Show Week is So Worth the Work

So I’m supposed to let possible future students know about life here at butler. I’m a sophomore this year, I’m in the Chamber Singers, and right now it’s show week. You may not understand what that means but it’s basically a week you have multiple rehearsals everyday and then numerous performances Thursday through Saturday. Having our first concert done and over with last night, I’m happy to relay that everyone did a phenomenal job.

Chambers started the show off and I received many compliments on our expressive faces and our great sound. Our short but sweet set consists of a couple ballads, a couple gospel, and a renaissance madrigal. Following chambers is the Butler Ladies with their upbeat melodies and graceful movements. This show featured a few of their many strong voices with some great solos. The vocal department also consists of our two humbling barbershop quartets, the Notables (our girl group) and the Smorgaschords (our guy group). Headliners, another show choir, as always put on a great show full of lots of energy and smooth transitions between great classic songs back to back. Of course we also have a main choir which consolidates all of our ensembles together.

The show week always takes a lot out of you as a performer with all the preparation that’s required to make it a worthwhile show, but as much as I’m always behind on sleep during this week it’s always worth it. Last night one older gentleman stood out to me. He was the father to one of the girls in our group and you could just tell by the smile on his face and the tapping of his foot he was really enjoying himself and it was all because of our hard work. I know that may sound really corny, but I do love those moments.

- by Rachel Hoeffner