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The combined choirs of Delavan-Darien Schools performed together for the first time last night on the DDHS auditorium stage.
The Delavan-Darien School District Choir Festival was a collaborative effort by the elementary, middle school and high school choral music teachers, Ms. Berg, Ms. Guzman, Ms. Ropers-Rosendahl and Mr. Larson.
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The concert began with the 4th and 5th grade Honor choir from Darien Elementary directed by Ms. Guzman and Ms. Berg. Then, the Phoenix Singers, directed by Ms. Ropers-Rosendahl took the stage followed by the Lydian choir from the high school.
These choirs are filled with the very best vocalists in our schools. It was powerful when all three choirs joined their voices for the finale; a rousing rendition of the song OYE, sung entirely in Spanish. This song comes from Acapulco, where inner city children were asked what they wanted to convey to the world in a song. Their answer was simple: “to listen.” Listening in English translates into “Oye” in Spanish.
Our audience was privileged to listen to these excellent voices in concert and look forward to the second annual DDSD Choir Festival next spring.
#DDCometProud of our talented, and nationally-recognized music students, staff and community!
Elementary Honor Choir
Ms. Guzman and Ms. Berg, Directors
Haylee Armstrong, Tia Bethke, Greta Brandt-Reinhart, Tiziano Brittain, Joshua Brown, Addie Butke, Lydia Cano, McKayla Diamond, Rocio Dominguez, Mollee Flitcroft, Nevaeh Garcia, Madelynn Gums, Kaleb Guzman, Lourdes Guzman, Cayla Hamell, Kalyssa Hare, Taylor Holden, Tyler Justus, Iesha Lee, Jacob Liljegren, Emily Lock, Ashlyn Markley, Dahminick Markling, Eduardo Martinez, Angel Mendez, Nevaeh Miller, Jacalyn Ortiz, Christian Porras, Giselle Ramirez, Victoria Regan, Mayline Reynoso, Iziah Rice, Mia Rojas, Gianna Saenz, Lilly Serna, Taydric Square, Isabel Starin, Kristina Stearns, Jordyn Swoger-Witt, Kaylie Webb, Alyssa Wimer, Tamar Zuniga
Phoenix Singers
Ms. Ropers-Rosendahl, Director
Lithzy Aleman, Savannah Block, Isabel Calhoun, Dakota Correll, Xandria Dreksler, Davyn Elliott, Haley Fischer, Jennylee Garcia Galindo, Malai Gerstmayr, Eliana Gluchman, Kaylee Granata, Brenda Hernandez, Alisanda Hutchison, Hunter Kastning, Brianna Lara, Anna Lock, Morgan Lock, Myles Lockhart, Charlie Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Elishama Madrid Hernandez, Mackenzie Mohr, Whitney Nevala, Jamie Pehkonen, Jose Perez, Emma Robertson, Allison Rosencrans, Scott Sirkman, Alecxia Soto, Matthew Whaples, Pamela Zamorano, Nazareth Zepeda
Lydian Choir
Mr. Larson, Director
Liliana DeLaCruz, Madeline Edwards, Catharine Gamble, Jesus Garcia, Jonathan Garner, Hunter Gebauer, Richard Karbash, Corinne Kastning,Torrie Noyes, Erik Penniman, Erinn Penniman, Caleb Reshkus, Julien Riviere, Alexander Rosencrans, Hannah Santeler, Lyndsay Sorg, Reece Torkelson, Cameren Torres, Robert Zaratzian.
Song List
| Elementary Honor Choir | |
| Sing | Mitchell Grassi, Scott Hoying, Kevin Olusola, Marin Johnson and Sam Hollander,
arr. by Janet Day and Fletcher Sheridan |
| Count on Me | Bruno Mars, Ari Levine and Philip Lawrence,
arr. by Janet Day |
| Lean on me / Don’t Stop Believin | Bill Withers/Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain, arr. by Adam Anders and Tim Davis,
adapted by John Higgins |
| Over the Rainbow | Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, music by Harold Arlen,
arr. by Andy Beck |
| Phoenix Singers | |
| Innoria: Huron Chant | arr. Donald Patriquin |
| Dance of the One-Legged Sailor | Brent Pierce |
| Now is the Month of Maying | Thomas Morley |
| Don’t Get Around Much Anymore | Duke Ellington and Bob Russell, arr Roger Emerson |
| Lydian Choir | |
| New Beginnings | Jim Papoulis |
| La La La, je ne l’ose dire | Pierre Certon |
| Take Me Home | Pentatonix arr. by Roger Emerson |
| Combined Choirs | |
| Oye | Jim Papoulis |