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c Combined choirs at the Guangzhou Experimental Middle School. b Averie Wong ’01, Serena Lam ’98, Nick Kotewall ’01, Neville Kotewall ’99, Karen Kwok ’01, Winnie So ’99, Clayton Chen ’98, Rex Lo ’00, Justin Mak ’98, and Evan Chow ’00 with mothers of Taft students who joined the group for lunch.
Many students called this “the trip of a lifetime.” Between concerts and social gatherings came some unforgettable sightseeing: the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Chinese Opera, and Beijing Acrobatic Show. With some upperclassmen of the group having participated in Collegium’s earlier trip to Australia, this group is becoming truly “world class.” 10
Summer 1998
“We sang at the Guangzhou Experimental Middle School and had the exciting chance to listen to some of the most beautiful singing and instrument playing of all the concerts we attended while on tour.” —Ribby Goodfellow ’00
“The section of the Great Wall we visited twisted up the side of a sizable mountain. Those who reached the top first were extremely excited by the great view—so excited in fact that they broke into a rousing chorus of ‘Oh Sing Joyfully’ by Benjamin Britten, one of Collegium’s most highly acclaimed pieces.” —Danielle Perrin ’99