Walter Reed Middle School Show Choir Wins 1st Place

This past weekend, Walter Reed’s newly formed Show Choir, UpBeat!, competed in the Light Up The Stage competition at Luther Burbank Middle School. This was the Show Choir’s first competition and the group had never seen a show choir before, except for the TV show, “glee.” UpBeat! won 1st place overall and 1st place in music. 1st place soloist went to Reed student Mia Banks and Clara Pryor was awarded Best Performer. UpBeat! performed a “Farmer Set” of eight songs, opening with Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ and Workin’ Day and Night, through Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay, and Avicii’s Wake Me Up. UpBeat! is directed by Lisa Smith, and choreographed by Leo Ayala.

Upbeat will be performing on April 21st, May 26th and May 28th at Walter Reed. All shows starts at 6:30pm. Tickets will be available at the door.