Choral Revue at Simsbury High School to Feature Music Throughout the Decades

Music from the 60s through today will be featured at the popular Choral Revue in the Simsbury High School auditorium at 7:00 pm on May 25, 2017. The concert is free and open to the public.

“I am so excited about the nostalgic theme, and can't wait to see it and be part of it,” says SHS student, Caoilfhionn Carr, who has been busy rehearsing with the Treble Choir.

The annual Choral Revue has been a tradition at Simsbury High School for over a decade. To put together this upbeat and fun final concert of the year, student choir officers first get together to choose a theme. Repertoire, staging, choreography, and costume decisions are then based on that theme. Students learn difficult music and complicated choreography in a very short time period, working together to create a lively program that appeals to all ages.

This year’s theme is Decades, featuring songs from the 1960s - 2000s. The audience will enjoy music from Elvis to Lady Gaga, with each choral ensemble performing songs from a different decade.

In addition to the choral ensembles, three student-led SHS a cappella groups will entertain. Andiamo will sing Pentatonix’ Evolution of Music, No Fella A Cappella is preparing Royals, by Lorde, and the Unaccompanied Minorswill sing a #ThrowbackThursday number Runaround Sue, from Eddie and the Cruisers.

The Henry James Middle School Select Chorus will also take the stage, singing One Republic’s I Lived. Many of these students will be joining SHS music ensembles in the next two years.

In addition to the choral ensembles, some Senior performing arts students will perform solos, choosing songs to fit the Decades theme.

This concert can be a bittersweet performance, giving the community, parents, faculty and students the opportunity to celebrate the musical accomplishments of graduating seniors and bid farewell in their final high school performance.

“The seniors have a special place in my heart.” says SHS Choral Director, Mrs. Colleen Thompson, who previously was choral director at Henry James Middle School. “This is the class that followed me from HJMS to SHS, so we have worked together for 6 years. It is amazing to see how far they have come and I will miss them dearly.” Many of these seniors have appeared on that stage throughout their middle and high school careers, and plan to give it their all in their final performance.

“I'm super excited to work the lighting for the show, and all the senior songs are going to be amazing,” says sophomore theatre tech student AJ Rose, who has been busy working to help create a spectacular show experience.

The show is fully staged, and will be accompanied on piano by veteran SHS musical director Robert Tomasulo. Making their choral revue debut will be a “house band” featuring Simsbury Public School custodian Jack Gilson on bass, student teacher from the Hartt School James Pecsok on saxophone, and sophomore drummer extraordinaire Avery Gottshall.

Mark your calendar now to enjoy a night of music through the decades on May 25!

Music for the Revue includes:

Mixed Chorale - 1960’s

• Stand By Me - Ben E. King
• In My Life - John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• I Want You Back/ABC - Jackson 5

Men’s Choir - 1970’s

• Drift Away - Dobie Gray
• The Pink Panther - Henry Mancini

Simsbury Singers - 1980’s

• Thriller - Michael Jackson (arr. Sharon)
• Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
• I’ve Had the Time of my Life - from Dirty Dancing

Women’s Chorale - 1990’s

• Vogue - Madonna
• Angel - Sarah McLachlan
• Turn the Beat Around - Gloria Estefan

Treble Choir - 2000s

• Love Song - Sara Bareilles
• A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
• Superhits! Medley of Born This Way - Lady Gaga, Firework - Katy Perry, Till the World Ends - Britney Spears, Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga

HJMS Select Chorus

• I Lived - One Republic

Andiamo

• Evolution of Music - Pentatonix

No Fella A Cappella

• Royals - Lorde

Unaccompanied Minors

• Runaround Sue - Dion DiMucci, from Eddie and the Cruisers

Combined Choirs:

• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Featured Senior Solos include:

• Madison Bailey - King of Anything, Sara Bareilles
• Brendan Barnard - My Way, Frank Sinatra
• Rachel Baumann - Brighter Than the Sun, Colbie Caillat
• Cameron Delo - Why God Why, Miss Saigon
• Katie Doran - The A-Team, Ed Sheeran
• Maya Eckert - Someone Like You, Adele
• Zoe Eisenhaure - Prince of Darkness, The Indigo Girls
• Katie Euting - Stop This Train, John Mayer
• Shannon Frasca - One Day, Matisyahu
• Brian Hanshaw - Don’t Let Me Go, Shrek the Musical
• Taylor Jackson - Can’t Help Falling in Love With You, Elvis Presley
• Emma Kyzivat - Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson
• Jacob Lill - Feelin’ Good, Michael Buble
• Paige Lindsay - True Colors, Cyndi Lauper
• Giuliana Marchetti - The Audition, La La Land
• TJ Matthews - TBD
• Jack Medve - Perfect, Ed Sheeran
• Tristan Nassau - Never Gonna Give Me Up, Rick Astley
• Gabby Ostrov - Landslide, Stevie Nicks
• Brenna Pellon - River Lea, Adele
• Breanna Pryzbek - Good Morning Baltimore, Hairspray
• Christine Schiller - I See Fire, Ed Sheeran
• William Shaw - Something’s Missing, Sara Bareilles
• Chris Wildman - I Want It That Way, The Backstreet Boys

