SHS Choral Department to present Sounds of the Season

The Seneca High School (SHS) Choral Department will be presenting “Sounds of the Season” on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 8pm. The program will feature the Women’s Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Honors Women’s Chorus, Honors Chorale and Madrigal Singers. The concert will open with the Madrigal Singers singing “Gaudete” with soloists Logan O’Kelley and Ryan Nation. The Women’s Chorus will present a selection of beautiful holiday pieces such as “Heaven Everywhere” and the jazz arrangement of “Santa Clause is Coming to Town”. SHS’s newly formed Mixed Chorus will be singing three selections including “Sussex Carol” with Logan O’Kelley on the flute and “Catch a Snowflake” featuring Cole Sandlin on guitar. The Madrigal Singers will perform a variety of acapella Christmas selections including the vocal jazz arrangement of “Do You Hear What I Hear?”, “Mary, Did You Know?” with soloist Zoe Patton, “Patapan Fantasia” and a jazzy arrangement of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. The select Honors Women’s Chorus will be performing such pieces as “Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella” and “A Marshmallow World” with choreography by Mrs. Pam Jennings. They will also perform “Cradle Hymn” which will be accompanied by a string quartet and flute. The award-winning Honors Chorale will close the concert with beautiful holiday selection entitled “The First Noel” by local composer Dan Forrest and accompanied by strings. They will also perform “There’s Still My Joy” featuring senior soloist Erica Wearing and made popular by The Indigo Girls, and the popular PDQ Bach “Throw the Yule Log on, Uncle John”. They will close the concert with “The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth” made famous by David Bowie and Bing Crosby.
Guest musicians for the concert are a string quartet made up of Mr. Daniel Fetterolf and Ms. Danielle Martin on violin, Ms. Rachel Hannah on viola and Mr. David Warlick on cello. They will also play carols as the choirs take the stage. SHS auditioned and placed 47 students in the All-County Choir. They also had 31 students selected into the South Carolina All-State Chorus. Of the over 95 schools participating in the audition process, this was the third largest number of students representing one school from the state. Ms. Diane McFarlane is director of the choral ensembles. Mrs. Masheila Cobb is the accompanist. Mr. Cliff Roberts, SHS principal, will provide the welcome. “Sounds of the Season” will take place at Seneca Baptist Church. Admission is free and open to the public.