Last week Dio scored a hat-trick, with the junior choirs coming out on top at Kids Sing. Both Chapel Choir and Virtuoso Voce were awarded Gold, thus completing the triple Gold win this year across all the choral competitions.
Chapel Choir, under the direction of Ms Mehernaz Pardiwalla, has a long history of gaining Gold and this year they were also awarded the prestigious Adjudicators Award.
Our newly formed, 80-strong Virtuoso Voce choir from Year 7 and Year 8, has gone from strength to strength with their new director, Ms Andrea Creighton. She created quite a stir as the new kid on the block in the choral scene and the choir came away with a staggering 92%, one of the highest marks across the entire competition.
All the Dio choristers, at both Big Sing and Kids Sing, sang magnificently this year, presented as very disciplined and highly trained ensembles, were a real credit to the school.
The choral program continues to go from strength to strength, with a fantastic line-up of talented and extremely experienced directors on board next year.
Internationally renowned choral clinician and adjudicator, Mr Jono Palmer will head the program. We welcome back into the fold our fabulous Mrs Shona McIntyre-Bull to direct Bella Cantoris, international opera star. Ms Andrea Creighton will head the Year 7 and Year 8 program and the wonderful Ms Mehernaz Pardiwalla will oversee the Junior choirs.
A winning combination – go Dio!
