Well, it happened: I sang the Hallelujah Chorus for the last time as a student excited to see the alumni. For every Winter Concert from now on, I will be one of the alumni. My mind= blown. I thought the Winter Assembly went really well. The girl’s number, “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, turned out really good with senior Emily Krowicki singing the solo and a dance choreographed by junior Kaitlyn Huesken. I got to be in that dance, and I had so much fun! We got to wear these blue-sparkled white dresses that I love—they are not only adorable but oh-so-slimming. When asked what it was like having a solo in her senior concert, Krowicki resounded, “It was awesome, honestly. It’s an amazing feeling to have people applaud and enjoy the music as much as I do.” The band did an excellent job as well, with new band director Mr. Young successfully leading the band through his first Sterling Winter Concert.
On February 5th, we had a Winter Music Assembly where the Silvertones performed our show, “One Love”. I would like to personally thank Assembly B for the great audience. There were cheers and applause and people were very supportive. Assembly A, however, I would ask you to please applaud next time you see senior Matt Dieterle do MULTIPLE BACK HNDSPRINGS IN A ROW! Honestly, guys, I was so appalled at the lack of support from the audience. I guess second time’s a charm in this case. Resident choreographer Brooke Murray talks highly of this year’s show, saying “The Silvertones this year has really broadened our horizons with our new show, ‘One Love’. While keeping an open
mind, everyone has met the challenge to take on new styles of music, movement and organization. With a new Silvertones band by our side and dazzling new costumes, we have expanded on the improvements made during last year’s show ‘Chicago’; and we are now looking forward to finishing our the year with ‘One Love’ and … a bright future.”
And boy, are those new costumes dazzling! Our new sequined gold dresses have taught us that sequins will scratch you. I don’t exaggerate by declaring that the saying “beauty takes pain” rings so true after a performance. With new costumes and new styles of dance, along with more modern music and our student band, we really had to adjust this year. You can really feel the power in certain songs like “Somebody to Love” (our opener) and “The Chain”. Soloists this year are seniors Chelsea Korn, Jesse Panico, Prince Frederick, and junior Kaitlyn Huesken for “Somebody to Love”; senior Ben Muska for “One Love”; and the ending number has soloists Ashlynn Mercer, Emily Krowicki, Sophia Vicari, Jayson Bullock, Matt Dieterle, and Paul McGroarty. Most solos are double-casted, so be sure to catch different
performance to see all the soloists shine! Our band includes the talented Lynly Carman (freshman), Ashley Huesken (senior), Donald Mooney (senior), Frankie Adair (sophomore), and Justin Seenarine (senior). It is so cool performing with a band! The winter was a good season for Sterling’s Music Department, and with the musical, the spring concert, competition, and other performances, I can’t wait to see what the spring has in store for us!
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