For the second year running, the MLMC Choir was a headline act at The Long Walk Rally which this year was held at the gorgeous Alexandra Gardens adjacent the Yarra River on Saturday 20 May.
Watched by family, friends and the many staff who ventured into the heart of Melbourne, our students gave a faultless display of singing of a set that featured Innanay and Ngarra Burra Ferra (both Yorta Yorta songs) and Paul Kelly’s immortal From Little Things, Big Things Grow — a song which outlines the struggles of Vincent Lingiari and the Gurindji Strike at Wave Hill Station.
To hear our students singing in the beautiful Yorta Yorta language was an absolute delight to witness. The Paul Kelly song was chosen because it focuses on the struggles of our First Nations brothers and sisters for land rights and reconciliation. The adoring masses that made up the audience were incredibly receptive to the set our students sang.
It would be remiss not to recognise our Choir Leader, Ms Caroline Dickason, who had the students well prepared and was an extremely positive, supportive and calming influence.
The Choir is always seeking new members so if your child is keen to join in, please encourage them to make themselves known to Ms Dickason or Performing Arts Faculty Learning Leader Ms Wendy Anderson. In the spirit of Catherine McAuley, all are welcome.
