A talented group of young singers and musicians came together for a good cause last Friday.

The second annual Musicians In Support of Curing Cancer returned to the Auburn Mountainview High School Theatre to raise money for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. The inaugural concert raised more than $2,000 last year.

“This is very important to me,” said Matthew Scheurman, event coordinator, Auburn Mountainview senior and violinist who performed an opening number with guitar-playing Colin Lempert. “All four of my grandparents have had cancer at some point in their lives, and I know a number of people who have been diagnosed with cancer over the last six months or so.

“I really wanted to give back to them in a way that meant a lot to me, with music,” he said. “Music is a big part of my life.”

Scheurman, Lempert, Katie Burkhauser, Colin Lempert, Gloria Park, Namoi Tsai and Abi Alfrey organized the concert. Scheurman hopes the show will go on each year long after he graduates in the spring.

Organizers began auditions last year, producing a show of eight different performing acts, including Scheurman’s electric violin song and a state-alternate sax quartet.

Accompanied by his amplified acoustic guitar, Steven Curtis performed a moving song, “Go Live Your Life,” in tribute of the late Tucker Johnson, a student who died in an August car accident. Curtis grew up with Johnson.

“I wanted to show my music, have a fun night and support a good cause,” Curtis said.

Willie Dixon, an Auburn Mountainview junior, dazzled the crowd with his tenor saxophone.

“I just don’t play, I move and feel the music,” Dixon said. “I just enjoy playing.”