Christopher Newport University’s a cappella groups hold one of the highly anticipated events of the year: Glow in the Darcappella. Glow is one of the many unifying events held on campus each year. Held in the beautiful Ferguson Center for the Arts main concert hall, a cappella groups: Take Note, Expansion, Trebled Youth, Extreme Measures, University Sounds and Newport Pearls hit the stage for a black-light performance.
Once in the concert hall, lights go down and black lights turn on. For the past few years, Hypnotic Control, Christopher Newport’s hip hop dance club, takes center stage. Dressed in all black and accents of neon, their performance makes for a perfect opener to an evening of showcasing Christopher Newport’s most talented students.
As a professional singer (in the shower), every year I am blown away with the talent of my peers. A few of my best friends are in a cappella groups and commit hours every week to arranging, practicing and performing their rendition of songs.
It is incredible the amount of work that goes into arranging one song! One of the best moments as a friend is getting to see how hard they work and then to see them thrive on stage. I get to support my friends in doing something that they love and we, as the audience, get to experience an incredible full-blown concert. I love being able to support all their hard work during the semester and being able to show case that to our peers and the public.
This event is so creative in its performances and in how it encourages all of the Christopher Newport community to attend. It shows just how supportive the faculty and staff are when I was able to see professor after professor coming just to support students. There is something intrinsically special that a professor would give up their night to support a student they may only know for minimum 16 weeks.
Yet again, I find myself so thankful to go to a university that encourages community outside of the classroom as well as faculty and staff who genuinely care not only about us academically, but care enough to see us thrive elsewhere.
