DPHS grad returns home to perform with Singing Cadets
Deer Park High School graduate Travis Stone, top left, has performed for celebrities, presidents and in South Africa as a member of the Texas Aggie Singing Cadets. Last week, he returned home to perform with the group for the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce.
Although his voice was one of many in the ensemble, one face stood out during the Texas Aggies Singing Cadets performance for the Chamber of Commerce last week.
Travis Stone, a 2009 graduate of Deer Park High School is a member of one of Texas A&M’s most popular organizations. The Singing Cadets provided the entertainment at the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet.
Through his participation with the troupe, Stone has performed in South Africa as well as for presidents, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush.
“It’s been one-in-a-lifetime type opportunities,” said Stone, who will graduate in 2013 and is studying human resource management. “We went to South Africa my freshman year.”
Stone participated in Swing Choir while at Deer Park High School and is accustomed in the theatrics and various varieties of songs required by such performance troupes.
“As we tour, we have all ages from 3 to 93, so we like to do a wide variety of pieces. We usually start with some religious type and include Broadway songs, patriotic, popular music and others. We try to do something for everyone. Hopefully at some point in the show, you find a piece that you like,” he said.
At Thursday’s performance, Stone and the Singing Cadets performed a medley from the Broadway hit “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” as well as songs passed down through the history of the troupe. The Cadets also performed a Beatles medley that had the audience singing along with some of their favorite tunes from the Fab Four. The show concluded with a salute to the military and America.
Although this was not his first time performing in front of his hometown crowd, Stone said there is a little more pressure singing in front of his family and friends.
“There’s more pressure there than most concerts, but I still enjoy it. It’s fun for me and hopefully for them as well,” he said.