Choirs

CHOIRS CAPTAIN’S REPORT

Pymble was no match against the challenges 2021 posed, and our Choir girls were no exception. They powered through the year showcasing some incredible performances and achievements, and maintained enthusiasm throughout many unforeseen challenges.

Term 1

Term 1 was a bustling term, full of action. From the Pymble Chorale performing What Happens When a Woman Takes Power? by Alexandra Olsavsky at the International Women’s Day Assembly, to our jam-packed Term 1 ensemble concert, ‘Let’s Get Loud’. The School Choir performed two songs, Opening Up from the musical Waitress and Ngarra Burra Ferra, a traditional Indigenous song.

Annika Johnson, Year 11

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the girls had to manage outdoor rehearsals with cars, buses and sport trainings, making it very difficult to hear any music, let alone themselves!

Pymble Chorale and Conducter Mrs Sabina Turner (Director of Co-curricular Performing Arts)

CHOIRS AWARDS

Term 2

Term 2 saw the farewell of our Year 12 choristers, as we dedicated the ensemble concert, ‘Thank You for the Music’, to celebrating their achievements at the College. We finished the night singing the iconic ABBA song Thank You for the Music followed by speeches and cake! The School Choir also performed at the NAIDOC Week celebration, once again performing Ngarra Burra Ferra. The Pymble Chorale entered the City of Sydney Eisteddfod under the Youth Choir for Female Voices category. Although the Eisteddfod could not go ahead in person, all performances were recorded and submitted virtually. After much anticipation, the girls did exceptionally well, placing second overall!

Term 3

Although we could not gather and sing in Term 3, we still had online rehearsals each week, as well as many guest speakers throughout the term. From the wonderfully enthusiastic Francine Bell, incredibly talented Naomi Crellin and insightful Guy Noble, the girls had a wide range of extremely brilliant and supportive artists over the term. The year ended with a virtual audio recording project of the Beatles classic, All You Need is Love. Overall, 2021, despite its challenges, was very successful and I am excited to see the endless possibilities of 2022. Annika Johnson, Captain of Choirs

Silver

Hannah Grogan, Annika Johnson, Clare Macpherson, Tara Narayan

Blue

Lara Albany, Charlotte Allen, Freya Carmody, Isabel Dean, Amelia Fantham, Odessa Girdis, Emily Ji, Georgina Makeham, Piper Markson, Amelie Matthews, Priya Mehra, Pragya Mehta, Zoe Moss, Claire Oslington, Angela Ye

Red

Tiffany Bae, Abigail Ballhausen, Lauren Barnes, Lucy Bell, Louise Bennett, Samantha Beverley, Sarah Boland, Victoria Burton, Isabella Chen, Alison Cook, Phoebe Cooper, Senu Edirisinghe, Esther Essey, Billie Fisher, Grace Fritz, Lux Fritz, Emma Geng, Elizabeth Graves, Genevieve Hartin, Iris Hastings, Louise Kim, Frankie Lobban, Eloise Makeham, Annabel Maple-Brown, Charlise Moodie, Amelie Muir, Zarina Nurlanov, Phoebe Paleologos, Jacqueline Qin, Madeleine Raymond, Sophie Smith, Elizabeth Tang, Isabella Watson, Madeleine Watson, Kelly Wong, Sasha Wong

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