Geelong’s newest singing group made a splash last weekend with a pop-up flash mob performance at Highton Village on Saturday morning.
Geelong Choir, a community choir that began meeting in Newtown in May this year, held its first performance at the popular shopping location, singing three songs in a 15-minute set and drawing dozens of listeners.
Singing teacher Melanie de Sousa, who founded the choir with fellow vocal coach Laura Chadwick, said everyone involved “really had a ball”.
“We were really rapt with the whole day,” she said.
“We just appeared, flash mob style, where one person starts singing, then three people join in, then a few more. By the time we got to the chorus of the first song… you could see people wondering what on earth was going on.
“But as we went through the three songs, the crowd increased… people were standing outside shops on either side of the road and the crowd in the centre section was full all the way across.”
Ms de Sousa said she was “absolutely delighted” to have realised a long-time goal.
“Laura and I discovered we had a similar dream… and we decided to put our skills together and create a space where people felt very much a sense of community,” she said.
“It’s also very much focused on the singing side of things, learning (new skills) and growth… developing (people’s) voice, their confidence and giving them a sense of achievement.”
Visit geelongchoir.com.au for more information on joining Geelong Choir.
