The Creative Vision of Soundscape

RACHEL WILLIAMS

Music, Art and atmosphere was resonant around the Dron Auditorium on Saturday 27 March for the College’s annual 'A Night at the PAC' concert series.

At the end of Term 1, the St Peters' cocurricular ensembles and Visual Art classes were keen to present their efforts of hard work and dedication for their friends and families, and this theme rang through the entire night.

Soundscape, by core definition, means creating an environment through music and non-music sounds, and a collaboration between the Visual Arts and the Music Departments created just that. Art students produced creative works which were inspired and informed by their emotional response to the music of the performances they were hearing. Added to the proceedings of the night was a fundraising event where live artworks were auctioned to raise money for the Art Department.

The matinee Intermediate concert featured students from Wind Ensemble, Intermediate Percussion Ensemble, Intermediate Stage Band, Sinfonia, Chamber Sinfonia and Junior High Songmakers. The performances were enhanced with lighting and projections of artworks created in advance by art students in class. The emerging musicians in our Intermediate ensembles provided live music, allowing audience members to be delighted by the artists impressions simultaneously.

The evening concert highlighted the College’s Senior ensembles, including Neon Pulse, Saints & Singers, Senior Percussion Ensemble, Cantique, Chamber Chorale, Chorale, Chamber Soloists, Soloists, Senior Stage Band and Symphonic Winds. With such a wide variety of ensembles and genres of music on display the production was an adventure through all different aspects of music, which made the night unforgettable.

I would love to thank the hard work put forward by the Art and Music Departments, and Events to make this night a success, and of course, to all of the students for their dedication to the cocurricular areas of the College.