Six West Sydney teenagers taking music lessons from One Voice Singing School in Castle Hill, NSW are joining a month-long talent camp in Los Angeles, California in the U.S. in December this year. They will be accompanied by their parents.
Aged 12 to 18, the teen talents will be with 22 others from Australia to join the Gleeclub Straightedge program of the Australian Institute of Performing Arts or AIPA. According to a brochure the U.S. tour is “designed to build self-confidence and show students what they can achieve.”
The teenagers are Clarissa Bock, Olivia Bosworth, Joy Laquian, Alysse Perez and Angelo Marasigan
The group will leave Sydney on 1st December and return to Australia on the 19th December.
The month of December was chosen as it is the end of the year and most performing arts schools have had their year concert.
Mr Jojo Laquian said they have timed his wife and his annual leave from work around the tour schedule to accompany daughter Joy and visit some family relations in the U.S. West Coast whilst on the trip.
The teenagers have from two years to five years singing lessons with one Voice Singing School and have joined the school’s various group performances in Sydney.
The trip to the U.S. would be the first singing mission outside of Australia for the six youths.
According to AIPA Cleeclub Straighedge , the group bound for the U.S. will perform a mini musical.
“Each cast will have a dialogue, there are no stars. The show is about a dance crew and vocalists who
Clash but work together to fight the local council and get the recognition and resources they need.”
According to AIPA it has put this programme together to ensure that the course is rewarding
experience for the Australian performers and can help students grow and further their love of
performing arts.
Students will participate in class programmes designed specifically for the group.
Students will have a wide range of master classes in singing, dance and acting said AIPA.