SYRACUSE – Wawasee choirs will be traveling back through musical history when they present the Pops Show 2013 “American Bandstand.” The choirs will sing well-known songs from the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Show dates are May 17-18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wawasee High School auditorium. Tickets may be purchased from any choir student, or by calling the high school at 574-457-3147. Tickets are $6 for children 12 and under and $8 for adults. Seating is reserved. The annual pops concert features songs, dancing, costuming, lighting, special effects and family fun. Emcees for the show are Amanda Bradley, McKenzie Hare, Tristan Palmer and Benjamin Rairigh. All the choirs will start the show in the 1950s with “Bandstand Boogie.” Kasey Shell will follow that up with “Fever,” and then Joshua Collins will belt out “Beyond the Sea.” After Kira Bailey sings “Tall Paul,” the Advanced Chorus Ensemble will perform “Lollipop.” Kaylee Nelson will sing “There Goes My Heart” before the Beginning Mixed Chorus sings “Rock Around the Clock Tonight.” Ending that decade will be a performance of “Mr. Sandman” by Bradley, Hare, Kasey Shell and Brittany Willis with Rairigh. Drew Beer kicks off the 1960s with “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” followed by Bradley singing “The Tide Is High.” Kira Bailey, Sabrina Hamilton and Melodie Jones will sing “I Say A Little Prayer for You,” and then Vocal Motion performs “Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher.” Delaney Brooks will hit all the notes when she sings “At Last,” with all the choirs concluding the era with “ROCK in the USA.” After the intermission, Vocal Motion will sing “Monster Mash,” followed by Jared Slone singing “Turn Around Look at Me.” The Advanced Chorus Ensemble will sing “It’s My Party,” and then all the guys will perform “Walk Like A Man.” The 1970s begin with Tiarra Culp singing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” Vocal Motion will perform “I’ve Got the Music in Me,” while Melodie Jones will sing “Brand New Key.” The Beginning Mixed Chorus will sing “Dust in the Wind” with a dance solo by Allison Hoffert and a violin solo by Seth Shoemaker. Anna Miller concludes the era with “You Light Up My Life.” Last but not least is the 1980s, starting with all the girls singing “Stray Cat Strut.” Priscilla Tin will then sing “Time After Time,” before Vocal Motion goes into “Freeze Frame.” Miller and Kaylee Nelson will have fun with “It’s Raining Men,” before Hare does “Flashdance.” All the choirs will end the concert with a medley of 1980s songs. Director of choirs is Connie Meadows. Choreographers for the show are Jeff Cox, Veronica Runyon, Amanda Bradley and McKenzie Hare. Costumes and set were designed and made by Deb and Scot Sweazy. Light and special effects will be produced by Ken Strong.
