Norwell Presents "Be Our Guest" Friday and Saturday

Norwell’s show choir program will bring its season to a close this weekend with its two annual “Spring Show” productions. 

 

“Be Our Guest” will be presented by the Norwell High School and Middle School Choirs at 7:30 p.m.  Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1.  The shows will be in the high school auditorium. The doors will open at 7 p.m. 

 

At the conclusion of Saturday’s show, choir seniors and their parents will be recognized and honored in a special ceremony. 

 

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students, and may be purchased from any choir member or at the door on the performance evenings.  

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....and one final set from the last stages of the show. 

 

Check down amongst the earlier posts and you should find some video clips also from the show. 

 

Don't forget, Bluffton's final show of the year is Wednesday, May 19. 

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More from Musical Entourage's 2010 competition routine. 

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Pics from Musical Entourage's 2010 Show Choir Competition routine, also performed Saturday evening. 

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Mykayla Rodenbeck, Jenna Feeback, Hope Gerber, Kristan Brinneman and Naomi Ifer all perform their solo segments.   

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Ajamarie Hurst and Donald Mock and Mykayla Rodenbeck and Carson Addington from the "Song of Purple Summer" and a couple of group shots from "Johnny One Note" - the two routines performed by the whole group in between the night's solo performances. 

  

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Katie Thacker,  Mallory Bowman, Peyton Fugate and Emily Harnish (backed up by a couple of friends) perform their solo numbers at Saturday's Broadway Spectacular.  

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The opening acts, with Emily Harnish featured in "Don't Rain On My Parade" from Funny Girl and Daniel Johnson, Donald Mock and Aaron Carr performing "That's Your Funeral" from Oliver Twist.  

Musical Entourage Brings Broadway To Bluffton

Bluffton show choir fans were treated to a touch of Broadway Friday and Saturday evenings.

 

The Bluffton High School’s Musical Entourage  performed numbers from several Broadway musicals, as well as their 2010 show choir competition routine, at their Broadway Spectacular fundraiser and dinner. The 24 choir members and six supporting band members included songs from no less than 11 different Broadway musicals, including Phantom of the Opera, Aida, Les Miserables and Wicked. 

 

The evening began with a gourmet-style dinner, organized by Rhonda Gerber,  with tables served by the students. 

 

The show started an hour  later with the full cast performing “Don’t Rain On My Parade” from Funny Girl, with Emily Harnish in the lead solo role. Over the course of the Broadway segment of the show, the full choir returned for “Song of Purple Summer” from Spring Awakening, with Mykayla Rodenbeck and Carson Addington in the feature roles, and “Johnny One Note” from Babes In Arms.    

 

Aaron Carr, Daniel Johnson and Donald Mock combined for “That’s Your Funeral” from Oliver Twist, while Harnish, Rodenbeck, Katie Thacker, Mallory Bowman, Peyton Fugate, Jenna Feeback, Hope Gerber. Kristan Brinneman and Naomi Ifer all performed solo routines.   

 

After a brief intermission, the full Musical Entourage cast then returned to the stage to perform its competition routine. Once again, Feebeck, Brinneman, Harnish, Thacker, Carr and Rodenbeck performed solo roles within the show, and Taylor White, added a guitar accompaniment as Harnish performed her "Mama Who Bore Me" vocal solo. 

 

Bluffton’s show choir program will present its final show of the year at the high school on Wednesday, May 19, with seniors Harnish, Johnson and Thacker making their final appearances with Musical Entourage. 

 

Photos and video from the show are to follow. 

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Enjoy!

See Below For Video From Norwell Show Choirs Visit to Lancaster Elementary Thursday

Students at Ossian and Lancaster elementary schools received a special treat Thursday.

 

Members of Norwell’s Knight Moves, Knight Stars and Knight Sounds show choirs brought abbreviated versions of their respective competition routines to both schools, to give the younger students a glimpse of what they can look forward to at middle and high school. 

 

The visit to Ossian Elementary took place Thursday morning from 9 a.m., while the show choirs performed at Lancaster Elementary at 1 p.m. 

 

Most of the show choir members performing were alumni of either of the two elementaries, and many had younger siblings or nephews and nieces in the audiences.  

 

The three show choirs will be performing at Norwell’s annual Spring Show on April 30 and May 1, with a special recognition of the seniors on the Saturday night. 

 

(Video from the show at Lancaster is two posts down).

 

Marching Knights Invite Craftspeople To November Show

Norwell’s Marching Knights are organizing their first annual craft show, and invite crafts people from Wells County to display their wares at the show.

 

The show will be held at Norwell High School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20.

 

The table rental fee will be $35, with an additional $8 for each additional table required, and a $5 for electricity. All registration forms, fees and supporting documentation must be filed no later than Aug. 20. 

 

Further information can be found at www.norwellband.org (the “Craft Show” link is at the bottom of the page), or via email at jenlw71@msn.com

Tickets Now On Sale to BHS "Broadway Spectacular"

Bluffton High School’s Musical Entourage will present a broadway spectacular for their Spring Dinner Theatre. 

 

In addition to entertainment by the Bluffton show choir students, a “home cooked meal” will also be provided. 

 

The show will be held at the high school cafetorium  on Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, with dinner served from 6 p.m. and the show starting from 7 p.m. 

 

Tickets for the dinner and show cost $15, and for the show only $5, and can be purchased from any show choir member, the high school office (phone 260-824-3724), or Sandi Harnish (phone 260-273-7174 or email at sandih62@gmail.com)

Norwell Music Department to host Spring Fundraiser Saturday

The Norwell High School auditorium will be alive Saturday with the sound of music. 

 

It’s time once again for Norwell’s annual spring fundraising show. In past years, the event has been known as Norwell’s annual “Pork Chop Dinner Fundraiser”. This year, the pork chops are off the menu and chicken is on. 

 

“Back 40” restaurant will be catering this event and the dinner now consists of a chicken leg quarter meal, which includes chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, roll, drink, and dessert.  There is a children’s meal also, consisting of hot dog, chips, applesauce or green beans, drink, and dessert. 

 

Dinner will be served from 4 to 8 p.m., with the entertainment scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. 

 

Students from Ossian and Lancaster elementary schools, and the Norwell middle and high school, will all take part in the event. Performances will include all the show choirs, the symphonic and pep bands, the drum line, and various other individual efforts. 

 

This year, all of the performances will be held in the auditorium, including the drum line, which has in the past performed the evening’s finale in the gymnasium.  

 

The performance schedule is as follows: 

 

4:30 p.m. - Ossian Elementary.

4:45 p.m. - Lancaster Elementary.

5 p.m. - Knight Sounds (middle school show choir.) 

5:30 p.m. - Knight Stars (women’s show choir.)

6 p.m. - Knight Moves (Mixed show choir)

6:45 p.m. - Norwell Middle School 6th grade band.

7 p.m. - Norwell Middle School 7th grade band.

7:15 p.m. - Norwell Middle School 8th grade band.

7:30 p.m. - Norwell Symphonic Band.

8 p.m. - Norwell High School Pep Band.

8:15 p.m. - Norwell High School Winter Drum Line. 

 

The chicken dinner is $8, the hot dog meal is $4, and general admission to the fundraiser without purchasing a meal is $2. Proceeds will provide funds for the music program at Northern Wells Community Schools.