FCC-Crystal Lake's Alleluia Sound High School Choir, Good Vibrations Handbell Choir Tour "Welcome Home Concert"

Seven McHenry County-area high schools are represented in The Alleluia Sound High School Choir and the Good Vibrations Handbell Choir from the First Congregational Church-Crystal Lake.

The FCC choirs present their 40th Annual Spring Concert Tour April 20-23, concluding in Crystal Lake with their “Welcome Home Concert” on Monday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in FCC’s sanctuary, 461 Pierson St. The public is invited to attend and admission is free.

Performers come from Cary-Grove, Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Jacobs, Prairie Ridge, Wauconda and Woodstock North High Schools.

Performing at several different locations during the four-day period, the choirs present a concert at First Congregational Church of Fort Atkinson, WI on Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. Then they travel to the Minneapolis area to perform during Sunday (April 22) services at Immanuel Lutheran Church located in Eden Prairie, MN. On Monday, April 23, they will perform for St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Baraboo, WI before their “Welcome Home Concert.” Admission to all events are free and open to the public.

The Alleluia Sound Choir is directed by Ann Tucker, Director of Music. The Good Vibrations Handbell Choir is directed by Toni Gambini, Bellmaster. Accompanist is JoAnn Black.

Both choirs will present a variety of musical selections. The 35-voice Alleluia Sound will sing the original composition, “Knock And The Door Will Be Opened,” written by Tom Vos to commemorate the choir’s 25th anniversary. Vos, a composer and professional violinist, grew up in Crystal Lake, attending Crystal Lake Central High School and singing in the FCC Choirs from preschool through his high school graduation in 1988. This song is now considered a signature piece for the choir.

Seniors Connor Gannon, Brooke Hagedorn and Becky Linning will perform a bell trio “Bretheren We Have Met to Worship” arr. Linda Lamb. Other senior features include: Ben Johnson singing “Dwell Thou In Me” by Marian Wood Chaplin and Natalie Rothbauer and Lucas Ramirez singing a duet they arranged for keyboard and guitar.

The senior song will be “Lord, You Are Light;” 2012 Alleluia Sound seniors are sopranos: Lisa Evertsen, Brooke Hagedorn, Becky Linning and Natalie Rothbauer; altos: Rachel Bremicker, Morgan Hubbard, Anna Poggensee; tenor: Connor Gannon; and baritones: Tyler Iscra, Ben Johnson, Dan Jones, Ben Markison, Spencer Irish-Morrobel, Lucas Ramirez and Stuart Streit.

Each year the choir does a larger work, this year they will present a medley from Stephen Schwartz’s popular “Godspell” arranged by Lloyd Larson accompanied by Lucas Ramirez on drums featuring favorite songs such as “Prepare Ye,” “Day By Day” and “Turn Back O Man.” The choir will also perform “Shut de Do” by Randy Stonehill, arranged by Mark Hayes and “Hallelujah Amen” by G.F. Handel. “No Rocks A-Cryin” by Rollo Dilworth and “Adoramus Te” by Jacques Clement are also programmed for the concert.

Good Vibrations will play “Song of Gladness,” “King of Kings and Lord of Lords” and “Giocoso” for part of their portion of the program. The choirs will also share the traditional “Bell Boogie” as well as “This Little Light” where alumni of the choir are invited to join along in singing.

Members of the Alleluia Sound Choir are: Kyle Braasch, Rachel Bremicker, Brennan Donka, Kyra Donka, Lisa Evertsen, Connor Gannon, Emma Gooding, James Gooding, Sarah Gooding, Brooke Hagedorn, Lizzie Hendricks, Kellianne Holck, Paul Holck, Morgan Hubbard, Adam Iscra, Tyler Iscra, Ben Johnson, Dan Jones, Kaitlyn Konzak, Kendall Lake, Jenny Lindahl, Cat Ling, Becky Linning, Doug Linning, Ben Markison, Spencer Irish-Morrobel, Anna Poggensee, Jack Poggensee, Brandon Rothbauer, Natalie Rothbauer, Lucas Ramirez, Mitchell Ramirez, Trish Rueff, Stuart Streit, Maggie Tucker, and Alyssa Vollkommer.

Members of the Good Vibrations Handbell Choir are: Connor Gannon, Emma Gooding, James Gooding, Sarah Gooding, Brooke Hagedorn, Kellianne Holck, Paul Holck, Kaitlyn Konzak, Jenny Lindahl, Becky Linning, Doug Linning, and Maggie Tucker.