Fall Sing at Spanish Fork High School: Featuring Elmo Keck

On October 12, 2010, Spanish Fork High School choir kicked off the new school year with their first concert. The concert featured various choir groups, including the Singers, Concert Choir, and Mosaic along with the Don’s Chorus. All groups performed exceptionally well, singing folk songs from around the world. The Singers performed a song called Fifteen Finns, a song about fifteen Viking raiders who went raiding, but lost their lives to the fair maiden who fought them with axes and knives. In addition to the variety of songs and choirs, Spanish Fork featured a previous choir director, Elmo Keck. Mr. Keck conducted the song ‘Joy in the Morning” at the very end of the concert. Feedback from the concert was great. “There was lots of energy and the concert was very enjoyable,” said Sadie Ethington, a member of Spanish Fork’s choirs. The students loved having Mr. Keck return and conduct. “I was honored to have Mr. Keck come and conduct,” said Dayne Stone of Spanish Fork’s Concert Choir. “I thought it was really cool that Mr. Keck would come and conduct for us. It was an awesome concert,” said Jonathan Woodbrey, also of Spanish Fork’s Concert Choir. The reception of Mr. Keck was great and the audience loved it. Some parents were heard to say that this concert was one of the best they’ve been to.