Visakhians all set with “The Songs We Love”
View(s):In celebration of their alma mater’s 100th anniversary this year, the students of Visakha Vidyalaya present “The Songs We Love”, a choral performance by the school’s Senior and Junior choirs.
On June 2, the Jeramias Dias Hall at Visakha Vidyalaya will resonate with the mellifluous sounds of music – a celebration of songs, paying tribute to their school, and also the musicians, songwriters and singers of the past 100 years.
The songs range from classical, Broadway, film, TV and modern, concluding with a few Sinhala perennial favourites.
The Visakha Choir plays a pivotal role in the life of the school and regularly performs at school functions and competitions. The Senior Choir consists of 37 singers and the Junior Choir of 47 singers. This show is organised by the current students, as their contribution to the centenary celebrations.
The Junior Choir will sing and dance to much-loved favourites from ‘The Sound of Music’, ‘Sesame Street’, ‘Tangled’, ‘Frozen’ while the seniors perform songs from ‘Oliver’, ‘West Side Story’, ‘John Denver’, and many more.
Senior Choir Leaders Kethmi Samarasinghe and Tharani Medawatte say, “It’s been great putting this show together, especially after such a long time, since our last choir show. They (the choristers) are so looking forward to this as most of the songs were selected by the students themselves.”
Leader of the Junior Choir Kusheshi de Zoysa (also the Deputy Leader of the Senior Choir) added, “These few weeks have been hectic … learning lyrics, choreography and balancing studies. The girls are both passionate and very enthusiastic”.
A live band will accompany the choir with most of the musicians being present girls of the school.
Tickets and box plan are now open at the school.