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In this article, Melanie discusses the annual fall choir concert, including the songs included and the audience.
If Music Be The Food of Love, Sing On
If Music Be The Food of Love, Sing On
By: Melanie Campbell
By: Melanie Campbell
On Oct. 30, 2025, Grants Pass hosted its annual fall choir concert. The title is If Music Be the Food of Love, Sing On! Fittingly, the theme revolves around music, love, and food-- specifically potatoes. All of the choirs performed in this show, including Contemporary, Tenor Bass, Melodaires, Concert Choir, and Sounds Unlimited.
Image of pumpkins and flowers. Credit to A Color Story
Contemporary is our mixed voices beginning choir. Even though the class is an introduction to the fundamentals of choir, members are held to a high standard and are consistently expected to give their best, setting the base for the newer members. Tenor/Bass is our men’s intermediate choir, and they generally perform more complex songs and focus on refining their skills. Similarly, Melodaires, our intermediate-level treble choir, sings music that requires more developed skills. Concert Choir is the upper-level choir; this group of mixed-voice refined musicians is the competitive choir full of experienced and highly skilled singers. Lastly, Sounds Unlimited is a small and selective group of students directly chosen by Ms. Pulsipher. They perform eclectic music at a higher level and set the standard for all the other groups, frequently performing at paid performances.
Picture of a music note. Credit to Freerange Stock
This concert is well-rehearsed, with months of thought going into it. Some of the upper-level choirs have been preparing for this concert since August. According to an interview with Riley Revercomb, a member of Sounds Unlimited and Concert Choir, Concert Choir has had two separate retreats, and all of the choirs have had multiple on-stage rehearsals to practice in the setting.
The choir sang a broad range of songs in the concert. This list of songs includes "Gloria Tibi", a Latin hymn sung by Contemporary Choir and our soloist Adrian Diego Rabago; "The Pasture", a song about finding joys in sharing simple tasks with a loved one, sung by the Melodaires and Tenor Bass; "Sound the Trumpet", a song about triumphant celebration; "Home", a song sung by Concert Choir about how a connection with loved ones creates an irreplaceable sense of home; lastly, "Little Potato" from Concert Choir which, according to Family Folk Machine, is a song about the joys of becoming a new parent.
The concert was well-received, with the auditorium being both full in attendance and applause that night. Revercomb, when asked about the energy of the audience, replied that the audience gets better and better each time. Some of the songs brought awe, some brought laughter, and some, such as "Home", brought tears to the eyes of the audience.
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Interview with Riley Revercomb
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