H-BC choir opens for Foreigner concert

Tomorrow will be an exciting day for the Hills-Beaver Creek High School choir.
The group will be the opening act for the rock ’n’ roll group, Foreigner, at the Washington Pavilion.
The H-BC choir was originally scheduled for the Sioux Falls event in May 2020. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event was postponed for more than a year, according to director Amy Comp.
“It was a long year of waiting to see if we would be able to participate,” she said. “It’s different than we originally planned when we auditioned — we were going to sing on stage with Foreigner, but they are not ready to have students on stage with them.”
Instead, she said the group prepared the three a cappella songs to perform on stage before the concert and then the students will get to attend the Foreigner event.
The group will sing “Dust in the Wind,” “We Will Rock You,” and “Don’t Stop Believing.”
Comp recorded the students performing a Foreigner song and entered the recording in a local radio station contest. To her surprise, her group was chosen.
“We’re beyond excited,” she said.
Students performing include Allie LaRock, Tara Paulsen, Lexi Drake, Holly Barron, Britton McKenzie, Leif Tollefson, Regina Afkas, Tahliya Kruger, Madison Gaugler and Mazzi Moore.