There are only a couple more sleeps to go before a group of excited juniors take to the stage to showcase all things Australian in a show that will have a smattering of props, a smidgeon of poetry, a little acting and a whole lot of singing.
Backed by adult choirs, the Granite Belt Choir and Contempo, the Granite Belt Junior Choir will present And Now, the News – Songs of Our Land in a one-show wonder this Sunday, 22 October.
The show, directed by Morwenna Harslett, will be staged at the Stanthorpe Civic Centre at 2pm and will feature a host of songs that will set the scene for an Australia-themed story.
The pieces have been chosen to take the audience on a potted history of the land, from Aboriginal lullabies to convict songs; from droving stories to sad memories of soldiers who never returned from war.
The kids (and the adults too) are hoping to play to a full house so people are encouraged to come and spend a couple of hours of their Sunday afternoon being entertained.
Tickets are available from Humanitix through the Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery website’s events page or at the door. The cost is $25 per person ($20 for SRAG members), while children 15 years and under can attend for free.
The show is dedicated to the memory of long-time Stanthorpe music teacher Joan Smith who was the originator of Music in the Gallery, which over the years has made the Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery space a hub for performing arts from the local region and further afield, perfectly complementing its vibrant displays of visual arts.
