The students of W.T. Clarke Middle School dazzled friends, family and faculty with a wide range of musical skills when they took to the stage for the second part of their spring concert on May 22. The program featured a variety of classical standards and familiar tunes, which were performed by the jazz ensemble, chamber singers, chamber orchestra, eighth-grade orchestra, eighth-grade chorus and eighth-grade band.
The enthusiastic and talented musicians and singers belted out a series of musical numbers that elicited rousing applause from the audience, from the jazz ensemble’s version of “Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)” by composer Bill Conti, to the chamber singers’ delightful take on the hit single “I've Got the Music in Me” by Bias Boshell.
The eighth-grade chorus’ version of Greg Holden and Drew Pearson’s “Home,” the debut single from “American Idol” Season 11 winner Phillip Phillips, left audience members cheering. The eighth-grade band concluded a night of wonderful performances with several songs, including a powerful rendition of “Encanto” by composer Robert Smith.
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