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Kyllan Snow is TJ's Idol

February 15, 2008

TJ Music Department entertains the crowd with TJ Idol competition and choir pop show.
by Asia Dorsey

normal_tjidol.jpg    Vocalists, pianists and even a ventriloquist entertained an enthusiastic, Spartan crowd at Thomas Jefferson the night of February 14th at the annual TJ Idol show.
     Taliah Farnsworth and Aaron Loffelmacher served as magnetic and entertaining emcees with lots of sparkle, costumes and shameless plugs for TJ’s upcoming musical, Chicago (showing March 13, 14, and 15).
    The performances included Melissa Fife singing Mary’s Song (by Amy Grant) soulfully and with elegance. Chris Wolter blew the audience away with his rendition of The Impossible Dream (from Man of La Mancha). Andrew Craig preformed Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black on the piano, rivaling Ms. Winehouse’s original version. Annette Bowser captivated the audience with her rendition of The Fugees’ style of Roberta Flack’s Killing Me Softly, while Khadijah Williams wooed the crowd with her classy and powerful performance of One Night Only a la Beyoncé in Dream Girls. Yasmina Bradley Belcaid rapped the first round up with her spunky and well executed performance of the song Criminal.
    But it was Aubrey Becker singing Taylor Swift’s Our Song, her younger brother Andrew Becker - the amazing Spartan ventriloquist and his little wooden partner, Riley - singing Roxy from Chicago, and finally Kyllan Snow with his original piece, Letter to Self who turned the event on it’s back, shining above the other contestants and all three advancing to the next round.
    Next came many crowd pleasing performances in the new addition of the Pop Show, performed by members of the various choirs directed by Edwina Hebert. There were such songs as All My Life by K Ci and Jojo , Waterfalls, by TLC, Kiss Me by Six Pence None the Richer, Don’t Speak, by No Doubt, and wrapping up the event with I Believe I can Fly by R. Kelly. There was also an amazing performance by the TJ Dance Team, skillfully lead by Angelica Mills. The audience went wild over their performance.
During round two of TJ Idol, Aubrey Becker gave an excellent and incredibly captivating performance of Martina McBride’s song, God’s Will, and dedicated it to her young brother. Aubrey really showcased her vocal skills and ability to captivate the audience with her charismatic persona and beautiful voice.
Meanwhile Andrew Becker and his smart-mouthed partner, Riley, gave a top notch, humorous performance of Mr. Cellophane (also from Chicago), putting smiles on all the faces of the audience members.
Kyllan Snow literally brought the audience to tears with his performance of his original composition, Goodbye. His lyrics, his voice and his skill at the piano all produced a heartbreakingly sincere performance that will leave its imprint on TJ’s history of genuine talent, for years to come.
It was no surprise when Kyllan, as voted for directly by the audience, was announced the 2008 TJ Idol. The crowd couldn’t help but to stand back in awe and worship how masterfully he stole their hearts and took their breath away at the 2008 TJ Idol competition.
 

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