Singing Abroad

By Samuel Jung

A couple of weeks ago, members of the Dalat Choir went to the International School Bangkok to have an annual Choir festival.

The Choir festival was called the Bangkok International Choir Festival hosted by the International School Bangkok, and before this huge meeting the students in Dalat worked every morning during A-block to prepare for this event. Ms. Vossler led the choir every morning and her hard work truly helped the students not only sing better individually, but as a whole group as well. As for the event, it was led by Carrie Tenant, who is the choir director and founder of the Vancouver Youth Choir. 

Many schools from all over Southeast Asia came together to create a big choir and perform in front of parents and on a livestream. In just 1 and a half days she was able to lead the choir to perform in front of countless people. 

According to Drew Worten (12), “It was very interesting getting to learn from a professional choir director. She made practices and singing fun with all her random warm ups.” 

Although, learning from Carrie Tenant was a huge honor and great opportunity, there were many other aspects of this trip that were also incredibly enjoyable and fun.

The bonding experience was also a very big part of this trip that made it incredibly memorable. Students from grade 9-12 at Dalat traveled and stayed together for 4 days. In those 4 days they spent time together by playing games, going to the mall, eating together, and most importantly singing together as well. 

According to Amos Koay (12), “I was able to bond with the underclassman and just have a good time in such a short amount of time.” 

In short, the Bangkok trip was truly an amazing experience for the students that went, and has created memories for the students that they will cherish forever.