Hills Are Alive Vocal Ensemble Concert

The Redfield College Vocal Ensemble and Redfield College Schola performed at the Hills Are Alive Choral Festival last Sunday. Both of these choirs performed a combined 20-minute set in a concert featuring four other adult choirs based in the Hills area. 

The Vocal Ensemble commenced the set with a Simon and Garfunkel classic, Bridge Over Troubled Water. Year 12 student Rishi Ganesh performed solo in a piece that featured moments of acapella choral singing as well as solos. This was followed by the Coldplay favourite, Fix You. Solos were performed by Year 8 students Isaac Busch and Dominic Ng, as well as Year 11 student Michael Rossi. 

The Schola then stepped forward to sing the Crosby, Stills & Nash classic, Find the Cost of Freedom, featuring beautifully blended harmonies throughout. Click here to see the performance of Find the Cost of Freedom. This was followed by the complex arrangement of Run To You by the Pentatonix. 

Finally, the Vocal Ensemble performed Baba Yetu as the last song of the set. This is a Swahili adaptation of The Lord’s Prayer. Again, Rishi Ganesh was the featured soloist in this performance, while Year 12 student Christian Jilwan demonstrated his versatility by accompanying the Vocal Ensemble on the Congas. The two-hour concert ended with a combined choral performance of The Sound of Music. 

Click here to see the performance of The Sound of Music. This experience was of great benefit to our students. The audience and other choirs could not believe the talent, discipline, musicality and professionalism demonstrated by our boys. The students received overwhelming praise and gratitude after their performance, all of which they thoroughly deserved. 

- Frank Romeo, Head of Music