Congratulations to the Choir, directed by Ms Caroline Dickason, who represented our College at the Lilydale Anzac Day dawn service on Tuesday 25 April. Thank you to parents and families for ensuring our singers arrived in time for the 5.15am sound-check on the day.
It was a privilege for the Choir to be involved in this community event again. The students were invited to sing Rudyard Kipling's poem The Recessional from which the phrase 'Lest We Forget' originated.
Great War Association member Yulia Panteleeva, dressed in period costume, told the story of nurse Vivian Bullwinkel at the service before joining our choir. She sang the Maori verse of the New Zealand national anthem, along with the English verse with our choir, before they jointly sang the Australian national anthem.
The Choir rehearses on Wednesday and Thursday at lunchtime in Term 2, in preparation for some upcoming big events including The Long Walk — a charity run by Michael Long to support Indigenous education programs across the country.
If your child loves to sing and they are interested in joining the Choir, they should contact Mrs Dickason via email to cdickason@mlmc.vic.edu.au
Great War Association member Yulia Panteleeva told the story of nurse Vivian Bullwinkel before joining our choir for the singing of the New Zealand and Australian national anthems.
The Choir performs the two national anthems.
