Guelph, Ont. high school set to perform at legendary Carnegie Hall
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A high school choir from Guelph, Ont. is getting the opportunity of a lifetime after being invited to perform at the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York City.
A high school choir from Guelph, Ont. is getting the opportunity of a lifetime after being invited to perform at the legendary Carnegie Hall in New York City.
The Guelph Collegiate and Vocational Institute Chamber Choir was asked to join Kira Omelchenko, conductor of the Wilfrid Laurier University Symphony Orchestra. A pair of choirs from the U.S. will also join them.
"She called me up last year and said, 'Hey, do you want to go to Carnegie Hall? And I was like, 'Did I hear that right?'" said Lane Osborne, GCVI choir director.
Since September, students have been practicing for up to five hours each week outside of school hours.
Many of them weren't aware of what Carnegie Hall was when they first got the invite. But after looking it up online and seeing that artists from Elton John to Jay-Z have performed there, they quickly caught on how big of a deal this is.
"It’s pretty amazing. Like, it's never something that I ever, ever thought I'd be able to do in my lifetime," said Grade 9 student Isla Stutman. "[My parents"] said, 'Do you realize how big this is? People don't perform here unless you're professionals,'" said Grade 11 student Lucy Gouthro.
