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| Front Row: Ethan Versace, Emily FitzGerald. Middle L-R: Joshua FitzGerald, Carley Kunde, Jessica Versace, Layla Kunde, Katie FitzGerald, Ticky and Nedi Granzien Back: Aydan Forsyth. |
If you
can't take the people to the Concert then you take the Concert to the
people....or, in this case, a special
part of the Annual Christmas Concert to some very special people.
And so it
was that ten little "Semitones", with their musical mentor, Alexis FitzGerald, accompanist, Margaret Philp and a bunch of
proud Mums and Dads, traveled to Toogoolawah on the afternoon of 20th November
to perform for some of the residents of Alkira Retirement Home some of the
evergreen excerpts from "Oliver" .
They were given a warm reception as the Children, with some goose-bump
singing of their songs, solos and duets, went through their paces in
preparation for their opening performance at this year's Esk Community Choir 22nd Annual Christmas Variety Concert. Music all Theatre lovers were excited and
delighted by the children's performances and some fond old memories revived . It's easy to be carried away by the energy
and enthusiasm of these talented little Choristers and those at Alkira who were
privileged to be present for the "Semitones" presentation were no exception. The children's voices in song were equally matched by the obvious enjoyment of
their audience.
For almost
35 years, the Esk Community Choir has been injecting a culture of music in its
many forms to the Somerset Region and beyond and it is these little Choristers
of a new generation, some of whom have now been singing together for four
years, who hold the key to this culture's continuity.
by Susan Walker
