It’s the thrill of a young lifetime for members of the Cawthra Park Secondary School Choir in Mississauga as they perform with the Rolling Stones tonight (Saturday, May 25, 2013). at Air Canada Centre. They will be back for another appearance with the venerable rock band on June 6, 2013. Their role will be to set the soaring tone of the Stone’s favorite You Can’t Always Get What You Want. For a certain generation the music is the more memorable because it was the theme of The Big Chill — a 1983 movie about a re-union of boomers at the funeral of one of their gang. Cathraw Park Choir is made up of Grade 11 and 12 year olds who won’t remember that but are very excited by their opportunity. The Stones make it a practice to find accomplished young choirs to back them up during the performance of this song in most cities where they appear. Cawthra music director Bob Anderson said the kids reacted with “lots of loud screaming” when they were told of their assignment. See/hear them rehearse
