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As good as they look, the Lights' program is strictly meat and potatoes. Traditional, risk-free. Very good ensemble singing. Adequate soloing, solid dancing. But they have a killer ending and give the authence a real lift with "Let's Get Loud."
We're still a couple of acts from our home team, Madison East's Encore, as cross-town rival Monona Grove's Silver Connection throw down a powerful prelim performance. Their set goes from bombastic ("O Fortuna") to sublime (Mozart's "Lacrimosa") to existential (Bizet's "Habaneras"). Nearly half their show is in minor keys. It's a big, brave, original performance but lacks the overall synchronicity that garners gold.East is known for its powerful partner dancing and ensemble singing. Which isn't to say the team is slack in the solo department Hannah Meddaugh's glorious alto voice, with chilling vibrato on the low notes, nearly gets the partisan authence to its feet during her treatment of Regina Spektor's "The CaIL"See the full content of this document
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The Sauk High School cafeteria crackles like a nuclear reactor. You don't pack a lunchroom with 1,500 high school show choir performers without expecting the atoms to whirl. Hot pizza, burgers and Mountain Dew only crank it up higher. I dress a c...
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