2022 Clague Middle School 8th Grade Fall Concert

Courtesy of Benson Liang

Clague eighth grade Orchestra performing on Dec. 1st, 2022 at Huron High School.

Benson Liang, Staff Writer

Clague Middle School held its eighth grade Fall Concert on Dec. 1st, 2022 at Huron High School. The Concert started with an opening speech by the Clague Middle School principal Kyron Harvell, then followed by the following perfomances:

World Drumming – Dianna Hochella, Director and Brian Lee, Guest Director

  • Take Time in Life …………………………………………………………………… Liberia
  • Patscha …………………………………………………………………………………. Ghana
  • Bombe Guembe ……………………………………………………………………… Afro-Puerto Rican
  • Desert Fire …………………………………………………………………………….. Morocco
  • STOPIT …………………………………………………………………………………. Class Composition

Choir – Dianna Hochella, Director and Brian Lee, Guest Director

  • Lift Thine Eyes (from “Elijah”) ………………………………………………… Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
  • Turn the World Around ………………………………………………………….. Harry Belafonte and Robert Freedman
  • Passing By …………………………………………………………………………….. Text by Robert Herrick, Music by Emily Crocker
  • Catch & Release 1.0 ………………………………………………………………… Matt Simons and Erik Mattiasson
  • Come and Sing ………………………………………………………………………. Wallace Hornady

Band – James MacArthur, Director and Henry Blackson-Pakela, Associate Director

  • Concord March ………………………………………………………………………. Frank Erickson
  • Critical Call ……………………………………………………………………………. JaRod Hall
  • March to Castle Rock ………………………………………………………………. Steve Hodges

Orchestra – Abigail Alwin, Director and Elizabeth Paddock, Associate Director

  • El Pollo Ricardo ………………………………………………………………………. Luis Alberto Fernandez, Arr by Bavid Scott
  • Slavonic Dance in E minor ……………………………………………………….. Antonin Dvořák, Arr by Marcia Fountain
  • Tonight (from “West Side Story”) ……………………………………………… Leonard Bernstein, Arr by Robert Longfield

Jazz Band – Henry Blackson-Pakela, Director and James MacArthur, Co Director

  • Swingin’ with Jack …………………………………………………………………… Arr by Mike Steinel
  • Ja-Da ……………………………………………………………………………………… Bob Carelton, Arr by Mike Steinel