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Community Pride...
Greenville
Wavaires invade The Big Apple
By Bob Robinson
“Virtually everyone was transfixed by what was happening in front of
us!”
Twenty-five students from Greenville High School got the experience of
a lifetime earlier this month... as did one proud grandmother.
The Greenville Wavaires added another feather to their cap by
performing a 90-minute concert at the Jazz Lincoln Center in New York
City. Watching the performance (and bursting with pride) was Kathy
Beam... she accompanied her Wavaire granddaughter Brooke Netzley.
Brooke will be a sophomore at GHS this fall.
Beam wasn’t the only person impressed with the concert. Billy Pod Blogs
wrote the following...
“THE GREENVILLE WAVAIRES, the multi-award winning High School group
from Greenville, Ohio...
“OMG!! This 25-member chorus gave an outstanding 90 minute performance
of singing and dancing at a level that makes you quickly forget they
are all just teenagers. OMG!!
“Folks, it was non-stop action and the choreography was incredible. The
energy level of this mega-talented ensemble spilled over into the
full-house audience. Virtually everyone was transfixed by what was
happening in front of us.
“This was my first event at The Allen Room, which overlooks Central
Park, and the view and scene is awesome and that added to the magic of
this show.
“My friends Michael Pederson and Dennis Dohman were also in attendance
and they, too, enjoyed the show about as much as I did.
“Bottomline? I am soooooo glad I booked this event.”
I’ve seen the Wavaires in action... and though I wasn’t privileged to
see this event, I have no other description of their talent and
showmanship than... “simply incredible!”
While our community often nitpicks about Greenville City Schools, the
tremendous accomplishments of its students and staff sometimes go
unnoticed. Most of us know about the Wavaires... some of us have
actually seen them in action... but few of us seem to know what the
rest of the world knows!
In promoting the event, this is what the Jazz Lincoln Center wrote:
Performing June 9, 2012 - The Greenville High School Wavaires, from
Greenville, Ohio under the direction of Michele Smith, pride themselves
with a diversity of musical repertoire.
The Greenville High School
Music Department was awarded the 2001 Grammy Signature School and
selected as one of the top 100 schools in the nation for music by the
Grammy Foundation. They have performed in such noted venues as,
Carnegie Hall, the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center, St. Paul’s
Chapel, The Riverside Church, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine,
South Street Seaport, and the Statue of Liberty, St. Patrick’s
Cathedral, and the CBS Early Show.
These students have much to be proud of... as does the Greenville
Community in the talent our schools offer to us and the rest of the
world. One of its signature achievements is the Greenville High School
Wavaires!
Check out the Billy Pod Blogs here
To see the promotion notice for the June 9 performance, click here
One of many videos of the Wavaires on Utube was offered on the October
29, 2009 Fall Concert by The Daily Advocate... see it here
Photos and news clips were provided by Kathy Beam. The young man in the
photo with granddaughter Brooke is Wavaire Evan Kiser, who will also be
a sophomore at GHS this fall.
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