Vicki to bid adieu to Swingin' on a Star
The Pearl Theater is pleased to sponsor Swingin'
on a Star: the Bonners Ferry Youth Choir's
spring concert on Sunday, March 23 at 3 pm at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry. This
will be the final concert with conductor and
founder Vicki Blake Thompson, who celebrates 18
years with the choir. Swingin' on a Star, an auditioned choir for 8-18 year olds, has been supported by the Pearl Theater since January, 2013, with the intention of sustaining the choir into the future after Vicki retires this year. She will finish the year directing a musical theater production for the members of Swingin' on a Star, but this is her last conducted choral concert with the ensemble.
This year the high school-aged members of Swingin' on a Star were invited and participated in the All Star Choral Festival in Missoula under the direction of world renown conductor Z. Randall Stroope.
On Sunday, they will be singing two of the selections they performed at the All Star Festival.
Swingin' on a Star has received consistent Superior ratings at choral festivals and were featured at an Idaho State Music Educator's conference in Boise. They have performed with the Spokane Children's Chorus and done workshops with the Seattle and Tacoma Children's Choirs.
Assistant conductor for the choir is Ceitleen Elam and accompanist is Diane Olson. The concert includes a special guest performance by "Over the Moon Dance Company" directed by Irina Riverman.
Requested minimum donation for this concert is $5. Children under five are free.
The Pearl Theater is a non-profit corporation supported by volunteers and members whose mission is to foster the performing arts throughout Boundary County. For more information contact us at info@thepearltheater.org or call(208) 610-2846. You can also visit the Pearl's website, www.thepearltheater.org.