Come listen to the sounds 'of the night'

By Lekhya Sathi

On Oct. 30, seventh and eighth grade students from Wood Hill, West, and Doherty will gather at the Collins Center to play in a Halloween-themed concert dubbed Music of the Night. Chorus singers will perform the songs “A Night Ride” and “Old Abram Brown.” Band performers will play “Phantom of the Opera Medley” and “Japanese Folk Trilogy.” The orchestra will perform “Nightshift,” “Butterflies at Night” and “House of Untold Horrors.”

Chorus, according to an eighth grader at Wood Hill, was doing okay and would be ready by the concert if everyone keeps practicing. Another eighth grader from the same school, said band was doing good but didn’t elaborate, while an 8th grade orchestra student said orchestra wasn’t completely ready but was doing well, especially considering the difficulty of the pieces.

Do these groups ever feel competitive when performing to a large crowd? According to a Wood Hill chorus student all three programs showcase different talents so there should be no need to compete with each other.