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Mandarins perform “Indodana,” soloed by Ofentse Mokoka, to close out the event. The auditorium echoed with the powerful vocals of the group as they performed the song.
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Remembrance Scholar Emma Dahmen performs “Make You Feel My Love” by Adele. Dahmen was the first scholar of the night to share her musical talents with the audience.
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OttoTunes takes the stage for a second time to sing “Home (I Am)” by George Kamel. The group was joined by former Remembrance Scholar and Otto Tunes member Matt Sala.
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Remembrance Scholar Riley Moore reads a piece entitled “After The Storm.” Moore’s piece is an original work that she decided to share with the crowd.
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Remembrance Scholar Josh Meyers performs John Lennon’s “Imagine” for the audience. Meyers was accompanied on the tune by another performer, pianist Jessica Hallock.
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Senior Remembrance Scholar Caroline Bergan performed her original song “Dear Stranger.” Her song was dedicated to the victims of Pan Am flight 103 and all of the friends she has that were once strangers to her.
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SU acapella group Mandarins performs Kelly Clarkson’s “Breakaway” for the Celebration of Life event. The all-female group filled the auditorium with their melodies.
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As they sang “Home (I Am)” by George Kamel, the male a capella group OttoTunes embraced one another. All of the members swayed back and forth as they performed the emotional song.
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Former Remembrance Scholars Corey Henry and Elizabeth Billman share an emotional moment during the OttoTunes rendition of “Home (I Am).” “I felt the song’s message of wanting and finding one’s way back home is a really integral and important message to remembrance,” Henry said. “This song felt like a way to bring not only our 35 back home, but each soul coming back that night back home.”
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Sasha Temerte, a 2022-23 Remembrance Scholar, recites her original poem, “A One-Time Deal.” Temerte was one of several of the scholars who read or performed original work.
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Remembrance Scholar Ofentse Mokoka took the lead on a traditional South African song, “Indodana.” Mokoka explained to the audience the meaning behind the song and how it is “tragically beautiful.”
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Remembrance Scholar Ronnie Ditchek sang “Fallen Angel” by Frankie Vallie solo for Celebration of Life on Thursday night. Ditchek said it was the song he performed with Otto Tunes at Celebration of Life his freshman year, and it was a “full circle” moment performing it again.
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Members of the audience applaud for student performances during the Celebration of Life event. Performances ranged from vocalists, dance, instrumental and spoken performances done by Remembrance Scholars, acapella groups, and other students.
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The sounds of OttoTunes ring through the K. G. Tan Auditorium of the National Veterans Resource Center. Three of the SU a capella groups sang songs dedicated to the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 terrorist attack
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Freshmen Omi Wolfe and Sarah Panos performed the only movement piece of the night. The pair danced to Billie Eilish’s “Bellyache.”
Meghan Hendricks | Photo Editor / The Daily OrangePublished on October 22, 2022 at 12:08 am
