IA1549717 Catalog_time 430 Country US Derive_submittime 18:19:02 Disccount 1 External-identifier "If people don't have an emotional response to (Friday's concert), they need to check their pulse and make sure they have one," Schroeder said.Adaptive_ocr true Addeddate 12:56:32 Betterpdf true Bookreader-defaults mode/1up Boxid IA1142602 He said he hopes the floor level of the church will be full Friday night and added, "It will be a wonderful program not to be missed. "She has gone above and beyond to record rehearsal tracks and email them out to the singers, and then on a couple instances where I could not be at rehearsal, she took rehearsal and really did some extensive note pounding with the singers," he said. Schroeder also said preparation for the show has gone well, especially with accompanist Jill Prasse Smith's assistance. He added that the performance will be "worth every penny" of the admission price. "I hadn't heard that in a while, so they are really singing. "I told the chorus (Monday) night the sound was so big it just bounced off the back wall of the church," he said. Some of the songs to be performed are so moving that those in attendance may need to keep tissues on hand, Schroeder said. "That is a hefty arrangement, because all of that together is 53 pages of music," Schroeder said. On Friday, the chorus will perform popular songs from Broadway hits like "Porgy and Bess," "West Side Story," "Mamma Mia!," "The Greatest Showman" and "Hamilton." "And I'm proud of all of our singers that have stepped up to do this show, and I hope the community will come out and support it." "I'm really proud of that kid," Schroeder said. One member in particular, Kaemyn Brown, is one of Schroeder's high school students. This year's chorus, comprised of "all strong voices" according to Schroeder, features students from Danville High School and Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin High School, Danville Area Community College students, Danville Light Opera members and more, including "folks that have been with us since the chorus started in 1983," Schroeder said. The Vermilion Festival Chorus was formed in 1985 by Richard Zielinski and Schroeder.
"It's helped on the first part we've more than doubled the size of the chorus from what it was."
"I'm hoping that this will do the trick," Schroeder said. He also said the decision to switch up from the chorus' usual classical choral music stemmed from trying to boost membership and audience attendance.
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