Rehearsal Notes

Dr. Clark Roush, Endowed Chair for the Performing Arts

The past weekend brought much excitement to our campus! Our annual spring high school days was in “full throttle,” and as usual, YC Performing Arts carried much of the responsibility for the weekend: Songfest, Concert Choir, and Children’s Theatre all gave stellar performances! It is an honor to prepare art and entertainment of the highest caliber for our campus, community, and beloved guests. What you may not realize is that the weekend is just the beginning of a blessed, but chaotic stretch run towards the end of the semester.

Here is our last couple of weeks:

• April 12--Dr. Roush works with York High School groups to help prepare them for state contest and then later that evening is the Choir banquet
• April 13– a campus/community performance of the Children’s Theatre show Wizard of Oz
• April 14– The Titanic Experience, and Amanda Kline’s senior voice recital
• April 19/20– Dr. Roush is a judge for Class C/D state vocal music contest
•  April 22– Concert Choir Spring Works dress rehearsal
• April 23– Concert – “The Soul Speaks: An Evening of Spirituals and Gospel Music”
• April 28– Drama Dept Cookout/Awards and dress rehearsal for Celebration Singers’ spring production
• April 29 - May 1 – Celebration Singers production: “Legends and Divas of Pop Music”
• May 3 – voice juries and Concert Choir records
• May 5 – Concert Choir sings at graduation.

Whew! And all of this around going to classes, finishing projects, preparing for finals, getting ready to leave for the summer, etc…. What tremendous respect I have for our faculty and students!! They provide such an important educational and cultural aspect of the campus and community. They have such commitment and such a desire to be excellent. We will be exhausted, but we will be exhilarated. If you have a chance to attend any of these Performing Arts events, please do. Our students have worked hard preparing them, and are excited about sharing the finished product with you!

Soli Deo gloria!