FLORENCE, S.C. – Cut Time, Francis Marion University’s show choir, participated in “Music Festival’s 2003 Bahamas Cruise,” April 3-6. The group sailed on Royal Caribbean’s Sovereign of the Seas, departing from Fort Canaveral, Fla.

Cut Time, made up of 11 students, performed three selections for adjudicators and received an overall “Superior” rating. Group members Joey Webster of Dillon and Chrissy Weatherford of Pamplico were named “Outstanding Soloists.”

The trip was made possible through a grant from the Florence Regional Arts Alliance.

 Cut Time is under the direction of Sue Orr, an FMU professor of music and director of the choral program. Mikey Tabakian of Florence is the group’s choreographer.

Members of Cut Time, by hometown, are: