Middle School Fall Choir Concert 2021

Shaker Middle School Choirs

present a Fall Concert

Recorded on November 11, 2021 Shaker Middle School Auditorium Mrs. Suzanna Adkins, Director Ms. Madeline Levitz, Accompanist

Order of Performance 7th Grade Choir “Dream Keeper”..............................................................Rollo Dilworth Text from “The Dream Keeper” by Langston Hughes “Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)”........................ Bart Howard ................................................................................... arr. Roger Emerson “Sisi Ni Moja (We are One)”.......................................... Jacob Naverud

8th Grade Choir “Tongo” - Polynesian Folk Song................................. arr. Gerg Gilpin Percussion: Mr. Kevin Zarders and Eric Martin Tongo, which means mangrove, is a traditional canoe song from the Solomon Islands in Polynesia. Its echo format of mostly non-translatable vocables is meant to illustrate people communicating from canoe to canoe as they travel between islands.

“Three Little Birds”...............................................................Bob Marley ................................................................................... arr. Audrey Snyder “Don’t Give Up on Me”............................................... Andy Grammer ............................................................................................. arr. Mac Huff

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7th Grade Choir: Darrell ArringtonBey Sevan Barnes Daniel Bowen Ceiriah Cayson Cheniya Collins Silvia Daltorio Frankie Dawson Phoenix Florence Ruth Foreman Maisie Fredricks Gabby Green

Ben Guidugli Kadehn Harris Shanya Harris Zoey Howze May Hunsaker Kelley Jenkins Francisca Juarez Julia Leach Mariah Leach Zoe Lewis LaShawn Little Shuria Merritt

Raven Mitchell Luvirt Parker Braelin Prior Shania Pritchett Davion Smith Matthew Smith Jordan Ware Anthony Watkins Giani White Samone Wingo

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8th Grade Choir: Harry Balanta Shadaea Bell Brandon Bey Maria Bucalo Everett Busta-Peck Damaure Burris Unique Calvin Janelle Carr Makenzie Carr Camren Carter Nya Clark Ryann Collins Sanaa Cummings Aniah Daniels De’Andre Dix Camryn Dozier Dayani Evans Dylan Evans Ametrius EvansAntoine Isaac Fadel Aniah Flores A’mor Franklin Kacie Gibson Sebastien Glinzler Santana Gonzalez Madeline Graban Heaven Graddick

Janelle Grimes Elijah Hatcher Cherish Holmes Mason Horsley Gabriella HughleyGedson Laurielle Jefferson Dwayne Johnson London Jones Sumaiyah Lakes Khaleb LeFlore Jayden Levert Zakiya Lewis Josephine Lyles Tatiana Malone Daija Martin Eric Martin Audrey Mason Leah McDonnell Madison McKinneySutton Makenzie McLeod Kelley Mickler Jaeden Mitchell Victor Mitchell Jaylin MitchellWilliams Dominik Nichols

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Serenity Page Jacques Penn Jennifer Rawls Chloe Scacheri Chaniya Sanders Sydnee Saulter Zoë Sawyer Adjua Shaheed Isabel Siegel Taylor SingletonBrown Cene Stephens Londyn Stone Danya Swain Mariah Tate Corey Terrell Maria Thomas Robert Thomas Idalys Vazquez Treasure Vinson Jayla Walker DeLauren WarrenPatrick Jordyn Williams Asa Zeigler Fiona Zucca

Upcoming SMS Choral Concerts & Events February 24, 7 p.m. - Winter Concert, MS Auditorium March 4/5, Spring Musical, MS Auditorium

May 18, 7 p.m. - Spring Choir Concert, MS Auditorium

Acknowledgements Principal Michelle Hughes, Assistant Principals Dexter Lindsey & Thomas Flood, The entire administrative team for their support of this concert and of arts in general; Ms. Levitz, for accompanying our concert; All Families of Performers, for their support of this concert The music department staff, for setting up our risers and sounds shell; Mr. Charles Tisdale, for the lighting and recording of this concert Tania Zucca, for the videography of this concert

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