Filling St. Catherine of Siena Church on Tuesday, May 8th, the Brother Martin Chorus performed their annual spring concert for an audience of Crusader families and friends. The concert opened with the rousing “Singabahambayo”, featuring the fifth-period chorus members. From traditional Spiritual music (“Shine on Me”) to the audience favorite “The Boatmen’s Dance”, featuring soloist Daniel Wellmeier ’20, each group performed a variety of music intended to showcase the diverse talents of each singer. The Alumni Chorus performed the Canadian folk song “Four Strong Winds” and “Little Innocent Lamb”, an African-American spiritual.
Thank you to director Kevin Caparotta ’88 and the Crusader Chorus for their final concert performance of the 2017-2018 school year!
Alumni Chorus Members:
Chris Alley ‘08
Justin Blanchard ‘14
Jonathan Ray Dacula ‘09
Antonio Domino ‘17
Jeremy Frederick ‘99
Eddie Gonzales ‘77
Drew Haro ‘03
Paul Marcello ‘12
Nader Masoud ‘16
Sidney Rougelot ‘06
Tommy Thibodeaux ‘07
Awards Presented:
LMEA District Honor Chorus participants: Andrew Butler ’18, Nathan Catalanotto ’18, Noah Catalanotto ’18, Carl Davis ’18, Keelan Didier ’19, Hunter Dunn ’19, Cody Elsensohn ’18, Chase Lormand ‘22 and Tyler Marks ‘19.
LA ACDA Men’s All-State Honor Choir participants: Andrew Butler ’18, Keelan Didier ’19, Hunter Dunn ’19 and Adam Schwarzenbach ’18.
LMEA All-State Mixed Choir participants: Andrew Butler ’18, Nathan Catalanotto ’18 and Keelan Didier ’19.
LMEA Solo & Ensemble Assessment superior solos: Andrew Butler ’18, Carl Davis ’18 and Hunter Dunn ’19.
LSU State Vocal Rally superior solos: Andrew Butler ’18 and Carl Davis ’18.
During the year, the Chorus received the sweepstakes award for straight superior ratings in concert and in sight reading at the district music performance assessment. The Chorus also received an overall superior rating in concert at the regional music performance assessment.
2018 Chorus Spring Concert
