Take Me Home (April 8 – 10, 2025)

The original show was delayed by a week due to the power outage that caused all schools in Simcoe County to remain closed, until this week.

It was a great showcase for the students’ talents. The music (especially the brass section) could overpower the vocals at times, but overall the song choices and performances were excellent.

Here is the ensemble group in a photo taken by the Midland Today newspaper:

They must have worked their butts off preparing for the show. (Susan said that they had started working on it a year ago.)

There is no definitive listing of the songs they performed, so if some of them were obscure it’s probably because they tried to encompass all genres. Two songs stood out: “Harvest Moon” by Neil Young and “Safety Dance” by Men Without Hats.

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The title of the show refers to a song that they ended the night with: “Home for a Rest” by Spirit of the West:

Do you get the cross-Canada flavour of the night? It was advertised as a two hour show. It was a three hour concert in the end. A fine time was had by all.