{"id":2746,"date":"2022-10-25T10:20:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/?p=2746"},"modified":"2022-10-25T10:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:20:43","slug":"hold-your-applause-for-river-hills-2022-prism-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/hold-your-applause-for-river-hills-2022-prism-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Hold your applause for River Hill\u2019s 2022 Prism Concert!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Claire Fagan, Features Editor; and Riley Gonzales, News Editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continuing an annual tradition, River Hill\u2019s music department will present their Prism Concert on November 5th at 2:00 PM. In the weeks leading up to the performance, students are dedicating much time to preparing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prism Concert is the one chance a year that students belonging to different music groups, including choir, band, orchestra, guitar, piano, and some smaller ensembles, can perform on the same night, creating a unique overlap of music. Senior Allie Billups, a member of both Chamber Choir and Guitar 3\/4, states, \u201cThe Prism Concert is one big concert where everyone in the music department gets together so everyone\u2019s represented. It\u2019s just a fun time because I can show people what matters to me as far as music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One unique feature of the Prism Concert is that transitions between pieces and music groups are no more than a few seconds\u2014the audience does not applaud until the very end. Senior Aeryn Sanner, a member of Wind Ensemble, comments, \u201cEverybody goes and there\u2019s no breaks in between. It\u2019s very logistically difficult but it looks cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prism Concert\u2019s complicated transitions have some students concerned. Sophomore Jonathan Mackrell explains, \u201cLast year, in the orchestra, when we were playing our song, there was a choir that got in front of us and just stood there. I don\u2019t want that to happen to us\u2026 I feel like it\u2019s going to be very fast-paced, so I\u2019m a little nervous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to make the Prism Concert as seamless as possible, music groups are spending every day preparing. Sophomore Gina Dhaliwal, a member of Vocal Ensemble, says,\u201cSometimes I\u2019ll see a couple friends, we\u2019ll FaceTime and we\u2019ll just kind of go over parts that we\u2019re having trouble with so we can all sing it together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The different ensembles are dedicating a lot of their class time towards practicing as a whole group, employing some unique methods in the process. Referencing her Chamber Choir class, Allie shares, \u201cWe go into the stairwell and sing a lot. It gives us confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot goes on behind the scenes of the Prism Concert, and it takes a lot of help to keep everything  running smoothly. Rachel Warfield, a senior in the String Orchestra, shares, \u201cWhen I\u2019m done playing, I\u2019ll go help with the lights and different things or just help move things around.\u201d She then went into further detail on the technicalities of the concert, explaining, \u201cThey close the curtains and these big ensembles have to switch around while another ensemble in front is performing, so there\u2019s a lot of things that need to be moved around and it has to be well-organized.\u201d Teachers and students like Rachel who help during the concert are vital to keep the performances running smoothly. As well as this, the music groups have one dress rehearsal prior to the concert to practice the logistics and work out any issues that may come up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The varying music genres and fast pace of the Prism Concert isn\u2019t the only thing that makes it special. Each year, there is a specific theme that all of the pieces adhere to. Aeryn went into detail about this year\u2019s theme, explaining, \u201cIt\u2019s \u2018Jazzy Little Numbers,\u2019 so you can pick a jazz piece or a numbers piece. The Wind Ensemble piece is a number piece: it\u2019s called \u2018The Fives Prevail\u2019 and it has a lot of 5\/4 in it.\u201d Music groups have interpreted the numbers portion of the theme in different ways, from songs with numbers in their names to using unusual time signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

River Hill music groups continue to polish their pieces, eagerly anticipating their upcoming performance. Gina reflects the sentiments of every music student when she states, \u201cObviously there\u2019s still room for improvement\u2026 but I feel like if I keep working towards it that we can really do really well, so I\u2019m really excited.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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