On Thursday, March 6, 2025, ABIS and MHS hosted a Pops Concert in the High School Auditorium. The ABIS Chorale, ABIS Chorus, Concert Choir, Chorus, ABIS band, MHS band, and the rock band performed. The Pops Concert is a performance put on by ABIS and the Manville High School to fundraise for their music departments. 

Opening the concert, the ABIS Chorale sang Sing Sing Sing by Benny Goodman. Following shortly after, the ABIS Chorus sang For the First Time from The Little Mermaid. After the ABIS performances, the MHS performances began. The Concert Choir presented Fix You by Coldplay, then the MHS Chorus sang Think by Aretha Franklin and Viva La Vida by Coldplay. Ms. Lucchesse is the Choir Director of both the ABIS and the MHS Choirs.  

Up next, the ABIS Band executed The Avengers and Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones. The director of the ABIS band is Mr. Bonsignore. After the performance concluded, the MHS Band, ran by Mr. Espineira, conducted the soundtrack highlights from Avengers: Endgame, musical selections from Disney/Pixar’s Up, and music from Disney’s Aladdin. 

Concluding the concert, the rock band, featuring Antimo Bucciero on vocals, Stephon Guzmon on the drums, Evan Bias on the guitar, and Aidan Herrera on the bass, performed. Their songs of choice were Can’t Stop by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and My Hero by the Foo Fighters. 

The Pops Concert was a very beautiful performance by ABIS and the Manville High School, and everyone’s hard work was appreciated and applauded by the audience!