Concert. Before the show begins, I would like to take a moment to remind you of the few rules of the theater. We ask that you do not have food or drink. Do not take flash photography, and that you keep your phones on silent. We also ask that in the unlikely case of an emergency, they please evacuate to the nearest exit to the left of the building. We are extremely grateful for the Hamilton one of Friends of the Arts and ask that you check out your Ta Z campaign on our website and in the lobby. Thank you and please welcome Ms. Carter and the concert choir. All right, hello, good evening. Um, welcome to the Hamiltonun Regional High School spring concert. Thank you so much for coming out here and supporting these wonderful students. My name is Edna Carter. I'm the director of choirs here. We are delighted to have Josh Gaddo as our economist this evening. Um, our first group is concert choir, and here to introduce our set is Maya Waco. Hi, I'm Maya Wakeham, and for our first song for you tonight is DA Tedeo. This is a traditional Nigerian folk song arranged by Mark Weston. The song tells the story of a safe return home and captures that hopeful feeling. We hope you enjoy. Our next song is Bella Chow, a traditional, uh, Italian folk song. It was originally sung in the 19th century to protest the cool work conditions of poor Italian farmers. It still carries the meaning of resistance against the prompt elite. The song was most popularly used as an anti-fascist theme. Um, it refers to the fact that me, an Italian resistance, um, against fascism during World War II. We hope you enjoy this powerful yet beautifully simple piece. Yeah I It's something. Oh He Yeah. OK. I. I OK. And I Yeah Our next piece is Wanting Memories by Isa Barbell. All right. Um, it's a moving emotional piece that is frequently performed. It highlights the power and importance of relationships and how those relationships, um, shape who we've become. Um, Barbell actually wrote this piece on on her parents and their passing. Um, the song is voice to our needed, and I want you to remember our loved ones and to feel the presence even when we know. Do do do do do do. I see. I'm here. to see you. My own eyes. I You said you know me too. You said you comfort me in times like this and now I need you and I need you OK. to teach me to see the. I you. I think so. So Yeah is such a. Yeah. The. I All the things that I am. to teach me to see the beauty. I know I'm sitting here wanting to teach me to see the. Not at all. was when I was young. Is. It all this all too beautiful. I am sitting here watching me. I. Yeah You. Please thank you and me. and you are and we are. OK Yeah. I. Uh I'm sitting. to me to see. I am here. Yeah 2. All right, before our last piece, I wanna continue a tradition, um, our senior farewells. Um, I had a traditional experience in my high school choral program, and it's a really bittersweet time. Uh, the last time, uh we had to sing as a group, uh, with these wonderful seniors. Um, it's also the end of my first year in Hamilton Weum, and I'm so happy that I got to know these seniors, um, and very, very sad to see them go. Um, so first up, we have this I who will be attended Fairvie University for education. And also Abigail Single will be attending Grove City College or biology slash. Um, our last piece, uh, will be Bruno Mars's Talking of the Moon, arranged for choir by Christy Carey Miller, um, which I know is kind of an eclectic mix of music, um, Nigerian folk song, Italian folk song. Uh, one of memories is rooted in the African American spiritual, um, and now we know, uh, you feel a little bit like Whiplash, uh, but I wanted to explore a wide range of, um, vocal timbres, um, and really push our students to explore the different vocal qualities they can create. Uh, one of the best things about working with these kids is getting to explore like their full range of sound, um, and they get to class like knowing generally what type of music they like to listen to and to sing, uh, but it's been really fun to be able to expand beyond that. Um, so again, thank you for coming out to see these wonderful students. I am very, very proud of them. Um, this piece will feature comist Jeff Delgado and solos by Sam Lenniker and Liam Bay. So I want you back. What They think I'm crazy. I understand you're all I have. You're I. Uh Yeah Uh Oh So So So I In Yeah to me. Yeah. And Oh. Oh Yeah. Yeah. So Harrison, ladies and gentle. It's a video game called Thundertail. I hope you'd like to. We'll be back in just a little bit. Thank you so much. Yes All right, our first piece for you tonight is Appletree. Um, this will also feature our percussions again. Um, they have been fantastic. Um, I gave this to them sort of last minute and then brought it from Dunkin' Donuts, so they will get that next week, um, and they desert because they're, um, all right. it's just a boy. So for our last choral piece of the night, we'll be doing Jolene by Ky Parton, which is one of my favorite songs. Uh, it was originated by her, obviously this is a performance she did with Pyonics and it was arranged by Mark Greiner. Oh, and sorry, how can I forget we're featuring the amazing the back of the soloist. So I Mommy, please don't take. For you. I see. Your I from the screen, your voice is soft like I cannot compete with you. He talks about you in his sleep. There's nothing I can do to keep from crying when he calls your name. And uh. I easily understand how you can easily take one man, but you don't know what he means to me. Um. Now you please don't take. To me, tell me, tell me, tell me. Please just because. your choices. all you want. Oh I to. Yeah Please don't just. Oh. Oh. Yeah Yeah Just I That was, uh, coach Jack Wals, uh, uh. Thank you. Very pleased with that. uh, there, there's two things I got to bring up real quick. One is this card hasn't done that. Our booth out there, Friends of the Arts is, uh, the, the fundraising arm of the of the arts community here in the school. They really support uh forming visual arts. They do a really good job. Uh, we're very likely to to have them. If, uh, you would be so point to think about possibly volunteering because, uh, as the members of the fine arts, uh, Friends of the Arts, their children matriculate. By extension, generally, so there's a little bit of a turnover. So please after the concert. Say hello to the friends of the Artlause their wares and think about volunteering. Uh, thank you so much to everybody. Uh, my, my, my new call to Adam Carter is doing a hell of a job. I don't say that in public. I'm working with her. She's just doing a great job, so thank you. Bittersweet Kendall, let me get those, get those, uh, uh, I just stand up here, my seniors. I love these guys. Hey, I'm like this guy you your kids, right? We're gonna start up here. Nick deo ladies and gentlemen, Nick give away, we're just. You know what he's gonna go our very own. 00, Quentin, Quinton, Northeastern University. Uh, it's been a great year. We've got a few more things to do together, but, um, it's been a really great year. It's been my privilege to stand in front of your face and do this stuff, and now we're gonna play a hard one. This is called American Salute. The last tune, we will go. Yeah to OK. Mhm. And Thank you for everything. Have a great night.