuk, Choir day was a nice chance to relax and hang out with friends.

“[My favorite part was] laughing with friends. A lot of them I don’t see at school because we don’t have the same classes,” Kirilyuk said.

Kirilyuk thought the day was tiring, but that is was a lot of fun.

“My eyes were so tired, [but] I wasn’t nervous at all. [The concert] went very well, I think. It was more fun than last year, because I met more people. I learned to not be shy, because if you’re not shy, the more friends you’re going to get.”