NEHS choirs, orchestra to showcase holiday music
Christine Anne Piesyk | Dec 02, 2009 | Comments 0 | 
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NEHS Chior assembles for the concert
Northeast High School’s choirs, now deep in their Christmas Concert tour schedule, are teaming up with the school’s orchestra in “A Winter Concert” to be presented in the NEHS auditorium Thursday, December 3 at 6 p.m.
Family and friends were treated to a preview of this show Tuesday night when the Freshman Honors Choir, SSA, Concert and Exit One Choirs — dressed in full choir concert regalia (gowns for the young ladies, tuxedos on the young men) performed a program of holiday secular and Christian music.
Musical selections included Sing for Joy, In December, O Holy Night, White Christmas, Hanukkah Song, Winter Wonderland, Joy, The Christmas Song, and high-spirited variations on Jingle Bells.
Miss Wilson takes particular pride in the combined Concert and Exit One singers as they perform Hallelujah! from Handel’s Messiah.
Chior soloists Bobby LaPlante and Kayla Harbin perform "In December!"
These two in-school concerts come in the midst of a ‘touring’ week in which the choir is performing dozens of shows at various venues around the area, including many nursing homes and assisted living facilities. In addition, they will present a pre-Christmas Parade concert on the steps of the County Courthouse Dec. 5 at 5 p.m., and a Dec. 6 performance at the Smith-Trahern Mansion on McClure Street at 2 p.m.
The choirs resume an intensive practice schedule in January in preparation for their annual Spring show in March and competitions in April. Additional performances to be announced.
Choir Director Debbie Wilson and accompanist Lacy Wilson provided musical accompaniment. A nominal admission will be charged for the Thursday performance.
Story photos by Turner McCullough Jr.
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- Spiraling holiday trees warm the concert stage
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- The chior assembles for the concert
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- Altos rise voices in “Sing for Joy This Festive Day”
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- Freshman Honors Chior members lend their voices
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- Director Wilson conducts the sopranos
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- Director Wilson leads the chior in The Miracle of Hanukkah
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- Kayla Harbin and Bobby LaPlante solo in “In December”
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- Bobby LaPlante solos in “In December”
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- Kayla Harbin solos in “In December”
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- Ritara Williams sings “O Holy Night”
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- Lauren Cobb sings “White Christmas”
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- “Carol of the Bells” performers
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- Seniors get their moment of acknowledgement
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- “White Christmas” sung by Kelsie Coffin
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- Jerel Allen sings “The Christmas Song”
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- Kelsie Coffin sings “December’s Keep”
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- The chior rejoins in “December’s Keep”
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- NEHS Chior sings Variations on”Jingle Bells”
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- Chior sopranos and tenors sing “Hallelujah!”
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- “Hallelujah Chorus” variation from Handel’s “Messiah”
Filed Under: Arts • Clarksville • Tennessee
About the Author: Christine Anne Piesyk brings 40 years of experience to the pages of Business Clarksville, having edited news, opinion, politics, business, arts/leisure, food, lifestyle, education and travel pages in both daily and weekly newspapers. As a film critic and arts enthusiast, she co-produced the Entertainment Review for 25 years in print and on radio. "Educational programs and a career in journalism have afforded me extraordinary opportunities and I have taken full advantage of all of them," Piesyk said. "That includes the 'trip of a lifetime' to the Andes and the Amazon." She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in individualized studies from Goddard College.
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