Pops concert review

On June 9, 2010, In Arts and Entertainment, By Ashley Becker
The extremely talented boys perform their group song for the eager and excited audience members.

The extremely talented boys perform their group song for the eager and excited audience members.

Many students and parents attended Tesoro’s unique Pops Concert on Monday, May 31 and Tuesday, June 1. This concert proved to be highly entertaining and a great success.

Many people widely known around campus, such as Brian Silver, the lead in this year’s spring musical “Fiddler on the Roof,” performed in this extravagant concert. He sang a beautiful song by Michael Buble called “Everything.” He truly wowed the audience with his talented voice.

“The concert overall was a huge success like it always is,” said Silver. ”This is my favorite concert of the year and its a great way to celebrate and say goodbye to all of the seniors.”

The concert featured music from every genre, while also including some very popular songs that every attendee was sure to love. Senior Caitlyn Connors performed in this magical concert.

“The Pops Concert is one of the most enjoyable concerts of the year!” stated Connors. “I love the flexibility we get in our song choice and how we are able to express ourselves. It was by far the most anticipated performance in the program.”

This concert was overall a great way to involve the students and provide Tesoro’s student body with a fun, entertaining night.

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Tesoro Choir Spring Concert

On March 29, 2010, In Arts and Entertainment, Features, By Taylor England
Standing in mixed formation, the advanced women's ensemble, A Capella, sings their first song, "Dies Irae."

Standing in mixed formation, the advanced women's ensemble, A Capella, sings their first song, "Dies Irae."

On Tuesday, March 23, the Tesoro High School choirs had their Spring Concert. It began at 7 p.m. and each choir sang three songs, either of the Classical or Gospel genres. The concert began when the advanced women’s choir A Capella sang their three songs starting with the Latin song “Dies Irae”. “My absolute favorite song that we sang was definitely Dies Irae because it sounded really good on stage and it opened to concert with a big bang!” exclaimed Golzar Meamar.

The soloist, junior Samira Kasraie was highlighted in their Gospel song, “Still I Rise”. In between each of the choirs, the concert showcased an array of soloists from all the different choirs. Sophomore Haylie McDonald, a student from A Capella sang an interesting classical solo called “I Bought Me a Cat” by Aaron Copland. “I was really nervous about singing a solo, but once I got on stage it was really fun! I was so happy I faced my fear,” Copland expressed.

The award winning Barbershop Quartet sings their song The Little Boy, with each of them on a different part.
The award-winning Barbershop Quartet sings their song The Little Boy, with each of them on a different part.

The next choir to sing was the all boy Men’s Choir. Concert Choir, all women sang second to last and the advanced mixed choir, Madrigals, closed the concert. “I really enjoyed our gospel song, “Elijah Rock”, because it was easy to get into and I liked how it showed the strengths of both the girls and the boys,” said senior Devon England of the gospel song performed by Madrigals.

In between the choirs, there were solos along with other selections. The Barbershop Quartet performed and so did the elite, eight person, Women and Men’s Ensembles. Each of these groups performed one song full of mixed harmonies on three or four different voice parts.

This was the last classical concert of the year and the second to last concert. Look forward to the final and most popular concert of the year Pops Concert which should come in either late April or early May!

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Madrigals take a part in the CUSD honor concert

On March 5, 2010, In Arts and Entertainment, News, By Joan Chung
Despite the chilly weather which calls the need for thick coats and heavy scarves, the Tesoro Madrigals are all smiles while on their trip to San Francisco.

Despite the chilly weather which calls the need for thick coats and heavy scarves, the Tesoro Madrigals are all smiles while on their trip to San Francisco.

Tesoro Madrigal choir participated in the annual CUSD honor choir concert yesterday at Coast Hills Church.

All the choirs in the CUSD school district performed together. Each prepared around five songs with the last one always being patriotic. The songs are usually classical such as Va Pensiero, Crucifixus, Sleep, and this year the choir chose a gospel song called Elijah Rock. All middle school students and elementary school students participated by auditioning (whereas for high school it is mandatory), and each choir sang their individual songs. At the end, however, the choirs combined to sing the patriotic song together.

Last Saturday, they had a seven-hour rehearsal and rehearsed all of their music. During their choir period, however, they touched everything up to make it as perfect and harmonious as possible. Such hard work produces bonds between the members that are hard to sever.

As part of one of their concerts, the Madrigals had an 80's themed celebration. The bright outfits, sweat bands, and sunglasses all added to the energy the singers fostered while singing tunes like 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.'

