Choir of the Sound ends the season with a western swing

Members of Choir of the Sound dance and sing

Photos and text by Jerry Pickard

On Sunday May 31, Choir of the Sound, led by Conductor Jeremy Matheis, performed the last concert of its 2014/2015 season at Shorecrest's Performing Arts Center.

The show was titled "Western Roundup!" Music From The American Frontier, and the Choir performed a medley of songs from the old west. Conductor Jeremy Matheis led the group in favorites "Whoopee Ti Yi Yo", "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Cool Water", "The Streets Of Laredo" and many other western favorites while Choir members in western dress acted out the themes of each song.

Members square danced to the music. "Cowboys" and "Cowgirls" roasted marshmallows over the campfire while a cowboy played his lonesome harmonica to entertain them.

"Cowgirls" served cookies, water and coffee during the intermission

After the intermission Choir Board President David Horiuchi announced the two winners of $1,000.00 scholarships that the Choir awards annually.

• Susa Oram from Meadowdale high School
• Mara Childs from Shorecrest High Schoo

Choir Of The Sound was founded in 1977 by Robert Metzger as the Shoreline Community College Chorale and assumed its present name in 1980. For more than three decades, Choir Of The Sound has brought music to the Puget Sound area as well as abroad. As of 2015, Choir Of The Sound is proud to be an Artist-in-Residence at St. Mark's Cathedral.