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Choirs from OFHS & TPHS Team Up For a Concert and a Cause

The Choir Departments from Oak Forest and Tinley Park High School are holding a Broadway Style Concert for the Epilepsy Foundation

The Benefit Concert in 2017
The Benefit Concert in 2017 (Picture from the Oak Forest Patch)

The choir departments from Oak Forest and Tinley Park High School are joining forces for a Broadway Style Concert that is not to be missed. Singers from both schools will perform in an array of performances that are assured to knock you off your chairs.

Every other year, music students from both schools come together to perform in a concert which doubles as a fundraiser for a cause that the students choose. This year the concert is in honor of Conor Morrissey and all funds will go to the Epilepsy Foundation of Chicagoland. Conor Morrissey was a student from Oak Forest High School who passed away from an epileptic seizure. All profits will go to the foundation in honor of Conor.

Choral Director Victor Pazik,the choir department head at Oak Forest High School, is a seasoned veteran who has been working with the choir department at Oak Forest High School for over 30 years. He is a power house when it comes to performances and his concerts are amazing. The talent pool from these two schools is just incredible this year. Music students from both schools will be featured in ensemble pieces and solos performances.

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The last benefit concert held in 2017 was a huge success and raised $2,950 in the name of Emily Tibbett, a student from Oak Forest High School and benefited her Relay for Life team. They are hoping for even a greater turn our this year.

The concert will be held on Thursday, March 7th at 7:00pm at Oak Forest High School with a $7 admission fee so mark your calendars. They are hoping for a full house, so come out to support this great cause and be entertained by our amazing and talented music student.

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