Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Choirs, coach deliver perfect music blend

October 15, 2010 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365

"=""> By Don Ketchum
"=""> The night was magical. The crowd roared. And the football coach led everyone to a big finish.
"=""> The location wasn’t the football field, but the auditorium at Phoenix Shadow Mountain High.
"=""> Approximately 200 of the school’s best voices participated on Thursday night (Oct. 14) in the choral department’s presentation of “I Gotta Feelin’.’’
"=""> The performance, directed by Rick Ross and choreographed by Lauren Chapman, took the crowd of approximately 1,200 on a nostalgic melodic trip from the 1960s to the present. Even the stocky, long-haired kid, the Jack Black lookalike, was right on cue.
"=""> Among the favorites were Love Potion Number 9 (Searchers) by The Matador Men, I Say a Little Prayer (Dionne Warwick) by the Matador Misses Advanced Women’s Choir, We Will Rock You (Queen), which was nicely choreographed, Car Wash (Rose Royce) by the Shadow Advanced Choir, Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis), featuring The Matador Men dressed in basketball uniforms and bouncing basketballs, along with cameo appearances by varsity boys coach Cain Jagodzinski and his assistant.
"=""> They weren’t finished yet.