Chorus Convention :: Day One

I flew to Sydney last night with two other Vocal Vibes members, Lara and Vicki and then hopped in a taxi to the hotel, arriving at 10:30pm.  Pretty tired, but very excited about what was to come.

Firstly, we had our scheduled chorus rehearsal for an hour or so and then the 2014 Sweet Adelines Convention began with the opening, where we all gathered in the "Harmony Bazaar" and then were led into the convention hall by a fun little four-piece marching band, which just set the mood for the rest of the weekend.

Then there was the Opening Ceremony, where the banners for each chorus from across Australia were paraded onto the stage and at the end we all stood and sang "We are Australian" ...

 

 After that, we were given free time for the rest of the day until the evening when we all went out to dinner and had a fun time, returning to the apartment early-ish so we could do our nails and get to bed early, ready for the big day tomorrow.  The girls in my apartment - Bharati, Elizabeth & Stephanie - weren't confident to do their own nails, so I ended up painting everone's.