School Choir

Festival of Music Success!

On Saturday 14th September, 20 of our students performed on stage at the Adelaide Festival Theatre as part of the Public Primary Schools Festival of Music.

LNPS was also represented by ‘Small Stuff’ soloist, Zoe T, and Rhythmic Rumblers, Steele M, Hudson S, Isaac M and Avielle W, who did a spectacular job drumming in ‘Beautiful Creatures’.

Steele: It was really fun and I really liked the fact that we got to perform in front of special people like the Governor General. It was also very cool being backstage and seeing how it all works behind the scenes.

Isaac: I had a really good time and we got to rotate the positions that we were in every concert, so we got a turn in the auditorium, on stage and in the boxes. Also, it was cool how we got to see backstage and the dressing rooms that have been used by lots of famous actors.

Avielle: The past four months participating in the Rhythmic Rumblers have been really fun. I loved seeing all the areas of the Festival Theatre, but my favourite part was being on stage in front of the crowd. On the journey we met lots of interesting people and during the last concert we were told that the Governor General would be watching. If I had the chance to do it again, I would. 

The Primary Schools Festival of Music is an iconic South Australian tradition, we engage our students in artistic excellence, cultural diversity and social inclusion through performance in Music and the Arts.

The Festival of Music concerts feature Year 5 and 6 students singing together in a massed choir of just over 300 students.

This year we commissioned Robyn Habel and Adam Page to compose a set of four songs entitled “State of the Arts”. The audience participation was fun and something very different.

During the concerts there were several Guest Artists from public primary and secondary schools, other choir items that presented different musical genres, and two pieces that specifically showcased the talents of the orchestra.

This year's Festival of Music included the ABBA song ‘Waterloo’, to mark 50 years since ABBA had won Eurovision with that song.

It was a spectacular event that our students enjoyed being a part of. We are so very proud of them for all their efforts learning repertoire, attending rehearsals and performing in assemblies over the last three terms, and it was a joy to see them on stage in such a professional show. Well done to our LNPS Choir! 

Emma Chesterman – Choir Teacher