Grandview students tour, perform in Ireland

Sites, competition and fun

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ey marched down cobblestone streets, sang and played instruments in stained-glass cathedrals and recited Shakespeare on the grounds of a historical castle. Students from Grandview High School Performing Arts performed at historical sites as they traveled across Ireland.

Around 200 students and sta landed in Dublin, sorted out luggage and instruments and loaded onto buses to head to their rst destination in mid-March.

On the way to the city of Cork, students and sta were welcomed to the Rock of Cashel with a bright rainbow overlooking the green pasture.

Cork, Ireland

As the rst bus made it to Cork, the seniors changed into nice clothing and went to city hall to meet the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork and city dignitaries. e remaining students and sta were taken through a quick tour of the city where they walked through the famous English Market.

After two days, the group was set to perform on St. Patrick’s Day.

At the Roman Catholic Church St. Mary and St. Anne, three Grandview choirs brought 81 voices together to perform powerful pieces, one being “ e Gift Be Simple/Shenandoah”

by David Zimmerman.

While the choir was nishing their performance, the marching band