Noblesville Choirs Celebrate Fall
By: Betsy Reason
Noblesville High School sophomore Devon Puetz sings in the Madjazz advanced mixed choir on Thursday during NHS Choirs’ “An Autumn Concert” at NHS.
Noblesville High School’s varsity mixed show choir NHS Singers, Matthew Hunt (from left), Blake Valentine, Tyler Cowan and Ray Kenley, wearing the choir’s new “Back to the Future” shirts promoting competition season, perform “The Rhythm of Life” and “Ring Them Bells” during NHS Choirs’ “An Autumn Concert” at NHS.
Sarah Rolinson (left) and Bayley Long sing in Noblesville High School’s Madjazz advanced mixed choir on Thursday during NHS Choirs’ “An Autumn Concert” at NHS. Long was one of two soloists.
Noblesville High School’s Maletonez, an all-male show choir, performed “I Want It That Way” and “Fly Me to the Moon” on Thursday during NHS Choirs’ “An Autumn Concert” at NHS. Long was one of two soloists.
Synergy, an all-female 32-member choir at Noblesville High School, was the first of eight choirs to perform Thursday during NHS Choirs’ “An Autumn Concert” at NHS.
The Momentum concert choir sings “Dide Ta Deo” Nigerian folk song, “I Am But a Small Voice” with soloist Sophia Kintz and “Good Times” with choreography by Jillian Howell during NHS Choirs’ fall concert at NHS.
Noblesville High School Sensations choir member Luci Deichman sings with the all-female show choir of 44, performing “Kyrie” and “Opening Up” during NHS Choirs’ fall concert at NHS.
Noblesville High School’s varsity mixed show choir, NHS Singers (Chloe Ninete and Mia Feigel in front) perform “The Rhythm of Life” and “Ring Them Bells” during NHS Choirs’ fall concert at NHS.
New Dimension, Noblesville High School’s premiere women’s show choir, with 57 members, perform “Only Hope” during NHS Choirs’ fall concert at NHS.
Cantamos, Noblesville High School’s all-female, 14-member concert choir performs “Dream Keeper,” “The Little Mermaid Medley” and “I’ll Be There” during NHS Choirs’ fall concert at NHS.
For the first time since this school year started, parents, families and friends of Noblesville High School choir students descended upon the school to watch all eight NHS choirs perform on stage.
It was a packed house for “An Autumn Concert,” presented free to choir families in the 942-seat auditorium last Thursday evening.
There were no costumes during this concert. Choir members sported their choir shirts with jeans. Choir director John Neubauer and assistant director Julianne Fowler led the choirs, and Cindy Romano accompanied on the piano.
The choirs, consisting of nearly 260 choir students performed a total of 19 songs in just more than an hour.
Thursday’s concert showcased performers of all ages and levels to sing for their families and friends. The show led with the concert choirs and then the show choirs, culminating with the varsity unisex choir, New Dimension, and the varsity mixed choir, NHS Singers.
Synergy, an all-female 32-member choir, kicked off the concert with “Kalinka Russian Folk Song,” “Unruly Heart” with solos by Ava Brewer, Lee Hutchinson and Claire Cuson, and “Ad Astra.”
Maletonez, an all-male 16-member show choir, performed “I Want It That Way” and “Fly Me to the Moon.” Maletonez originally debuted as Milltonez.
The all-female 15-member Momentum concert choir sang “Dide Ta Deo” Nigerian folk song, “I Am But a Small Voice” with soloist Sophia Kintz and “Good Times” with choreography by Jillian Howell.
Momentum, Cantamos and Synergy concert choirs perform at all NHS Choral Department concerts.
MadJazz, an advanced mixed choir of 19, MadJazz sang “September,” “Time In A Bottle” and “The Song of Purple Summer” with solos by Lukas Eros and Bayley Long. MadJazz sings a repertoire of madrigal and jazz compositions and performs at all NHS Choral Department concerts, Jazz and Desserts, vocal jazz competitions and special community events.
The all-female, 14-member Cantamos concert choir performed “Dream Keeper,” “”The Little Mermaid Medley” with solo by Lilly Scace and “I’ll Be There” with solo by Veronique Cequea Delgado.
Sensation, an all-female show choir of 44, performed “Kyrie” and “Opening Up” (solos by Khamila Reyes, Ella Kinzie and Olivia Magill and choreography by Andrea Garcia, Liv Begeman and Devin McDuffy).
Sensation performs at all NHS Choral Department concerts and at various show-choir competitions around the Indianapolis area.
New Dimension, the premiere women’s show choir, with 57 members, performed “Only Hope.” New Dimension has competed successfully at show choir and concert choir competitions and appears in concerts and performances on behalf of their school and community.
NHS Singers 60-member mixed show choir performed “The Rhythm of Life” and “Ring Them Bells” with solo by Soren McLaughlin and duet by Sean Wood and Brenner Zebrauskas. NHS Singers is one of the oldest mixed show choirs in the state and has represented NHS and the Noblesville community for more than 50 years. The Singers compete as a show choir and concert choir. NHS Singers compete at show choir competitions around the Indianapolis area and nearby states.
The NHS Choral Department has a busy choir season that includes, Rodgers+Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” Nov. 16-18; a Holiday Choral Concert, Dec. 8-9; Various Show Choir Competitions Jan. 13-March 23; Show Choir Preview Concert, Jan. 25; All-District Show Choir Concert, March 20; Spring Choral Concert, April 11; End of the Year Choral Banquet, May 6; Finale Concert, May 14; and Show Choir Finale Concert, May 17.
During Show Choir Competition season, the NHS Singers and New Dimension will travel to nine competitions, including Beavercreek, Ohio, Show Choir Invitational, Jan. 13; Ball State University Show Choir Invitational, Jan. 27; Fishers Show Choir Invite, Feb. 3 (also Sensation); Pendleton Show Choir Invitational, Feb. 17 (also Sensation); Huntington North High Show Choir Invitational, Feb. 24; Sensation will also compete Feb. 10 at Plainfield Show Choir Invitational. New Dimension will compete March 9 at Brownsburg Show Choir Invitational. NHS will host the Show Choirs of Indiana Championships March 16. NHS Singers, New Dimension and the Main Event will travel to Show Choir Nationals at the Grand Ole’ Opry March 21-24.
-Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times Editor Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com.