“I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty, and witty, and bright.” That famous piece from West Side Story is just a taste of what the Widdigers will be singing at the choral concert.

On Tuesday, November 12th at 7:30pm, the Widdigers will be singing in the fall choral concert, called “Folk: A Celebration of the People’s Music,” which will be held in the Phillips Chapel.

The Widdigers, Williston’s female choral group, is singing a variety of folk songs from all over the world, both old and new. “La Violette” is an Acadian folk song by Henry Leck that the Widdigers will be singing in French. Sophomore, Amelia DeFrancais says that it is her favorite piece because “it is up-beat and makes the whole room happy.”

The group will also be singing a piece a beautiful piece by Andrea Ramsey called “Wake Me a Song,” in which the Widdigers split up into a serene and moving three-part harmony. “Wade in the Jordan River” is an African-American spiritual that the Widdigers sing with spirit and gospel soul.

In addition, the girls will be performing the famous “I Feel Pretty” from the Broadway musical, West Side Story, in which these vocalists belt the song as if they were on a Broadway stage. The Widdigers variety does not end there, for they will be splitting into a two-part chorus in the folk songs “I’d Enter Your Garden” and “The Fiddler” by the world-renowned Johannes Brahms.

Last but not least, the Widdigers are singing “Little Bird” by the British alternative singer Ed Sheeran. The girls are singing a cappella and pulse in the background of the soloists, who alternate for each verse. The Widdigers had fun with the harmonies and made the song their own.

Teller chorus is a choral group of Widdigers, Caterwaulers, and anyone else who wishes to sing in a group that is not in a class, which includes faculty members. Teller is also focusing on different forms of folk music, including two African tribal pieces, “Thuma Mina” and “Si a Humba.” These are two combined pieces that are accompanied by drums and shakers to encompass the tribal feel of the two pieces.

“Jubilate Deo” is another piece sung by the Teller chorus, which will also be singing “Annie Laurie,” a bittersweet and at times heart-wrenching Scottish folk song based off of a poem by William Douglass.

The Caterwaulers, Widdigers, Teller Chorus, and Middle School Chorus will be performing songs that they have been working on throughout the fall trimester. The singers’ main focus for Trimester one is on folk music.