Performers appearing onstage are:

Men’s Choir

Nathanael Bargmann
Patrick Barnard
William Bonnell
Alex Borque
Nicholas Butchyk
Eric Carlos
Christopher Cestone
Harry Dorer
Max Eisenhaure
Joachim Gatmaitan
Tommy Guilfoyle
David Hollander
Mark Holloway
Timothy Houghton
Michael House
Caden Lill
D’Sean Martin
Jordan McDavid
Thomas McMillan
Luke Pace
Joseph Reynolds
Michael Riso
Alex Sanborn
Phillip Shenkman
Devin Shlosser
Kevin VanVoorhis
Ajeeth Vellore
Nick Winiarski
Taylor Zianio

Mixed Chorale

Ben Armstrong
Madison Bailey
Alana Barker
Brendan Barnard
Rachel Baumann
Nicholas Beckius
Evan Bologa
Maggie Budlong
Sophie Capobianco
Nolan Carrier
Lauren Cassot
Allison Colglazier
Jarin Daniels
Sydney Daoud
Matt DeAngelo
Maria Diaz-Islas
Katie Doran
Katherine Dzenko
Maya Eckert
Katie Euting
Maddie Fabian
Cedar Fillmore
Naomi Garcia
Kayla Greene
Ben Grossman
Laure Guibert
Emma Hardee
Devin Hoffman
Taylor Jackson
Ava Kahl
Hannah Kovel
Grant Lammey
Haley Latorre
Paige Lindsay
Elena Marchetti
Tavyen Matthews
Brennan McDermott
Emily McMann
Jack Medve
Colby Morkan
Tristan Nassau
Breanna Pryzbek
Ava Rooney
Nick Sanborn
Sophie Schwager
Devon Shugdinis
Kyle St. Sauveur
Sophie Thompson
Chris Wildman
Ian Wilson
Ethan Windisch
Drew Zenick

Simsbury Singers

Timothy Amarell
David Black
Cameron DeLo
Zoë Eisenhaure
Luke Gilmore
Molly Grossman
James Huang
Kenan King
Emma Kyzivat
Jacob Lill
Giuliana Marchetti
Christine Schiller
William Shaw
Marc Sokolson
Grace Sullivan
Mallory Thompson

Treble Choir

Alia Alibrio
Lauren Ampadu
Madeline Borque
Caoilfhionn Carr
Marisa Cestone
Claire Choi
Cecilia Cortes
Sarah Cosgrove
Kylie Doran
Lucy Hardee
Abby Harris
Maya Huntington
Maria Lepak
Mackenzie Lynch
Alex Morrow
Grace Nelson
Olivia Nuñez
Eleanor Potter
Zoe Raposo
Catherine Rodney
Julia Rooney
Emma Sheehan
Anna Shellman
Samantha Sinacori
Elena Somers
Ainsley Thompson
Anna-Maria Vdovenko
Caroline Vlach
Maeve Wright
Sarah Yeisley

Women’s Chorale:

Robyn Ampadu
Tara Andrews
Catherine Cantelmo
Emma Conroy
Ava Couchon
Isabelle Dowd
Meaghan Ging
Shaina Gleason
Allison Greiten
Abigail Hammel
Angelina Hartnett
Rebecca Hartnett
Sophie Hayes
Rebecca Jano
Kaitlin Keene
Izabella Kuczorski
Katie May
Alyssa Miranda
Katie O’Connell
Emma Ouellette
Sarah Poole
Carina Putnam
Emmalee Richards
Grace Rogers
Adele Rossignol
Anna Sennott
Annalise Shingleton
Emily Steele
Krista Steinmetz
Faith Tanski
Hannah Thode
Grace Woznicki

Student-led a cappella groups performing are:

Andiamo:

Robyn Ampadu
Alana Barker
Will Bonnell
Cat Cantelmo
Christopher Cestone
Marisa Cestone
Harry Dorrer
Maxwell Eisenhaure
Maddie Fabian
Joachim Gatmaitan
Avery Gottshall (beatbox)
Rige Grajcevci
Molly Grossman*
Giuliana Marchetti
Lucy O'Sullivan
Sarah Poole
Emmalee Richards
Annalise Shingleton
Marc Sokolson*
Sarah Yeisley
Drew Zenick

No Fella A Cappella:

Sophie Capobianco
Isabella Dowd
Zoë Eisenhaure
Katie Euting
Naomi Garcia
Devin Hoffman
Emma Kyzivat - leader
Haley Latorre
Gabby Ostrov
Caroline Paine
Brenna Pellon
Ava Rooney
Christine Schiller - leader
Emily Steele
Grace Sullivan
Ainsley Thompson
Mallory Thompson

Unaccompanied Minors:

Tim Amarell - leader
Brendan Barnard
David Black
Cam DeLo - leader
Luke Gilmore
Ben Grossman
Brian Hanshaw
Kenan King
Jacob Lill
Jack Medve
Luke Pace
Dan Peluso
Ajeeth Vellore
William Shaw - leader
Kyle St. Sauveur
Christopher Wildman
Ethan Windisch