March 31, 2010 Correction:
According to Lamonte Kuskye, the Ambassadors performed a song from “Boy from Oz,” not a song called “Boy from Oz.”

By Min Qiao
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Tonight, the Ambassadors, along with the Accents girls’ choir, will hold their annual “Evening with the Ambassadors” concert at 7 p.m.

According to choir director Lamonte Kuskye, the show will consist of two acts and the concert will last about two hours. They will perform the same show tomorrow at the same time. Their opening night tonight is also “Pack-the-Balcony” night where students can get their tickets for balcony seats for $5. Regular ticket prices range from $8 to $12 depending on the seats.

“We will definitely perform our entire competition set, which is about 15 minutes,” Rebecca Peterson, member of the Ambassadors and senior, said.

The Ambassadors will open the show with “Spark of Creation.” Other numbers include “Boy from Oz,” “Show People,” “Listen to My Heart,” Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat,” “Come Fly with Me” and another song titled “Higher” by David Phelps, the Christian rock artist who performed here last year with the Ambassadors.

As for the Accents, Kuskye said their numbers will include “Big Time,” “Occapella” and “Flight.”

Jack Sullivan, member of the Ambassadors and senior, also said while the Ambassadors will not perform any songs with the Accents, the show will be a mixture of the two groups.

Both the Accents and the Ambassadors are fresh off their competition season and, according to Peterson, they have had a hectic rehearsal schedule. Peterson, who is also in the spring musical, said they rehearse two nights a week and sometimes on Wednesday mornings.

“We’ve been training hard and working hard. It’s been overwhelming,” Sullivan said. “But this show is going to the best night of your life.”