Drummers dominate ‘Tiger Talent Show’

Andy Dygert
News Editor
Feb. 26, 2004, Page 7

Four out of five contestants inorporated soul-style singing, but a faster beat stole the show during the Student Activities Council (S.A.C.) “Tiger Talent Show” hosted by members of Honorable Mention Saturday night.
Junior Scott Morris and freshman Allen Gilbert’s drum duet took first place, with a combination of playful antics and jaunty sounds that came to an energetic, rolling finish. The two performers played to their audience and kept up the tempo, moving from drum to drum and rattling out challenging beats to each other. Whistles, rattles, drumsticks and bongo drums were used to heighten the din as the creative duo tore around the stage and between drum sets in mock combat.
“The drummers were really entertaining,” senior Shannon A. Sullivan said. “They put on a good show.”
The soul music singers were led by second-place winner, freshman Nalefia Anderson. She sang her own rendition of “Beautiful Surprise” by India.Arie. Her performance lit up the audience of approximately 90. Freshman Ebony Lawrence earned third place, singing Kirk Franklin’s “Love.” Honorable mentions went to a strong piece sung by freshman Caitlin Mohnike and to freshman Simon Mitchell’s performance of “You Got it Bad” by Usher.
Honorable Mention, comprised of three former and two current Doane students, was created for last year’s S.A.C. talent show and took their name from the award they received.
“We always like playing at Doane, but the audience could have been more thoughtful,” joked Chris Slane, the band’s bass guitar player. “It was our one year anniversary as a group, but nobody brought us any presents.”
They played twelve songs before the show, with the audience continually calling for them to play “Incomplete.” The first few notes of the song near the end of the group’s performance brought whoops and cheers.