North Shore Middle School - Choir

Choir

Choir is one of the electives offered at NSMS, taught by Jon Runaas. Each year there are two main performances held at the school and about eight other performances. They are Singing in Wisconsin, Hawks Inn, the General Mitchell International Airport, Shorehaven, The Pfister Hotel, All State Choir, and U.W. Whitewater Treble Festival. The last trip for Choir is going to Chicago and performing in the adjudicated musical festival, sleeping overnight at a hotel, going to a museum, and then finally go to Six Flags Great America. Last year the 7th grade choir’s music consisted of, in the winter concert, “Furaha”, “Nutcracker Jingles”, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, “Canon of the Bells”, “Winter Wonderland”, and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”. In the spring concert they are singing “Joyful Song”, the Grammy winner by Coldplay “Viva La Vida”, the song “Seed to Sow”, the famous Louie Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World”, and a Broadway medley called “The Best of Broadway”. The 8th grade choir’s music consisted of, in the winter concert, the song “Where are You Christmas” from the movie the Grinch, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, and “Joy: A Medley of Carols”. In the spring concert they are singing “Joyful Song”, the Grammy winner by Coldplay “Viva La Vida”, the song “Seed to Sow”, the famous Louie Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World”, songs from the hit movie “Mama Mia”, “Battle of the Jericho”, “He’s Gone Away”, Runaround Sue, and My Girl.