The sounds of clapping and swaying greeted the audience as the singers sang their hearts out.

Coppell High School Choir hosted its annual spring concert in the CHS Auditorium on Tuesday. The show consisted of all of the choirs, each singing a variety of songs. The show lasted around one hour.

The show started with a short performance from The Madrigals, singing “El Grillo.” Shortly after, student teacher Ethan Overton was introduced.

This was followed by CHS Choir Directors Aaron Coronado and Katherine Conkovich taking the stage to direct the CHS Treble Choir. They performed songs such as “Yo Le Canto,” in which the singers used their hands to clap along to the rhythm. They also sang songs such as “Omnia Vicit Amor,” or “When I am Silent.” They sang with passion, and it could be heard.

“The performance went really well. I think the choirs have been working really hard towards all these goals we set for them at UIL, and so I think they’ll help them be successful at UIL,” Conkovich said.

After the treble choir ended its portion of the show, CHS Choir officers Anju Anand and Niya Thomas announced the unfortunate news that this year’s choir banquet had been cancelled. In a turn of events, after some minutes of audience members grumbling and sitting discussing with alarm, they were seen running back on stage to announce that it was just an April Fools’ joke.

Next up was the chorale choir. This time around, they were accompanied by pianist Yejin Jang.

Conkovich directed this portion of the concert, where songs such as “Ekom gjekk på volln og slo” or “Gloria Festiva” were sung.

Following this was the CHS Tenor-Bass choir. The boys sang short but sweet songs such as “The Vagabond,” “Crossing the Bar” and “the Old Brass Wagon.” All were directed by Coronado.

Succeeding the treble-bass choir was the Kantorei choir. This group of girls performed songs such as “I Will Be Earth,” in which their voices were high and loud, projecting throughout the auditorium and using contrasting sounds to create a lasting effect.

Their next song, “Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy,” included heavy swaying from side to side, various hand gestures to symbolize the lyrics in the song and clapping to add extra sound and rhythm to the performance.

Their last song, “Teče Voda, Teče,” was a solo piece performed by singers Navya Gadre and Andra Ciura. The piece started with vibrant vocals, then transformed into a whole group song.

The performance then transitioned to the last group, the A Cappella choir. This group sang songs such as “We Are the Music Makers” and “Evocation (Mon-Nee-Joh).”

“It was really emotional because we performed most of these songs at TMEA, and it felt like a full circle working on them all year and for the seniors especially since this is our last concert,” CHS A Cappella senior Saanvi Mantena said.

Their last song included the girls wearing Sari scarfs and the boys wearing Angavastrams and Kurtas, traditional Indian clothes, to sing the song Balleilakka. This performance also included singers Diya Dasari and Aneesha Bijja dressed in full Saris performing a traditional Indian dance in the front, and singers Anju Anand and Varsha Vijay singing the song behind.

The show concluded with the singing of “The Lord Bless You and Keep You,” along with the thanking of Coppell ISD faculty and administration.

“I’m from an Asian background, so when they add Asian songs, it definitely adds more color,” choir parent Gayatri Kada said. “Every piece was beautiful, but the last piece, ‘Balleilakka,’ added up to be the cream on the cake.”

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