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Musical Talents of C.A.H.S. Students Showcased at 'An Evening of Ensembles'

ST. THOMAS -- The Charlotte Amalie High School (CAHS) Music Department presented its first concert of the 2019-20 school year on October 24, themed, “An Evening of Ensembles,” featuring student musicians performing in a variety of small and highly-skilled instrumental and vocal groups, the Dept. of Education has announced. First Class Brass, an 11-member ensemble playing the tuba, euphonium, trombone, trumpet and other brass instruments, opened the show with “Dancing Queen,” arranged by Diego Marani. Following the performance, the Enharmonic Bells, an all-female woodwind ensemble, energized the crowd with Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” followed by a medley of songs by rap star, Lizzo that was artfully composed by CAHS senior, J’Niyya Challenger. The evening continued with selections by clarinet, flute, percussion, trombone and saxophone ensembles. Ripples on the Lake, CAHS’s all-male vocal ensemble, delivered an a cappella rendition of The Chordettes’s “Lollipop,” transporting the a...