Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 20, 2003 Page: 3 of 20
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EDUCATION
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Performance was once-in-lifetime
experience for Cedar Hill student
By MELISSA GOHLKE
Special to Today
Very few things happen in
life that one can fully appreci-
ate.
Most people, at some point
of reflection in their lifetime,
look back upon a memory and
say, “Wow, that was a great
moment.” It speaks for one’s
maturity when that realization
can occur as the moment actu-
ally takes place. This is a les-
son my high school choir
director has taught me, and my
life has dramatically changed
from this new appreciation of
special moments.
My choir and 1 had a once-
in-a-lifetime experience: to
sing at an internationally
renowned ceremony honoring
an extremely prestigious
United States serviceman.
General Tommy Franks.
The moment did not last an
extraordinary amount of time,
we weren't in the spotlight, and
the alto line - my voice part -
did not have an extremely
interesting line to sing. But
what an experience!
A few weeks ago, class was
interrupted by a phone call.
Normally, we are too busy and
focused to stop rehearsal for
such a trivial event. But this
time was special. Our assistant
choir director came in and
announced we were invited to
perform at the Medal of
Freedom Ceremony at
Southern Methodist University.
Our initial reaction, obviously,
was extreme excitement. We
didn’t know what to expect;
nothing like that had ever hap-
pened to us before.
The more details we
received, the more ecstatic we
became about this rare and pre-
cious opportunity. Colin Powell
and George Bush Sr. were
among the previous recipients
of this award; international
guests would be there; Cedar
Hill was the sole choir singing
at the ceremony, invited before
our rivals Coppell and
Highland Park; etc. We were to
sing, fittingly, ‘America, The
Beautiful’ with the SMU Wind
Ensemble. This was our chance
to shine.
We practiced the music sev-
eral times until we were satis-
fied. Several of our high school
staff members came to hear us
and left touched, few without
tears in their eyes, at the splen-
dor of our sound and the senti-
ment of the words. Finally, the
day came and we arrived at
McFarlin Auditorium on the
SMU Campus. Because I have
a strong desire to major in
political science and be
involved in the high levels of
National Security, I was almost
in tears at the pure opportunity
of the night. As the trumpet
fanfare began and the platform
guests began to be seated, my
nerves continued to rise. The
general finally entered and was
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college spoke, along with the
dean of political studies, and
then the award presentation
was made. -
The highlight of the evening
was the General’s speech: a 25-
minute, half-comic, half-patri-
otic sermon about his service
to our country. At the end of
his poignant address, a stand-
ing ovation was given. We were
seated in the middle of the first
balcony, overlooking the
General and all the dignitaries
seated on the stage and first
floor.
As the applause ended, our
moment began. The ensemble
began to play and everyone
humbly listened. After about a
minute of instrumental bliss, it
was our turn. Hidden in the
shadows of the auditorium, no
one knew we would be singing
or were even there. But as the
first note exited our lips, the
entire crowd, including the
General, looked up at us,
stunned by the sound. We sang
that song like we never have
before, strong and beautiful, a
sound worthy of much more
than a high school chon. Bill il
wasn't the sound alone that
Was so rapturous: instead, il
was the look of pride on ev ery
face in that building as they
looked at us and listened to'the
stirring lyrics. That was what
the evening was all about
As I stood there and sang
my heart out. I realized I was
n't singing for me. I was
singing for the pride of my
choir, my school and my coun-
try. The inspirational words of
the song mixed with the melo-
dious sounds of our voices
epitomized the pride the gener-
al spoke of It was as I sang
that 1 was caught up in a
moment of sheer ecstasy , a
moment where ! was a part of
something that represented so
much to so many people. And
it is experiences like that,
things that happen once in a
lifetime, that makes a person
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Melissa (ii>hIks' is the-senior
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