Wednesday August 16, 2023
Volume 38 No. 29
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The Cobar Weekly Cobar hosts Western Division conference Pg 2
Glenhope Shindig pulls a big crowd Pg 3
Remembering our Vietnam veterans Pg 6
Cobar High wins an Australian music award
Cobar High School Sounds & Stories has porary Australian composition practices and singing and taiko drumming to help enrich the won the Excellence in Music Education cate- develop an appreciation for the music which is whole student’s educational experience. gory at the 2023 Art Music Awards. made in Australia and more locally in their Composer, sound artist and pianist, Ms JiSounds & Stories is a collaboration by Cobar town. galin’s practice often explores the process of High’s music teacher Laura Andrew and Syd- The Sounds & Stories project was a memora- collaboration to create unexpected encounters ney-based composer and artist Elizabeth Ji- ble, successful and practical artistic experience of music. Her music has been performed on the galin. for students and the greater community. National Carillon in Canberra, explored in Ms Andrew and Ms Jigalin were invited to Ms Andrew is dedicated to promoting the places ranging from the bush to recital halls attend the awards, presented by APRA arts for young people and loves to help facili- and premiered at festivals around the world. AMCOS in conjunction with the Australian tate extra-curricular activities in composing, Congratulations! Music Centre (AMC), at the Carriageworks in Sydney last night. The Art Music Awards celebrates individuals, groups and organisations in the Australian music community, recognising excellence among Australia’s finest creators and performers in contemporary classical, jazz, experimental music and sound art. Four finalists were selected across 11 national categories, representing the excellence of Australian creators and practitioners as well as multi-dimensional, multi-cultural approaches and diverse perspectives within contemporary music making. In the Excellence in Music Education category, Sounds & Stories was up against the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) for ANAM Set Festival; Musica Viva Australia for Musica Viva Australia National Education Program; and the Western Australia Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) for WAYJO 2022 Annual Pathways Programs. Cobar’s Sounds & Stories school project commenced in August 2022 and created a sound installation that celebrated the Cobar Community members who helped to play a part in Cobar High School’s Silver Tank Silver Tank—now the location of Georges Lentz’s permanent artwork, Cobar Sound Sounds & Stories project were invited to join students and music teacher and project coordinator Laura Andrew at the school last week to celebrate their nomination for this Chapel. The rich education program demonstrates year’s Art Music Awards. At the time, they didn’t know they had won. The winners were how students can actively engage with contem- announced last night at the awards ceremony in Sydney. ▪ Photo contributed
