On April 8th, the Kingman Middle School eighth grade choir and band are going to take part in the Music Contests. At the contest, they have chosen four different songs to sing. The songs they all sing together are Old Dan Tucker arranged by Neil Ginsberg, Come to Me, O My Love arranged by Allan Petker, Beautiful December arranged by Amy F. Bernon, and No More Sailor Songs arranged by John Parker. Two of the four songs that they sing, Come to Me, O My Love and Old Dan Tucker, the entire eighth grade sings together. While the other two are ensemble pieces, Beautiful December for the girls, and No More Sailor Songs for the guys. Some students that are participating in the contests were asked, "What is your favorite piece?" Ian Rottering, Dylan Darling, and Adam Schwartz chose No More Sailor Songs as their favorite of the pieces. Wyatt Smith, Bailey Beck, and Alex Bennett chose Come to Me, O My Love as their favorite. Old Dan Tucker was the favorite to Noah Smith and Cady Zoeller. And lastly, Deanna Cheatum chose the female ensemble piece, Beautiful December as her favorite of the four.
By Nathan Myrick
