The West Coast Song Fest (formerly known as the West Coast Warblers),began in 2000 with 6 schools and 450 students singing. It was the inspiration of a very talented music teacher, Mrs Judy Vorster.
The festival was established to provide a performance opportunity for developing primary school choirs. The intention was that the choirs would perform in a non-competitive environment, encouraging participation rather than competition and allowing the students to build good relationships with other schools and members of the community.
This year repertoire orchestrator, Donna Marwick-O’Brien and her collegues, will gather together some 1800 children for the performance which takes place at the Joondalup Arena for a one hour concert.
The amazing thing about the event is that the children only have a one hour rehearsal as a group directly before the event having practiced their role in the 2 or 3 part harmonies in their own schools beforehand.
That is what we call a fine community effortWhere is it? Joondalup Arena, Joondalup, Western Australia
What Makes your Festival Unique? We have 1800 children performing this year and for the past 10 years have averaged 1400.
Who is Appearing? The children themselves plus talented young artist/singer/songwriter, Matt Larsen.
When is it? November 11, 2010
How much are the tickets? Gold coin donation to go towards running costs.
Festival Website? Not yet.
Contact person: Donna Marwick-O’Brien
Telephone: 0408 911646
Telephone: 0408 911646
What a fantastic event - I really loved it! Congratulations to all those who were part of the organising group.
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