The girls were so priveleged to be able to share in a workshop and the expertise of world acclaimed Francisco Nunez at the Church of St Paul the Apostle. They gained so many valuable tips and knowledge from Francisco and I'm sure will take it all on board to enhance their reportoire for the World Choir Games and bring it to a whole new level. We were so appreciative that he could share this time with the girls. They were certainly spellbound with his energy and e...

The girls experienced the most incredible singing, spirituality and energy of gospel singing today at the Thesselonian Church in the Bronx. Such an amazing opportunity and something they will remember for many years to come. The song "When The Saints Come Marching In" will arouse such special memories forever more. As if that wasn't enough, many of us were also fortunate enough to be spoilt with more amazing singing at the award winning musical "Once". Fantastic...

BLOG BY KATE AND MARINA Our plane finally arrived in New York on Tuesday night, despite our near- 30 hour journey, we couldn't possibly think about sleeping. We had a long bus ride into the city. We were amazed by the spectacular city life with busy streets and bright lights. Our first day we left the hotel at 1pm and met with our tour guide Robert (who loves the way we all say his name with our Aussie accent). He took us for a short tour of th...

The girls exhausted themselves shopping in Sarah Jessica Parker country shopping in Soho and in style many returned with bags filled with shoes of all colours, heights and varieties. After a day of spending and walking there was nothing like a great italian pasta and salad to restore the energy levels. Chianti (for the parents) and smiles all round.

Today the girls got to get a quick taste of some of New York's fasmous sites such as Central Park, Time's Square, Rockafeller Centre, a squirrel or two and of course a moment of shopping on 5th Ave. Not for too long though so don't worry, they all seem to have some money left for the rest of the trip. It was a wapping 100 degrees today (fahrenheit of course) and tomorrow it is predicted to have a heat wave with record temps. Most of us are enjoy the warm weathe...