Choir

The Ouruhia School Choir is open to all children who love singing. The choir practises once a week before school (8:15 a.m.) on Fridays in the library from the start of Term 2 until early Term 4. We practise songs for the [|Christchurch Schools Music Festival] which will be held this year in the Horncastle Arena from Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th October. As well as massed choirs comprising of up to 20 schools and 500 children, there are representative Junior (Yr 5&6) and Senior (Yr 7&8) Choirs, Orchestra and Concert Band in the Festival.

Although Ouruhia choir members of all ages learn these songs, only the Years 5-8 children can perform these at the Festival.

Here are the massed choir songs for this year's theme: “**Fun and Games**” … **Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines** by Ron Goodwin (from the film by the same name) **Under Southern Skies** by Damien Halloran and Maria Millward (sung by Nikki Webster in the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games) **Happy** by Pharrell Williams (from the film Despicable Me 2) **I’d Like to Fly** by David Waggoner **Mihi Mai Ra** Maori lyrics by Tuini Ngawai or Ngoi Ngawai to the tune of Walk Right Back as performed by the Everly Brothers with music by Sonny Curtis; **Anthem** by Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Tim Rice (from the musical, Chess) **Eye of The Tiger** by Frankie Sullivan, and Jim Peterik (sung by the band, Survivor) **Conquest of Paradise** by Vangelis (from the movie 1412: Conquest of Paradise directed by Ridley Scott, and also the Crusaders theme song!) Note: Copyright has not yet been obtained; this song may be withdrawn and another substituted. **Funiculi, Funicula** music by Luigi Denza, words by Peppino Turco **We Are the Champions** by Freddie Mercury
 * National Anthem **

You can listen to the songs and practise singing them by clicking [|here].

To find out more about this year's Music Festival, visit []

One of our favourite "Crazy Songs": **The Duck Song**

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Another favourite song, "**Popular"**, from the hit musical "Wicked" media type="youtube" key="R4rpG-dipYA" width="560" height="315"

...and **"Defying Gravity"** from the same musical.

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