MUSIC NEWS Recitals Australia On Wednesday 29th March, eight senior students performed as part of the Recitals Australia Lunchtime Concert Series in Pilgrim Uniting Church, Adelaide. Stephen Badger, Jim Zhang, Tim Braslavskiy, Esmond Choi, Emma Richardson, Kiran Sachdev, Lauren Owens and Charlotte Rayner presented a varied program, which was recorded by 5MBS and will be broadcast at a later date.
Congratulations Rock band Experiment One has taken out the 2017 Murray Bridge Battle of the Bands. This prolific young group that includes three Brighton students (Ben Waltho, Charlie Waltho and Isaac Byrnes) blew away the opposition to win $1000 worth of studio recording time. The group aims to follow up on their first EP, Tic Tacs and Mardi Gras, recorded last April and released in September, 2016.
ANZAC Day Dawn Service In their first official performance, the 2017 Tour Choir braved the early morning in the middle of the school holidays to sing at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Brighton Jetty. As is the tradition at this solemn occasion, the choir sang four hymns, O Valiant Hearts, Abide With Me and the national anthems of Australia and New Zealand.
Volunteers’ Morning Tea On Wednesday 10th May, we had the honour of performing at the Volunteers’ Morning Tea at the DECD Centre Gallery, Adelaide. This event allowed DECD to officially recognise the invaluable contribution made to the organisation and the community by volunteers. The six students involved (Lucas Horta, Hanz Matutina, Matthew Stone, Emma Richardson, Jess Hok and Serena Duke) were grateful for the opportunity to perform their solo repertoire to a very appreciative audience in preparation for their performance exams at school.
Colin Oliver Music Scholarship Congratulations to Year 10 student, Gina Sinclair, who is the 2017 recipient of the Colin Oliver Music Scholarship. We are fortunate to have an ongoing partnership with The Wyatt Benevolent Institution that allows us to offer this grant to one Year 10 student each year.
Exciting News We are very proud to watch the continued success of Old Scholar, Jess Kent, who has recently secured a gig as support act to Coldplay!
Finally In a slight name change, the subject “Music” will now be called “Core Music” for Years 8, 9 and 10. We hope that this slight modification will simplify some of our communication with students, families and staff. Andrew Barrett Head of Music
ISSUE 3 I MAY 2017
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