By Jeremy Lister
Last week was drama and music week at the Border District Eisteddfod which was held at the Civic Centre in Stanthorpe. I had a very busy week because I was entered in lots of different categories. On Monday I had my individual poetry recital and I performed Clancy of the Overflow by A.B. Patterson. I didn’t win any prizes but mum said I did a really good job. I was also involved in group performances for choir and we did very well.
On Wednesday I had my performances on the cello. I won 1st prize in one section for playing Joy to the world and also performed the German folk dance in another section. There are lots of kids learning string instruments from Stanthorpe and everyone did really well. On Friday I performed the piano and played the Fisherman which is one of the songs I’ll be playing in my ameb exam later this year. There were lots of kids entered in the piano section including students from Warwick and quite a few from Tenterfield. I received a highly commended award for piano. When I went to my piano lesson on Sunday Monday with Mrs Chapman she told me that I had also won the Delith Johnson memorial award and that was a big surprise. I was really nervous about playing in the Eistedfodd but I’m glad I went through with it as it was a good experience and now I really want to practice and do even better next year.
