Kelowna Secondary Students will hit a variety of musical genres over the next two nights at its annual Musical Showcase.
KSSѻý two-evening fundraising performancesѻýMusical Showcase 2018ѻýwill take place at First Lutheran Church tonight and tomorrow. The KSS Music Showcase offers audiences an opportunity to hear exceptional young talent perform by instrument and voice, in such musical genres as Jazz in a Big Band, Concert Band, Chamber Choirs, Vocal Jazz and Orchestra.
ѻýEvery year as we have prepared for this extravaganza of music, I am so impressed by the talent, dedication, and performance level of these students,ѻý said Sheila French, KSS musical director. ѻýI am so very proud of what they accomplish and my buttons are absolutely bursting with pride of, and love for, these young people. In a world where there is so much to be dismayed about, these Kelowna Secondary School musicians bring light and joy.ѻý
Tonightѻýs performance will feature the sounds of Lisa-Joy Duboisѻý concert bands, orchestra, and Rhythm & Blues Bands. Tuesdayѻýs show will feature Frenchѻýs Grade 10, 11, and 12 Jazz Bands, Vocal Jazz and Mixed, Ladies, and Menѻýs Chamber Choirs.
Featured guests also performing with KSS choral students include Olivia Walsh on cello and Juanita Gomez on oboe, as they perform Ҳѻýs Oboe, the Academy Award winning piece composed by Ennio Morricone, performed by greats such as Yo Yo Ma. Also accompanying the Chamber Choirs is accompanist, Elizabeth Wocks.
The Okanagan Childrenѻýs Choir, conducted by Ms. Frances Chiasson will also perform Tuesday.
Tickets can be purchased at Mosaic Books, Wentworth Music, and from KSS students.
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