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Best of the best

Students from the past semester’s concerts banded together for one final performance

Genevive Erickson ERI03003@BYUI.EDU Scroll Staff

From Nashville to Broadway, grand pianos to guitars, student performers from various BYU-Idaho concerts gathered together to display their diverse musical talents on April 22 in the Kirkham Auditorium.

The occasion was the “Best of” show which features performers from Guitars Unplugged, Broadway Review, Nashville Nights and Grand Pianos Live, among many other concerts that have taken place throughout the semester.

Performers were chosen by student votes taken the night of the original performances. These performers then combined into one show.

Nicky Sutton, a sophomore from Muncie, Ind., had been to many of the earlier shows of the performers.

“I loved all the shows, but there was no messing around with this show. It was all good stuff.”

The night offered many sorts of musical talents. The BYU-I men’s chorus performed the first number of the show, singing an African song that was accompanied by hand drums.

Jennie Jackson, a freshman from La Canada Flintridge, Calif., performed her favorite song, “Girl in 14G,” which combines opera, Broadway and scat.

“I like this song because of the diversity it has,” Jackson said. “It was the most exhilarating thing to be chosen for this — there were so many good people who performed.”

Besides the performers, the audience found entertainment in the emcees for the evening, Jonathan Lekrib and Hollan Harper.

“[The emcees] were really funny and original,” Sutton said. “They kept the show flowing.”

The emcees entertained the audience with various antics such as a puppet show with “Pirate Jim” and prizes.

While the Best of Show concert was enjoyed by many students in the audience, some of them had a few suggestions for next time.

“[The show] was just amazing,” said Melissa Glaus, a freshman from Gilbert, Ariz. “There should have been programs available. I’d like to know [the performers’] names.”

Some students enjoyed the evening so much they weren’t in a hurry for it to be over.

“I wish there had been encore numbers,” Sutton said. “I’d like to have heard more from some people. Some of the numbers were just too short.”