As part of one of their concerts, the Madrigals had an 80's themed celebration. The bright outfits, sweat bands, and sunglasses all added to the energy the singers fostered while singing tunes like 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.'

“My choir is like my family, and it is really great to bond with them as well as with a bunch of other choirs in the Capo district at this honor concert,” Madrigal member, Olivia Noceda said. ”We get to expand our love and knowledge of music and share the power with each other and all who come to watch us.”

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San Juan airs their “Dirty Laundry”

On February 24, 2010, In Arts and Entertainment, By Lexie Lyons
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Tesoro High School freshman McKenzie Mason and junior Marieclaire Miranda have roles in the El Camino Real Playhouse’s production of San Juan’s Dirty Laundry, an annual melodrama set in the 1920s that coincides with Capistrano’s return of the swallows celebration and the history of how San Juan Capistrano began.  “My mom told me about this play and from there I tried out and got the part,” Mason said.

Mason, who is part of Tesoro’s choir, grabs a lot of stage time and laughs, with her portrayal of “May Whee,” a flirtatious assistant who works for a despicable baron who wants to push a railroad through Old San Juan. “So far it seems like an organized chaos but it’s progressing, and the end product should turn out well.”  Miranda explained, “I think the hardest part about the play is memorizing all the lines and learning the songs.”

The melodrama is a family-friendly production that encourages audience members to boo, hiss, and even toss rocks at the bad guys.  “I’m most excited for people to see what they think since it’s really funny,” Miranda said.

The show runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8p.m. on Sundays at 2:00 p.m. February 27 through March 20. Tickets are $20 at the door or online. A preview night on February 25 is a discounted price of $15.

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Upcoming choir concert is choir’s holiday present this winter

On December 10, 2009, In Arts and Entertainment, By Andy Whelan, Web Designer

choir2Next week, Tesoro’s choirs are having their winter concert – the second choir concert of the year. The repertoire is set to include a variety of classical pieces along with the usual holiday mix.

“We’re doing our winter concert, so basically it’s classical and holiday, so, winter songs. There’s also people who are singing classical pieces, but more people are sing pop songs that are winter themed,” sophomore Cassie Coffman said.  “I know I’ll be auditioning to sing ‘Chestnuts Roasting’.”

Singers can audition for a solo in one of the upcoming songs, which is always a thrill in of itself. “Our auditions are Tuesday,” Coffman continued. “We can audition to do solos in every single song.”

With the large amount of singing groups Tesoro has, a large selection of songs is expected. “We have Women’s Ensemble, which is about eight girls, and they all sing different songs. They’re like barbershop, so the songs are usually sung with people as the accompaniment instead of instruments.” Coffman remarked.

The choirs have all been preparing since the end of their fall concert back in October. “My choir is all ready for all our songs. We’ve been ready for weeks now.” Coffman added. “We’ve actually started working on our stuff for the next concert.” (more…)

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Choir’s multilingual concert showcases more than just music

On October 24, 2009, In Arts and Entertainment, News, By Andy Whelan, Web Designer
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A Capella singing 'Exaudi! Laudate!' with Mr. Hancock directing.

Choir’s first concert of the year gave audience members a wonderful treat this Thursday with 1 director, 1 pianist, 8 groups, 10 languages, 17 songs, and 133 singers. The obvious speciality at this concert was the astounding amount of languages present. With everything from Filipino to Vietnamese to Polish, choir proved doubtlessly that they have been working hard during the past two months of school.
The first group on stage was A Capella, performing songs like the Japanese “Hotaru Koi” by Ro Ogura and “Exaudi! Laudate!” by Beverly Patton. At the end of their performance, junior Hallie Appel sang solo on the song “Lydia” by Gabriel Faure with piano accompaniment, to be followed by sophomore soloist Meghan Mehta singing “Nel cor piu non mi sento” by Giovanni Paisiello.
Men’s Choir, singing an arrangement of Latin American folk songs, including “Nesta rua” and “Corrido de Macario Romero”, and “Gloria” by Dan Davison, were the next to sing. “Three Latin American Folksongs” featured soloists senior Justin Amigleo and junior Ethan Kokkelenberg.
Chamber Singers, a biweekly tutorial-meeting group were the next group on stage singing “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac, with senior Tay Villet singing solo.
Concert Choir sang afterwards, with the exotic “Paruparong Bukid” by Henry Leck and uplifting “I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray” by Andre Thomas in their repertoire. (more…)

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