Vicki to bid adieu to Swingin' on a Star
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March 18, 2014 |
 The Pearl Theater is pleased to sponsor Swingin'
on a Star: the Bonners Ferry Youth Choir's
spring concert on Sunday, March 23 at 3 pm at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry. This
will be the final concert with conductor and
founder Vicki Blake Thompson, who celebrates 18
years with the choir.
Swingin' on a Star, an auditioned choir for 8-18
year olds, has been supported by the Pearl
Theater since January, 2013, with the intention
of sustaining the choir into the future after
Vicki retires this year. She will finish the
year directing a musical theater production for
the members of Swingin' on a Star, but this is
her last conducted choral concert with the
ensemble.
This year the high school-aged members of
Swingin' on a Star were invited and participated
in the All Star Choral Festival in Missoula
under the direction of world renown conductor Z.
Randall Stroope.
On Sunday, they will be singing two of the
selections they performed at the All Star
Festival.
Swingin' on a Star has received consistent
Superior ratings at choral festivals and were
featured at an Idaho State Music Educator's
conference in Boise. They have performed with
the Spokane Children's Chorus and done workshops
with the Seattle and Tacoma Children's Choirs.
Assistant conductor for the choir is Ceitleen
Elam and accompanist is Diane Olson. The concert
includes a special guest performance by "Over
the Moon Dance Company" directed by Irina
Riverman.
Requested minimum donation for this concert is
$5. Children under five are free.
The Pearl Theater is a non-profit corporation
supported by volunteers and members whose
mission is to foster the performing arts
throughout Boundary County. For more information
contact us at
info@thepearltheater.org or call(208)
610-2846. You can also visit the Pearl's
website,
www.thepearltheater.org. |
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