Music

Technology

The Music Department has moved into the world of music technology with a brand new state of the art computer, keyboard facility. We installed seventeen computer workstations with electronic keyboards for the start of the school year. Each workstation has software for music composition and sequencing. Students notate their compositions on the screen for any instrumental group ranging from a solo instrument to a full orchestra, jazz band or rock band. They can also, using MIDI keyboard or recorded instruments and voice, create and record their own compositions and burn them on to CD. These and other pieces of educational music software have changed the face of music teaching in the classroom for all boys in Years 8-12. The electronic music software Sibelius and Cubase immediately rewards the students. When the boys create music the programs allow them to hear their music played in any instrument line-up and style. The software has also enriched the boys’ theoretical and notational understandings and significantly increased motivation, creativity, and composition skill levels. In the Year 9 Music Course computer compositions have featured a plainchant, Alberti bass accompaniment, theme and variations and a contemporary song arrangement. The students incorporated theoretical and aural understandings, such as cadences, into their music works. Year 10 students through their study of melody and rhythm have used Sibelius extensively. While studying the topic ‘Harmony’ in all its traditional theoretical manifestations they had their first taste of recording MIDI tracks using cubase. Using a Twelve Bar Blues composition, they wrote earlier in the year, each individual was able to record instrumental parts for drums, bass, and a selection of melodic instruments. The result was an exciting arrangement built on their understanding of harmony. Year 11 and 12 Music in Society students explored new areas of curriculum. Their creative work has included composing for solo instrument, duet, and class ensemble. They performed most of these works in the classroom setting. In the latter part of the year, the emphasis was on multimedia work with students putting sound tracks to an advert or film, the video footage playing on the screen while the students put down audio tracks in real time. For the TEE music students, where melody and accompaniment writing and arranging music for fourpart instrumental ensemble makes up much of the composition component of the course, working with compositional software has enabled a greater range and complexity of work.

Dr Robert Braham Director of Music

Catholic Schools’ Performing Arts Festival

In 2003, the Trinity College music department won more awards in the CSPAF since its famous 1990 effort. 2004, in some observer’s eyes was destined to be a lean year. However, some of the most memorable performances in the festivals’ history occurred this year. The Year 12 body proved sensitive musical performers in their leadership of the Music Department. The solo performance on Marimba by Joshua Webster accompanied by Tommaso Pollio was exciting and virtuosic. The Chorale’s sacred and secular music renditions were described as “sensitively and beautifully performed”. With treble soloist Daniel Mullaney and violin soloist Justin Leong, the Dona Nobis Pacem achieved rare moments of musicianship. In the realm of dance both BIG and GIG produced pieces that were fine examples of artistic, creative dance They set dance company standards for future members of these exciting groups. Overall, students won the Zenith Award for Excellence in Performance and Participation in the Spirit of the Performing Arts Festival for their performances. Congratulations must go to the following boys and ensembles for their achievements in this year’s festival.

Dr Robert Braham

Director of Music

Academic

Academic

Presentation Sister’s Award in the Creative Dance (Primary) Section Therese Temby Award in the Sacred Music Section Loreto Sisters’ Award in the Secondary Choral Section Oblates of Mary Immaculate Award in the Instrumental Solo (Secondary) Section

Awards

BIG (Boys in Groove).

Trinity College Chorale

Trinity College Chorale

shared between Justin Leong (violin) and Joshua Webster (marimba)

Instrumental Solos

Honourable Mentions

Secondary Woodwind Andrew Hislop; Christian Ruggeiro, Christopher Dawson, Gerald Lillywhite, Matthew Slack-Smith Bass Guitar Tim Cluett. Secondary Percussion Joshua Webster Secondary Strings Ben Caddy, Justin Leong

