Long nights, run-down voices, and tired eyes are common at this time of year for the Allegro choirs Brio singers. Memorizing music and practicing for hours on end for the spring concert is not an easy job.

“I’ve had to spend at least two hours a week on the song Aurora,” said Junior Brio singer Gretchen Gambil, “putting in extra work this time of year is very necessary.”

The girls of Allegro con brio are hard at work preparing for their spring concert. This concert combines all the choirs of allegro to sing in all languages and styles. The concert will be at 6:30 p.m. at Yardley Hall in the Johnson County Community College.

“The pressure is real at this point. Nobody wants to be that one girl that doesn’t know her songs and is holding everybody back.” Freshman Brio singer Emily Sulentic said.

Rehearsal lately have been running a lot longer than usual in order to get the difficult songs to allegro standards. The girls are doing everything they can by now to rock their last concert with this year’s seniors.

“We all want to go out with a bang and especially for this concert, we all wanna do it for our seniors.” Sophomore Brio singer Anna Arends said.

The directors are uptight and worried during this point in the season yet many of the brio singers agree that it is for the best. The professionals that are helping to pull of this concert are doing everything they can to get the songs to a point where they can reach the audience.

“All of the singers and working extremely hard at this time, those that fell behind or have struggled are realizing what it means to step up to the plate for sure.” Brio director Jamea Sale said.

The girls are having to stay late at school, do extra credit projects and do anything they can to try and keep their schoolwork up to par. The concert season takes up the singers time so that that they can even end up falling behind school.

The Allegro directors do not want the girls struggling with their other activities yet they have stated that the girls made a commitment to the choir and it is their job to step up.

“It is a true struggle to get all of my Allegro homework done and to finish my school homework at the same time, yet it is definitely worth it when it comes down to concert day.” Said Gambil.

The girls can all agree that even though the time commitment is extensive, the work is worth it. Allegro’s members invite friends and family and even attract a veriety of different people in the community to their concerts. They strive to leave a lasting impact on the audience members and to change their lives for at least one day.

The concert will be held this year at Johnson County Community College on April 6. Singers of the choir are beginning to get excited to do what they truly love, which is to perform. Tickets can be bought in person or online at Allegro’s website.

No matter what, the singers are excited to show off their hard work and to change lives with song. Their passion is what shines through when they sing and it can be quite beautiful.

“It may be difficult but the final product seriously cannot be beat.” Arends said.