Travel the seas and explore Australia’s history of voyages and shipwrecks from the comfort of your seat during a choir concert in Geelong.
National Boys Choir of Australia will kick off the first leg of it’s Into the West tour from noon on September 21 at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Geelong.
Artistic and administrative director Andrew Bainbridge said 31 boys aged around 10 to 15 years old will make their way down from Melbourne to sing for Geelong audiences.
“The best thing about performing in churches or smaller spaces is that you’ve got a much more intimate connection with the audience,” he said.
“We’d be delighted to see as many people as possible come to the concert because we look forward to the chance to perform in Geelong again.
“There’ll be some known songs and some that are not as we try and do a bit of a mix… and the idea is for it to be fun and entertaining while showing off what our extraordinary bunch of boys can do.”
Bainbridge said the concert would feature music from many genres, including classical, church and Australian.
“Alongside songs of the sea and other audience favourites, our program features Batavia (music theatre piece by Stephen Leek) which is a powerful and extended work that tells this gripping story in music and drama,” he said.
“It’s (Batavia) one of the first recorded interactions between Europeans and the Australian continent, so we’re singing some of that too.
“Although the Batavia tragedy took place on the opposite side of the country, its story echoes the perilous history of Australia’s southern shores.”
Entry into the Geelong event is by donations at the door, and people can visit nationalboyschoir.com.au for more information and the full concert schedule.
