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I
have to admit, I was pretty nervous that night, because even
though we'd rehearsed the show, I knew that anything could
happen once we were out on stage! It was so nice though having
Sophie and Isaac (my sister and brother) up on stage with
me and my other guest artist, Brandon Pou was a fantastic
duet partner!
My next two shows were in my home town, Christchurch, and everyone was coming…my family, friends, teachers (including Dame Malvina Major!) and everyone in between! I remember being up on stage and thinking, "this is crazy, It wasn't that long ago when I was out busking on the streets of Christchurch and now, here I am with 2 sellout shows at the Town Hall". I couldn't believe it!
Anyway…the tour went on; through Wellington, New Plymouth, Hamilton and finally, Auckland. Oh, and amongst all that, I was presented with a 10x platinum award from Helen Clark, our Prime minister -what an honour.
We
then traveled to Australia and I performed at the Melbourne
Concert Hall and the Sydney Opera House. It was actually my
second time performing at the Sydney Opera House; the first
time I was there was with Russell Watson a couple of years
ago, but having my own show there was a completely different
experience…it was so exciting.
I
love Japan; it's so different from New Zealand, which makes
it such an exciting country to visit and the people there
are so lovely. The only sad part of it was that I had say
goodbye to my fantastic Christchurch-based band who had traveled
with me up until then…a big thanks goes out to them!!
I'm
now doing a Radio Disney tour throughout the US. I'm visiting
a school in each city and performing a few songs for them,
then answering their questions. I'm really enjoying introducing
children to a style of music they may have not been exposed
to before and I hope I will also inspire some of them to work
hard at what they enjoy and pursue their dreams. www.hayleywestenra.com <<< Sign up here for your very own copy of the HW newsletter
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