Wallkill's Got Talent! Annual Unplugged Performance
By Kendra Quinn - Junior
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On January 12, talented Wallkill students performed in Wallkill Valley’s cafeteria for their annual Unplugged performance. Starting off the performance, Jackson Saltzman sang and played guitar to “Wild Child” by The Black Keys. Followed by a great performance, Kendra Quinn and Annette Nathan sang the Glee Cast version of “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles. Simon & Garfunkel’s classic “Bridge Over Troubled Water” was then sung by the talented Hayden Reid. Josh Mendez and Emilia Veith then took the stage with Harry Styles’ “Sweet Creature”, followed by “From the Start” by Laufey, beautifully sung by Cara Masino. Josh Mendez & Lily Tobachnick then sang a lovely duet of “You’re all I Need to Get By” by Marvin Gaye. Accompanying herself on the piano, Josephine Nardini performed “Champagne Problems” by Taylor Swift. Also accompanying himself, Ethan Barnett then performed “Winter Snow” (Mistletoe) by Justin Beiber. A tear-jerking performance followed, as Annette Nathan powerfully sung and played “Elastic Heart” by Sia on piano. Fiona Postas and Emilia Veith then took the stage singing “Valerie” by Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse, a fun and upbeat performance! To finish up act one, Skylar Tomlin took the stage singing “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC, accompanied by Jackson Saltzman and Luke Nathan on guitars, and Logan Quinn on the drums! What a great first act!
Josephine Nardini perfoming "Champagne Problems" at Unplugged dress rehersal
Josh Mendez and Emilia Veith performing "Sweet Creature" by Harry Styles at Unplugged dress rehearsal
Starting off act two, Luke Nathan took the stage singing “Love is Like Oxygen” by Sweet, accompanied by Ethan Barnett on piano and Logan Quinn on the drums. A wholesome brother-sister duet was sung after by Lily and Sam Tomachnick to “You’ve Got a Friend” by Carol King. Olivia Owens and Kendra Quinn then took the stage singing “Silver Springs” by Fleetwood Mac, followed by the talented Ray Mata singing the classic “Creep” by Radiohead. Ethan Barnett and Jackson Saltzman took the stage once more singing “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra. A beautiful and emotional performance of the song “Boyfriends” by Harry Styles was sung by Emilia Veith, followed by a lovely performance of “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims performed by Chloe Guether. Another fun brother-sister duet was performed by Annette and Luke Nathan to “I Want You Back” by the Jackson 5. Followed by another tearjerker, Olivia Owens returned to the stage singing “Travelin Soldier” by The Chicks. “Lullabye” by Billy Joel was then performed by Lily Tobachnick, followed by “Glitter in the Air” by PINK performed by Fiona Postas. Skylar Tomlin then followed with a powerful “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston performance. Finally to wrap up the show, Josh Mendez sang “Ease My Mind” by Ben Platt. What a great performance! Wallkill truly has some talent!
Special shoutout to Josh Mendez for accompanying many of the numbers on guitar!
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