Choir concerts at Glacier, Columbia Falls and FVCC
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'A Night on Broadway' at Glacier HIgh School
The Glacier High School Choral Department will present “A Night on Broadway” Tuesday, March 25, at 4 and 7 p.m. in the Glacier High School Performance Hall, featuring six choirs performing a variety of Broadway showstoppers.
Highlights will include songs from “Mamma Mia!" by ABBA, “Wicked” by Stephen Schwartz, “West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, and “Grease” by Barry Gibb and Warren Casey. The Glacier High School Concert Choir will close the concert with choral highlights from “Seussical the Musical” by Stephen Flaherty and Dr. Seuss.
“Mastering the art of singing and dancing at the same time is a challenge the students have met head on. I am so proud of their willingness to step out of their boxes,” Glacier High School choir director Sandee Sauer said.
There is no charge for admission.
Columbia Falls Community Choir
Columbia Falls Community Choir presents two spring concerts on Saturday, March 29 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m., in the Columbia Falls High School Little Theatre.
The choir, directed by Ron Bond and accompanied by Dawn Hashley, has been offering free concerts for more than 20 years. The choir’s 112 members have been meeting weekly since January to prepare for the concerts.
Selections this year include “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” “Love is Here to Stay,” “Pop Goes the Weasel,” “Bein’ Green,” and the lively “Hold On!”
The concerts are free, but donations will be accepted to help cover the costs of purchasing music. A reception with refreshments will follow.
'Freedom Train' with St. Charles Women's Choir
The St. Charles Women's Choir of Whitefish, under the direction of Karla West, presents a program of traditional spirituals on March 26 at Flathead Valley Community College.
Presented in honor of Black History Month, the program, “Freedom Train,” will focus specifically on pieces that originated and were sung during the years of slavery in the United States when slaves communicated with each other through music, often giving instructions regarding the Underground Railroad, their hope for freedom. Featured soloist and FVCC graduate Dianne Dunne Guenther will present a historical narration including background information on the pieces.
Free and open to the public, the program will take place at 7 p.m. in the FVCC Theater inside the Arts and Technology building. For more information, contact West at 756-3918.
The concert is a presentation of the Multicultural Affairs Office at Flathead Valley Community College.