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Chapman University choir performed with the Carlmont Chamber Singers at Carlmont on Thursday in the Performing Arts Center.

Carlmont started the performance with three songs, two in Italian the last in English. Three singers performed solos during the second song.

Chapman took the stage next after Carlmont. Chapman performed several songs from their repertoire featured in the program, including ones in languages such as Latin and Italian.

The most stand-out performances of Chapman’s were that of “Fa-re-mi-do-si,” a solfege consisting of the same five sounds, sounding faintly like the music that should belong in a suspense movie, such as when the antagonist is in pursuit, or even Jaws-esque.

Another song included “Witches’ Charm,” a twist on the classical “Double, Double, Toil and Trouble” by Shakepeare. The piece was very onomatopoetic, with meows in the beginning and throughout.

“I liked the Double, Double Toil and Trouble one,” said Josi Flynn, a Carlmont choir student. “I was not something you expect to hear during a chior concert.”

The unnamed encore piece contained two soloists from Chapman, sign language and even a silent part where all the choir just performed the motions with their hands.

Carlmont joined Chapman for the finale, performing a Mozart piece titled “Alleluia.” Four Carlmont singers, Sean Ang, Justin Hom, Lauren Brugera, and Jessica May performed solos.

The variety of songs performed allowed the audience to enjoy several different types of music, from the classical to the modern.