The 27^th Balaklava Eisteddfod was held this year on the 4^th and 5^th of August and it was back to a full program! 

We last participated in the corral section in the non-competitive vocal workshop back in 2019. This year we decided to throw our hat in the ring for the competitive Senior Choral section. For all but one of the choristers in the Balaklava High School Choir this was their first Balaklava Eisteddfod. For our entry, we sang ‘Friend Like Me’ and the centenary celebration commissioned work ‘We See It All’. It was very exciting when adjudicator Jonathon Bligh announced that we had placed third with only a few points between first, second and third. 

Balaklava High School Vocal Ensemble also competed in a highly competitive senior vocal ensemble but, despite a strong performance, we didn’t place. It is safe to say that our students were bitten by the Eisteddfod bug and are already thinking about next year. 

I am very proud of all of the students involved! A huge thank you to the Balaklava Eisteddfod Society organizing committee for all their hard work; it was a very successful two days.

Suri Umapathysivam