On Friday the 22nd of January Shiplake’s Chamber Choir and Queen Anne’s Choir departed for Paris. We arrived in Paris around lunchtime, and the first thing we had to do was to rehearse for our concert that afternoon; which was in La Magdalene. After the rehearsal we had an hour to explore Paris for the first time.
Later that afternoon we had our concert where we sang all our pieces with Queen Anne’s, James Gifford and Harry Griffiths both sang solos and the concert went extremely well. After the concert we went to the hotel to check-in. As we were all very tired we had an early night to ‘re-charge’ our batteries for the next day which was to turn out to be an amazing day. Firstly we went on a boat trip on the River Seine, and seeing some of Paris’s famous buildings and construction such as the Eiffel Tower.
After the Boat trip we went to Notre Dam Cathedral to take part in a mass, we sang in front of around 1000 people which was a mind-blowing experience. Also at the end of the mass we processed down the isle which was unexpected. That evening there was a disco at the hotel; there was also a bar at the hotel were the sixth formers and teachers relaxed.
On the Sunday we sang at another mass in St Clotilde which was a stunning church. After the mass we had two hours to shop and walk around in Paris.
Overall the trip was very successful and enjoyable and we are very privileged to have sung in some of Paris’s most prestige’s churches, and all of this wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work from Miss Rapple, Miss Harper, Mrs Bingham and Mr Brown.
Many thanks to all those who went on such a remarkable trip and we look forward to singing with them again in March.
No comments:
Post a Comment