VOX Concert

March 16, 2026

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Theatre Auditorium

Amanda Kind, VOX Vocal Director
Debora Costa De Abreu, VOX Teaching Assistant, Band Mentor (Volare)
Claudia Aguirre Giralt, VOX Teaching Assistant, Choreographer
Holt Stuart Hitchcox, Band Mentor
Christine Watson, Choreographer
Travis Brooks, Choreographer
Mason Micevski, Choreographer
Rowyn Grenier, Jordin-Simone Gray, Choreographers

VOX A Members
VOX B Members

About This Concert

The VOX Ensemble celebrates the variety in commercial music while giving students the opportunity to develop as complete performers. Drawing students from all years of the undergraduate program, the ensemble blends a wide range of experience levels. Members refine their skills in singing, harmony, movement, choreography, and stage presence, while some students also gain valuable experience as instrumentalists under the guidance of the Band Mentor.

The program spans a wide range of styles, featuring modern hits such as Take Me To Church, Oscar Winning Tears, and Everybody Scream, alongside iconic music made famous by artists like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, the Gipsy Kings, and more.

Program

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
(Duke Ellington, 1932 / The Real Group version, 1989)
By Duke Ellington & Irving Mills
Arranged by Anders Edenroth
Performers: Vox A

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
(Vera Lynn, 1939 / Manhattan Transfer version, 1981)
By Manning Sherwin & Eric Maschwitz
Arranged by Gene Puerling, Edited by Phil Mattson
Performers: Vox B

Everybody Scream
(Florence + The Machine, 2022)
By Florence Welch, Mark Bowen & Mitski Miyawaki
Arranged by Noah Stolee
Choreographed by Christine Watson
Performers: Vox B

In The Kitchen
(Reneé Rapp, 2023)
By Reneé Rapp, Alexander Glantz & Omer Fedi
Arranged by Michael Brown
Performers: Lucy Bolton, Sofia Mignardi, Avaih Oh, and Claire Stewardson with Jordyn Kavanaugh on piano

Oscar Winning Tears
(Raye, 2023)
By Rachel Keen & Mike Sabath
Arranged by Noah Stolee
Choreographed by Mason Micevski
Performers: Vox A

Ordinary
(Alex Warren, 2024)
By Alex Warren & Adam Yaron
Arranged by Michael Brown
Performers: Owen Drummond, Ben Lesky, and Josh Maher with Jamie Yu on piano

Always Remember Us This Way
(Lady Gaga from the film A Star Is Born, 2018)
By Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna
Arranged by Michael Brown
Performers: Sonia Kagolovskaya, Lauren Neilson, Keelyn Thorogood, Olivia Tremblay, and Jamie Yu with Khaleal Thompson on piano

Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)
(Domenico Modugno, 1958 / The Gipsy Kings version, 1989)
By Domenico Modugno & Franco Migliacci
Arranged by Émile Savoie
Choreographed by Claudia Aguirre Giralt
Performers: Vox A & B

Intermission

Take Me to Church
(Hozier, 2013)
By Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Arranged by Noah Stolee
Choreographed by Rowyn Grenier, Jordin-Simone Gray
Performers: Vox A & B

Green Day Medley
(Wake Me Up When September Ends / American Idiot, 2004)
By Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool
Arranged by Noah Stolee
Choreographed by Travis Brooks
Performers: Vox B

Whitney Houston Medley
(How Will I Know, 1985 / I Wanna Dance With Somebody, 1987)
By George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam & Narada Michael Walden
Arranged by Noah Stolee
Choreographed by Christine Watson
Performers: Vox B

Michael Jackson Medley
(Bad, 1987 / Thriller, 1982)
By Michael Jackson & Rod Temperton
Arranged by Noah Stolee
Choreographed by Christine Watson
Performers: Vox A

All Shook Up Musical Medley
(Can’t Help Falling in Love / Heartbreak Hotel / Hound Dog / Jailhouse Rock / Blue Suede Shoes / Burning Love)
(Elvis Presley, 1956–1972)
By Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Carl Perkins & Dennis Linde
Arranged by Michael Brown
Based on Broadway arrangements by Stephen Oremus
Choreographed by Travis Brooks & Christine Watson
Performers: Vox A & B

We ask that patrons take photos only during intermission and/or after the show and do not record audio or video unless otherwise announced at the beginning of the show.

Land Acknowledgement

We would like to acknowledge that Wilfrid Laurier University and its campuses are located on the shared traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishnaabe (Anish-nah-bay) and Haudenosaunee (Hoe-den-no-show-nee) peoples. This land is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty between the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe peoples and symbolizes the agreement to share, protect our resources and not to engage in conflict. From the Haldimand Proclamation of Oct. 25, 1784 this territory is described as: “six miles deep from each side of the river (Grand River) beginning at Lake Erie and extending in the proportion to the Head of said river, which them and their posterity are to enjoy forever.” The proclamation was signed by the British wit​h their allies, the Six Nations, after the American Revolution. Despite being the largest reserve demographically in Canada, those nations now reside on less than five percent of this original territory.