ENCORE! Cast Choir & Orchestra keeps Classic EPCOT Themes Alive!

[joanna71985]

On August 8th, I was priviledged enough to attend this year's ENCORE! concert at EPCOT's World Showplace. For those of you who don't know what ENCORE! is, it is a choir and orchestra ensemble made up entirely of Walt Disney World Cast Mambers and their families that was formed in 2002 by a small group of Disney Cast Members with a love of music and a desire to give back to the community. Since then, they have performed concerts with such musical stylings as Broadway, Americana, Gospel, Rock Anthems, Movies Themes, and Pop Favorites and have grown to a volunteer ensemble of nearly 500 members, with the proceeds of each years concert going to a local Florida charity.

This year's concert was "Dream our Dreams: A Musical Tribute to the Legacy of Disney" and was an musical journey through the realms of Love, Fantasy, Darkness, Adventure, Family and Discovery; accompanied by lesser known and sometimes forgotten music from the Disney vaults. One of the highlights was the Discovery section being a tribute to EPCOT attractions of the past! It was great to see that there are still Cast Members that recognize and appreciate Walt Disney World's heritage, and as luck would have it, I found this video while perusing Youtube! I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbudFN3018c

Some days you eat the mouse.
Some days the mouse eats you.
But never give into the mouse without a fight!​

KUNGALOOSH!​

That's my video!

I was fortunate to be able to see Encore myself. I went to all 3 of the evening shows. It was absolutely amazing.

 

[Rob562]

It looks to have been a great show from the videos I've seen online.

My only one (very minor) musical comment/suggestion would have been for the final chorus of "One Little Spark" they should have included the counterpoint (the verse) that's sung by the Dreamfinder while Figment sang the chorus. Would've sounded incredible with the full chorus...

-Rob

 

[JiminyC]

My daughter sings in the chorus so I got to see the show live and yes, it really was amazing. Kudos to everyone involved!

Wish they had a video online of the Pirates of the Caribbean dance number - the choreographed swordfighting was awesome with the music. I'll definitely be buying the DVD when it comes out.

Does anyone know how much money they raised for Make A Wish?

 

[joanna71985]

My daughter sings in the chorus so I got to see the show live and yes, it really was amazing. Kudos to everyone involved!

Wish they had a video online of the Pirates of the Caribbean dance number - the choreographed swordfighting was awesome with the music. I'll definitely be buying the DVD when it comes out.

Does anyone know how much money they raised for Make A Wish?

I have a personal video of the Pirates of the Caribbean number. I should have it up soon (I'm just trying to decide which of the 2 versions I want to upload).

I don't believe the number has been released