Story: Marysia Horner (parent)
On Friday 9th March 58 children from the Byron Wood choir were invited to participate in the Music for Youth Regional Festival to perform in front of an audience and two adjudicators.
The children ranged from Year 3 through to Year 6 and were led by Performing Arts Teachers Mrs Stroud and Ms Smith to a captivated audience. After hearing Kye Kye Kule the comments from the adjudicators were
“You look so good! Terrific, such a confident opening.”
This was followed by a rousing rendition of Allah Hoo, prompting the feedback
“This choir is so well focused on its conductors and you are SO > together!”
The finale was the impeccably performed Ain't Gonna Let Nobody. The adjudicators' reaction:
“Love the dance – super rhythmic energy, this is so good to end your performance – totally committed!”
The choir and its amazingly talented teachers brought passion to the performance. Not only did they exceed expectations and perform at another level, they glowed from the inside with smiles to match as they sang.
“A great choir with enormous potential”
was the final comment from the adjudicators and everybody was in agreement.
As an audience member I for one felt moved and honoured to witness such enthusiasm and pride from the children. It doesn’t matter where you come from – it's how you perform with the world watching! The world better watch out because these children could go far!