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Sarah Casey \u201906 performing soprano aria, \u201cLes Oiseaux Dans La Charmille,\u201d from Jacques Offenbach\u2019s Les Contes d\u2019Hoffmann\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

Sem Alumni Return to Campus for Musical Performance<\/span><\/h3>\n

By Aishani Chauhan \u201920<\/span><\/h4>\n

On Sunday, September 22, dozens of alumni who have distinguished themselves in the music industry flew in from around the globe to Wyoming Seminary\u2019s campus in Kingston, PA, to participate in a musical showcase celebration in honor of our great institution\u2019s 175th anniversary. To put it simply, it was nothing short of spectacular.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the alumni were European international singers, classical piano artists, people who have performed in professional operas, symphony orchestras, and even written songs for famous rappers (including Snoop Dogg), and had successful rap careers themselves. To call the solo performances of returning alumni \u201cgreat\u201d would be an understatement.<\/span><\/p>\n

One performance that garnered many laughs, gasps, and claps were by Sarah Casey \u201906, a professional opera singer currently working in Vienna, Austria. She performed a magnificent soprano aria, \u201cLes Oiseaux Dans La Charmille,\u201d from Jacques Offenbach\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Les Contes d\u2019Hoffmann<\/span><\/em>, portraying the beautiful doll Olympia. However, Olympia must be rewound frequently due to her mechanical gears in order to keep singing the aria. When Sarah needed to be \u201crewound,\u201d to the audience\u2019s surprise, it was none other than our own Mr. John Vaida Sr. who ran onstage and \u201cwound\u201d Sarah again so she could keep singing, while the audience burst into thunderous applause and joyous laughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other alumni performers included in the program were Dwight Farrell \u201991, Tyler Harvey \u201913, Scott Edmunds \u201914, Adam Rinehouse \u201915, Emma Dong \u201916, John Vaida \u201900, Sarah Casey \u201906, Dominick D\u2019Alessandro \u201917, Dylan Jolley \u201917, Grant Mech \u201901, Jeffrey Martin \u201977, Sienna Tabron \u201915, Molly Allen \u201911, Scott Kwiateck \u201913, Matthew Blom \u201912, Dawn-Marie Candlish \u201904, Harrison Russin \u201905, and Jason Sherry \u201991.<\/span><\/p>\n

To conclude the celebration, the Wyoming Seminary Madrigal Singers, Chorale, and all the alumni graced the stage together and sang the school\u2019s Alma Mater. An audience full of alumni rose to their feet and sang the words they knew so well and held close to their hearts. Throughout the auditorium, one could hear the love, fondness, and respect our alumni and current students have for our institution. It was surreal\u2014members of Mr. Vaida\u2019s first-ever Madrigal Singers group performing alongside current Madrigal Singers, and all at once. One could view Wyoming Seminary\u2019s artistic past, present, and future and the clear journey our music department has undergone\u2014from having one room and a single piano to having multi-million dollar state of the art facilities to cultivate the world\u2019s future leaders in the performing arts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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