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It happens every spring.
At Rappahannock County High School’s annual concert, there’s always a first timer or two unprepared for the quality of the vocal performances. This year was no different. A father waiting last Tuesday night to pick up his son from baseball practice stood in the auditorium doorway and marveled, “They’re really, really good! I just love this music!” as the mixed chorus sang a medley of Simon and Garfunkel times.
Regulars at choral concerts just nod and smile. They’ve grown accustomed to the magic that choral director Judy Bomberger works. Kids who can’t carry a tune before they join her class learn to rumble the bass line of Handel’s Messiah —a cappella. Kids whose only musical training has come from listening to rock ’n’ roll on the car radio master four part harmonies.
Worthy of special mention at this year’s spring concert were the ladies’ chorus’s rendition of “I’m Gonna Shine,” a light, sprightly number, and the mixed chorus’s version of “Like an Eagle,” a soaring melody in which male and female voices blended beautifully.
But the highlight, judging from the audience’s applause, came with the Simon and Garfunkle collection and a rollicking medley from the popular Broadway musical, “Cats,” that featured solos by Wendy Coffey, Tara Fisher, Jim McCullough, Julie Burke, James Jenkins, Jimmie Freeman, Donna Williams and Tony Clark.
Before the concert and during intermission, the spotlight moved to the rear of the auditorium and an exhibit created by Don Bomberger’s students.
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