On Wednesday, October 24, choir had their first concert of the year. The new choir teacher, Ms. Scharf, has been preparing students since the school year began. The choir performed in English, Spanish, Italian, and Bembe, which is the language that is spoken in Zambia. “It was a struggle to teach the songs in different languages, but the [students] did really well and learned their parts,” said Scharf.

The choir sang nine songs, some of which Scharf sang in high school. “I want to give back what was given,” said Scharf. She chose a variety of songs for the students to perform that would best fit their voices and assigned more complex songs with deeper harmonies to the experienced students.

“It [is] strange [that] this is my last first concert,” said Sebastian Valdez (12). His favorite songs were “Sing to Me” and “Bonse Aba.” He added,“They are a lot of fun to sing and perform.”

For the finale, all performers came on stage one last time to sing “Caro Mio Ben” and “The Storm is Passing Over.” Scharf said that her favorite performance in the show was the very last song, “The Storm is Passing Over,” a “nice and extremely flowy song,” according to Valdez.