ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State College's spring choir concert on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 appeared equally appreciated by performers as well as the audience. Choir director Teresa Dody brings a new level of attention to the style and technique of vocal offerings at the school. Students were given the opportunity to direct several numbers, and the ÏãåúÖ±²¥ State College Bluegrass Band joined in to help too.
Staging was reminiscent of an early 1990’s bare bones Bruce Springstein tour thrusting the E-Street Band onstage with a no-frills nothing-to-hide-behind performance to a series of sold out U.S. shows. It created a perfect backdrop to showcase the vocal talent of GSC's students.
In a ‘dressed down’ second half, the choir wore spray-painted tee-shirts of their own design which, from a distance, appeared to be an upscale tie-dyed variety that would have made The Grateful Dead proud. "You can't do rock music in pearls and heels," Dody said matter-of-factly following the show.
Following a John Denver (‘Country Roads’ & ‘Thank God I'm a Country Boy’) melody, the choir closed the performance with a tribute to the rock group Queen.