THE Wesley College Chorale put on some very public performances before jetting off to Sydney.
Members of the chorale gathered on Angelo Street for a surprise flash mob singing session on Tuesday, before heading to the South Perth Senior Citizens Centre for another performance.
The performances were a part of the preparation for the Australian International Music Festival, which the group heads to Sydney on Sunday.
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READ NOWThe chorale will perform at a number of locations, including the Sydney Opera House.
Wesley College music teacher and chorale director Vivien Ling said the performances around South Perth came after three hours of rehearsals.
“I was not trying to put too much extra pressure on the students, we usually practice once per week
“There are 37 kids going over for the event, which is not all of the chorale, we have about 50 members, and this was the first time the group had rehearsed as the exact choir going over.
“The flash mob was my crazy idea, I had looked at some YouTube videos and wanted to do it.
“The students were enthusiastic about it because it was a bit different from a regular performance.”
Mrs Ling said it was the first time the chorale had taken part in a performance tour in a while with the last one taking place about five years ago.
“I’ve been told there are going to be more than 1000 performers at the event, so it’s going to be humungous,” she said.
“I wanted to give the kids an opportunity to perform in something bigger than themselves.
“We’ll be performing with members of the school’s Chamber Strings, who are all also Chorale members.
“I want them to be inspired and feel the joy of making music together.”
Mrs Ling said at one their performances the choral would be adjudicated, which help them improve.
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