Here’s our wrap up post from our final day of Tour! We began the day saying goodbye to Busselton with a hearty breakfast and traveling to Treendale Primary School in Australind. A public school serving approximately 500 students, Treendale offers comprehensive general music education program for every child, 90 minutes per week. Ms. Akse, the more »...

We began our day with early morning waffles, saying goodbye to Albany and beginning a lovely drive further down the southern coast. Our first stop was the Valley of the Giants, a picturesque area of southern Australia famous for its red tingle trees, some more than 500 years old. For those who have visited California more »...

We began today at Mount Barker Community College where girls gave warm goodbyes to their homestay families. The area is rich with mountain ranges and sea, the fog just lifted as we arrived to Albany for whale-watching. The girls had an amazing time— they saw many whales, especially humpbacks, and even spotted a two-day old calf more »...

We began our Monday early with a farewell to St. Mary’s homestay families who gave…and gave…and gave to our Singers for an entire week. In watching their goodbyes, it was clear many will remain lifelong friends. Several families remarked how much they loved having girls in their homes and enjoyed their conversations. Some shed tears. As we boarded the more »...

Today the girls had extended time with their Billet Families (aka Homestays)! Some families took girls to the beach for surfing and boogie boarding. Yes, it’s Australian winter, but the weather has been quite mild! We gathered together in the afternoon for a service at Hale School to honor St Bartholomew’s House, a non-profit providing more »...

Today PG and GSG singers collaborated with St. Mary’s and Hale’s schools on their final concert. We spent the morning with St. Mary’s High Fidelity Choir preparing for the performance. We talk a lot in PG about the willingness to open ourselves and take up space and those narratives continued this week with St. Mary’s more »...

We began musically again in St. Mary’s Chapel preparing for a performance for the primary school. When the assembly began, two well-spoken St. Mary’s girls introduced the choir to educate the audience with astute facts about our state dog, the Great Dane, Hershey’s Chocolate, and several “firsts” that occurred in Philadelphia. A few singers learned more »...

We have been told the rain in Perth is either plentiful or absent. In that vein, we woke to rain but it cleared quickly. The morning began with what we feel is the best way to start a day – making music in St. Mary’s Chapel in preparation for our Hale assembly. Midmorning we arrived more »...

We began the day with a formal assembly at St. Mary’s School to open the new term. The girls sang Advance Australia Fair with the students and then took the stage for No Time. After, the cast of Funny Girl entertained the assembly with a scene from the upcoming show. A proud PG moment came when more »...

We spent the day singing and connecting with our new friends at St. Mary’s School. Several senior choir girls joined a morning rehearsal, which was a real treat. Our daylong (and lifelong!) objective is to sing more fully using the whole body. Moving and singing facilitated getting to know new friends, most especially when singers more »...