CHS choirs are preparing for their May 21 concert at the Palladium. The performance will be at 7 p.m. and will feature the same pieces sung by Ambassadors and Accents from their March competition show.

Choral director Lamonte Kuskye said preparations for this concert will be a bit different due to the new performance location.

“It’s our normal thing and exactly what we would do, but behind the scenes we’ve got a lot to figure out just because we’re going to have to feed all the (choir members) here and get their costumes and bus them over to the Palladium and we’re still trying to work out those details because there’s nowhere to keep them,” Kuskye said.

Emma LaPlante, member of Accents and junior, said although it will be very difficult to organize all the students into one area, the experience will be one that she will never forget.

“We’ve never performed there before,” she said. “It’ll be difficult to organize all the kids, but I know it’ll be such a special experience, especially for all the seniors who are graduating. To have their last performance be at such a beautiful concert hall will be amazing, and I’m really glad I can be there to share that with them.”

Kuskye said the concert will also feature an awards program after the performance, which will announce all of the graduating seniors and one outstanding choir member award from each choir, with each of them chosen by the choir students.

“Hopefully there will be lots of alumni at the Palladium so when they come up on stage we can announce all of their seniors and special awards and things,” Kuskye said.

Although the work for the performance will be strenuous, LaPlante said the choirs have already worked extremely hard for their March competition and this concert will be one that they will enjoy.

“We’ll definitely be working to keep things sharp, but when we get there I don’t think any of us will be thinking about all the little details and trivialities of it. We know our whole show by heart, and when we get onstage I know my mind will be on how blessed I am to have that opportunity and to be surrounded by such a joyful choir family every day,” she said.

LaPlante said no matter what happens, this performance will definitely be one that she will remember for the rest of her life.

“(The song choices) are so sassy, and sassy is kind of our thing. But they’re also really sophisticated, which is a Carmel trademark that I really came to appreciate during the competitions,” LaPlante said. “Since we’re at the end of the year, it’s less about perfection and more about fun. We just want to go out with a bang.”