Choirs

Term 1 of 2020 began with great enthusiasm for the year of singing ahead and as plans rapidly changed and were re-adjusted multiple times, the Pymble Music staff did everything they could to keep us singing.

During the lockdown period of Term 2, Virtual Choir rehearsals were the highlight of the week for many students; allowing us all to continue our love of music, even in our isolation.

The Music teachers put an enormous amount of effort into engaging with a choir that they could not see or hear. With inconsistent rehearsal opportunities as we returned to learning on campus and the many limitations placed upon singing in a community, Pymble Choirs did their best to bring the joy of singing back with the Junior School’s signed performance of The Climb and socially distanced choir rehearsals for the Senior girls.

Clare Macpherson, Year 11 Clare Macpherson, Year 11

Despite its many difficulties, 2020 offered Pymble Choirs a wonderful performance opportunity right across the school. In celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Pymble Music’s Ode to Joy featured the voices of the Pymble Chorale, School Choir, Junior School Choir and Chamber Choir, with individual submissions from Year 3 through to alumni, parents and friends of the Pymble community. This virtual performance allowed us to bring the voices of Pymble together on a scale that would not have otherwise been possible. Amidst a time of great uncertainty for music, and isolation in virtual rehearsals, Ode to Joy successfully brought joy in both its rehearsal and performance and was a celebration of music and the wider choir community at Pymble. Pymble Choirs look forward to the many opportunities that 2021 will hold and reuniting our love of singing on a scale that is uniquely Pymble.

Clare Macpherson, Captain of Choirs

Sarah Foster, Clare Macpherson, Caitlyn Minney, Yvonne Smith

Lara Albany, Freya Carmody, Isabel Dean, Hannah Grogan, Emily Ji, Annika Johnson, Piper Markson, Priya Mehra, Pragya Mehta, Madeleine Morris, Tara Narayan, Claire Oslington, Phoenix Surridge, Stephanie Volos

Charlotte Allen, Tiffany Bae, Abigail Ballhausen, Lauren Barnes, Lucy Bell, Louise Bennett, Samantha Beverley, Holly Boswell, Amelie Clarke, Senu Edirisinghe, Amelia Fantham, Grace Fritz, Lux Fritz, Odessa Girdis, Rosie Kenny, Eloise Kinchington, Georgina Makeham, Amelie Matthews, Annabel Maple-Brown, Charlise Moodie, Zoe Moss, Amelie Muir, Sabrina Nogueira, Madeleine Raymond, Lucy Robertson, Charlotte Rosewarne, Isabel Ryan, Kelly Wong, Sasha Wong

Emily Ji, Clare Macpherson, Priya Mehra, Pragya Mehta, Tara Narayan