A Festive Night in Harbor Hall

By Noah Lee

On Thursday, the 13th of April, the Dalat high school Choir Concert took place. There were two groups that presented separately: the Choir and Show Choir groups. Both groups worked hard and prepared themselves for the whole semester to present themselves on this day.

During preparation week, the Show Choir gathered in the halls every morning at 7:15 in the morning to practice their singing and dancing with Ms. Goh, the Choir and Show Choir teacher.

Ms. Goh tried her best to hype the members on, “Come on everyone! I know it’s morning, but you gotta force the energy out!” Along with the singers and dancers, the tech theater team also woke up early in the morning to get to their stations. Joshua Emmanuel, the ace of the tech team, said, “To help with the choir concert, I have to wake up early every day.” 

As the Show choir danced and sang, the Tech team made many adjustments to the lights and screening. Thanks to them, the stage was lit with fabulous colors and various fancy lights to highlight the performance. The Show Choir members would come and practice on stage first, and the Choir members would come after. Some of the Show Choir members were also part of Choir, so they had consecutive practice right after. 

Mark, a senior in both choirs, said, “We’re doomed for the concert.” Many choir members said they felt the same.

On the day of the concert, both choirs came prepared to the waiting room to warm up before their concerts. The choir members were dressed properly in black, and each Show Choir member wore a distinct costume, filling the room with colors. They warmed up strong, cheering each other on, especially the show choir group. The show choir group gathered one last cheer to encourage each other and set out the door to the concert hall.

That night, the hall was full of energy and spirit. The minute layers of harmonies and powerful strikes of choreography captivated the audience throughout the night. A parent from the crowd said, “It was so great! My son performed tonight, but I wasn’t expecting too much because he kept telling me how unprepared they were, but I think they did awesome tonight.” 

After the concert, everyone took pictures together on the stage. The tech guys came down and celebrated the end of the concert together with the choirs. Tae, a senior helper from the tech theater team, said, “When the choir was singing the part where Moses split the sea in “The Prince of Egypt” movie, I timed the video perfectly. I didn’t even have a cue.”