Members of Garnet Singers outside of the American School in London (photo by Hsiao-Han) [A large group of singers standing in front of a wall with an inscription reading “The American School in London”]
Lilly ’28 describes Garnet Singers’ visit to the American School in London below:
Monday, May 18th, was the day that Garnet Singers went to the American School in London for a workshop and performance. I think it is important for me to note that previous to this trip, I did not know that London had an American school. The American School in London is located in St. John’s Wood, London. I must say, it was rather jarring to hear so many American accents in England. Some of the teachers who worked at the school were American, and therefore had American accents. In turn, some of the students either adopted the American accent or were themselves American. There was one young girl with whom I spoke who had a noticeable American accent – when I asked where she was from, she said, “People ask me all the time, ‘Are you American?’ But, no, I’m from just down the street!” I was (noticeably) shocked. The girl then explained that since she’s attended ASL her entire school career, she adopted the American accent. I thought that was pretty cool!
Garnet Singers performed for and listened to several choir classes at ASL, answered questions about Swarthmore and the college experience in general, and even sang together with ASL students (photos by Hsiao-Han) [Two photos: one including members of Garnet Singers seated on the floor of a stage to answer questions from ASL students, the other with Garnet Singers standing in two rows in the middle of a performance]
Between our three showcases and lunch, Garnet Singers had a little break. During this time, the group headed over to Abbey Road, the street the Beatles famously crossed and featured on one of their album covers. I got to walk where the Beatles were! Here is a photo from this memorable experience:
Garnet Singers at Abbey Road (photo by Lilly) [Members of Garnet Singers walking through a crosswalk at Abbey Road, famous as the location of the cover photo from the Beatles album of the same name]
Avoiding traffic at Abbey Road! (photo by Hsiao-Han) [Another photo of students posing at the Abbey Road crosswalk]
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