Vista Murrieta Jazz Ensemble Performed at the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival

Published on: Jun 1, 2015 @ 15:23

The Bronco Vocalists Synchronized Music with Fire  for an Enchanting Performance at Saturday’s Glow Presentation

11391158_1589489181306164_4726476652126314713_nThe Vista Murrieta High School Jazz Ensemble synchronized vocals with fire during Saturday’s Balloon Glow festivities. The group sang two songs during the performance.

The first was "Run to You" by the Pentatonix. The second song was a custom arrangement especially created for the Jazz Ensemble by Bryan Sharpe who modified Britt Nicole's "Glow" for the group.

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The Broncos were real crowd pleasers as the music, voices and choreography fused with the balloon burners flames creating a stunning "Glow" affect. Katelyn Bryant’s solo thrilled the packed crowd. “It was a great experience to perform at such a prestigious event” said Bryant. “We had a lot of fun performing, hanging out with friends and enjoying the festivities”.

10850091_1589568924631523_3708143105488793159_nThe ensemble is a vocal music class at VMHS. The program encourages students to pursue their passion of the arts through all genres of music. Synchronize Vocal Jazz focuses mainly on classic jazz music but also veers into acapella pop and rock.

Members of the troupe include Darren Amora, Katelyn Bryant, Arabelle Bermejo, Tyler Carillo, Sarah Casillas, Alex Dunaway, Marcus Gow, Jazmine Hendersen, Skyler Plane, Wynzhiel Sanchez and Jake Servin.

10482588_1589489237972825_6594301462936434768_n“Singing at the Balloon and Wine festival was an experience that I’ll never forget” said Jazmine Hendersen. “The balloons were great to see and the crowd was so amazing and supportive.”

“The food was really awesome!”  said Wynzhiel Sanchez. “Seeing the balloons during and after the performance was really cool” added Darren Amora. “The balloons provided amazing scenery and looked so cool.”

The Jazz Ensemble will be singing at the Vista Murrieta Senior Farewell rally on 6/4. They had their final concert on 5/29 with the VMHS jazz band, jazz choir and a band from Riverside City College.

Photos by Scott Padgett & Charles McKee

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