In 1895 Gugliemo

Marconi invented wireless communication, which was the foundation for

radio. Since then, the radio has been a technological companion for people

around the world, offering information and entertainment. The Fayette

County High School Select Chorus will celebrate Marconi's invention with

their 26th incarnation of their annual variety show. This year's theme

is "Listen to the Radio."

Following the

format that one would find on today's radio stations, the show will feature

love song dedications, talk shows, news and weather, request lines and

the hits of yesterday and today. Some of the featured numbers will be

"Pink Cadillac," "I'm a Survivor," "AM Radio,"

and many more. The Select Chorus will also present numbers from the Broadway

musicals "Hairspray," and "Thoroughly Modern Millie."

The variety

show is one of the biggest productions at the school, if not the biggest.

Several departments lend their expertise to the show, from set design

to the technical aspects that keep the show looking professional. The

chorus, a mixed auditioned group of 11th and 12th graders, has been working

hard on the show since the beginning of the year. In fact, they have even

worked with a professional choreographer in New York.

The Select

Chorus has had a typically busy year, performing at the Shorter College

Feast of Carols, Georgia Music Educators Association in Savannah and St.

Patrick's Cathedral and Trinity Church in New York. Add to that schedule

their daily schedule at school, which for many members includes advanced

placement courses and other clubs and sports, and it is amazing that they

can even lift their feet as the school year nears its close.

"Listen

to the Radio" will be presented at Sams Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday

and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Advance tickets, which can be purchased at Pam's

Hallmark, By Invitation Only or by calling Janice Folsom at 770-460-3540,

are $5 for students and $6 for adults. All tickets at the door will be

$8.

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