Singers make ‘Glee’ magic at the Haugh

If you enjoy watching Fox’s “Glee,” musicals, or great live music performances, come watch the Citrus Singers and the Blue Note Swing Orchestra in their final production of the year.

Performances are scheduled for Friday, May 21 at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 22 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 23 at 2 p.m.
 

“The Pop Show always has something for everybody,” said Citrus Singers’ director Douglas Austin (Shrope).  “It’s everything from contemporary music to country, from standards to Broadway and film. The whole concept is the pop show, which has always been a wonderful variety of the different styles of music, and a chance to showcase all the different skills and styles of the Citrus Singers.”
 

The Pop Show is a departmental collaboration featuring 44 Citrus Singers, student instrumentalists from Gino Munoz’s Pop Rock Band I, and cosmetology students helping with hair and makeup. 
 

With the professional team of choreographer John Vaughan, music conductor Alan Waddington, Blue Note Swing Orchestra director Robert Slack, there is no doubt that the Pop Show promises to deliver a show-stopping professional performance.
 

“The show is almost always sold out, especially the two matinees, which are usually a full house. Groups come from all over Los Angeles County just to watch the Citrus Singers,” said Linda Gravas, marketing and ticketing director of the Haugh box office.
 

Tickets may be purchased at the Haugh box office or online at www.haughpac.com. Regular tickets cost $17.50, and students and seniors pay $16.50.
 

Citrus College students with an ASCC sticker on their student I.D. cards can get tickets at half price the night of the show.
 

Dani Bustamante, 21, a third-year Citrus Singer, said this Pop Show utilizes all the hard work, talents and skills students have been striving toward as professional performers.
 

“It’s a fun show to watch,” Bustamante said. “It’s an opportunity for everyone to see how well rounded we are. It’s great entertainment… instead of watching a movie, they could come watch a live performance of young, talented American people.”
 

The Citrus Singers present three major performances a year. This summer, the group will go on a performance tour in New York. In the spring they put on their annual Pop Show and in the fall the ever popular, “Christmas Is …”.
 

The Citrus Singers are scheduled to perform in a departmental concert with all the voice classes, including the Concert Choir and the beginning voice classes at Glenkirk Church in Glendora at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2.  The event is free and open to the public.