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Winter Concert 2007
On Thursday, December 20th 2007, students at the Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School presented guests with their Winter Concert. The show included performances by our many art classes.
Guests were entertained from the moment they stepped foot into the doors. There was an art and poetry display featured in the lobby. This remarkable presentation was the work of the art and creative writing majors. The two groups spent several weeks preparing their work for the show. In addition to the art display, show goers were serenaded with the sweet voices of French Carolers. In addition, the French majors also raffled off cakes for their Buche de Noel.
The show opened with the choir's rendition of Lullaby on the Wind as the ballet majors processed down the aisles with illuminated candles. From here, the orchestra joined the choir to perform Alleluia. The next piece, played exclusively by the orchestra was Angels We Have Heard On High. The next song, Bells Ring For Peace, was sung by the choir and accompanied on the piano by Saaya Spearman, one of our 3rd grade students. Following this impressive display, was the String Orchestra playing Conquistador and Christmas Canon. When the strings grew silent, the curtain opened and the ballet majors danced to Hooked on Haydn.
The next piece of music, Panis Angelicus, was performed by a select ensemble consisting of David Thai on the piano, Amy Liang on the flute, and Emily Gonzalez on the cello. Michael Stanley's solo performance of Viola Concerto in G Major, 4th Movement followed. Finally, the 1st act came to and end after the ballet majors and choir transformed the stage with the Waltz of the Snow Flakes.
During the intermission, guests continued to be entertained by Jeffrey Soffer. He is one of our 5th grade students and provided music using his acoustic guitar.
As the curtain rose for the 2nd half of the show, our concert choir and ballet majors began with Joy to the World. Following this was Dance of the Toy Flutes performed by the String Orchestra. From here, the junior choir sang three lovely holiday favorites: Deck the Hall with Holly, Somewhere in My Memory, and A Holly Jolly Holiday.
The string orchestra continued the 2nd act with A Mozart Mix. To liven things up, the ballet majors and concert choir did an upbeat rendition of Sing, Sing, Sing. As the curtain closed, Cody Wise entertained guests and his female peers by singing With a Child's Heart. From here, the creative writing majors did a reading of The Bells which was an introduction to the concert choir's musical rendition of this poem. When finished this song, they ended with Our Gift to You. The curtain closed once again and the string orchestra ended their night with Go Tell It On the Mountain-Yeah!. Finally, the stage was set ablaze once more with a swinging finale of Yule Be Rockin'.
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