Piano Solo

Secondary Choral Sacred Choral Music Secondary Instrumental Ensemble

Own Composition John Samineeni Jesudoss Primary James Cumming Secondary Eugene Marshall Trinity Chorale Trinity Chorale, Trinity Vocal Ensemble Senior String Ensemble Creative Dance BIG (Boys in Groove), GIG (Guys in Groove) Christian Dance (Primary) BIG (Boys in Groove) Entertainment Band Secondary Swing Band Two Concert Band/Symphonic Orchestra Senior Concert Band Instrumental Ensemble The Elastic Band Instrumental Ensemble (Percussion) Trinity Percussion Ensemble

Instrumental Solo

Entertainment Band Secondary

Certificates of Merit

Secondary Woodwind Alex Antoniazzi, Alex Govan, David Siliquini, Matthew Bouwman, Scott Pillinger, Thomas Drage Secondary Vocal Solo Perry Joyce Primary Piano Solo Ashley Teo, Luke Murray Screaigh Secondary Piano Solo Perry Joyce, Joseph Mullaney Swing Band One

VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Back row: Jamie Hewlett, Matthew Slack-Smith, Gerald Lillywhite, Dominic Rose, Desmond Yeo Front row: Anthony Chiu, Andrew Hislop, Perry Joyce, Matthew Bouwman, Leonard Ong

MERCEDES/TRINITY ORCHESTRA

Back row: Lana Roberts, Lee Hutchings, Daryl Tan, Matilda-Jane Oke Fourth row: Peter Nguyen, Benjamin Caddy, Cahal Di Gregorio, Daniel Tan, Richard Low, Longli Loei, Justin Leong, Dannel Yeo Third row: Kate Durkin, Kate Connolly, Jayde Murphy, Cecilia Coleman, Michelle Jack, Jennifer Peterson-Ward, Eloise Gillies, Yiyun Leoi Second row: Keren Schlink, Rebecca Baronas, Melissa Ferreira, Carla Crago, Breanna Evangelista, Karen Yeoh, Catherine Cleary, Laura Thomas, Emily Bickerton Front row: Madison Stone, Gerarda Westcott, Zena Ferguson, Miss Michelle Vivian, Adela Annamalay, Mrs Estelle Dragun, Adrienne Slack-Smith, Julia Pitmen, Charmaine Cayeux,

SENIOR STRING ENSEMBLE

Back row: Lydia Monka, Breanna Evangelista, Stephanie Lewin, Yiyun Leoi Second row: Justin Leong, Lana Roberts, Mrs Estelle Dragun,

Miss Michelle Vivian,

Jennifer Peterson-Ward, Benjamin Caddy Front row: Peter Nguyen, Emily Bickerton, Rebecca Baronas, Dannel Yeo

CHORALE

Back row: Daniel Scivolo, Gerald Lillywhite, Jamie Hewlett [Vice Captain], Hugh Sheddon, Gianni Di Giovanni, Matthew Cowie, Dominic Rose [Captain], Matthew Slack-Smith, Richard Low Third row: Matthew Bouwman, Andrew Lillywhite, Brendan Harwood, Stefan Pugliese, Melvin Raja, Desmond Yeo, Perry Joyce, Andrew Hislop, Kwan Chia, Cahal Di Gregorio Second row: John Marshall, Curtis Taylor, Henry Nguyen, Benjamin Caddy, Anthony Chiu, Joseph Mullaney, Dylan Misso, Michael Wright, Longli Loei, Daniel Cichy, Xavier Newton-Burriss Front row: Julian Sieber, John Hoang, Leonard Ong, Gerard Rosario, Hubert Nguyen, Christopher Dawson, Christian Ruggiero, Mitchell Mollison, Dannel Yeo, Daniel Mullaney Absent: Thomas Robertson, Joseph Coombes, Aaron Shepherdson, Nicholas Chortis, Matthew Crabtree, Eugene Marshall, Sheldon Lo, Alexander Rengel

Academic

Academic

CATHEDRAL CHOIR

Back Row: Gerard Rosario, Henry Nguyen, Cahal Di Gregorio, John Tavener, Andrew Hislop, Benjamin Gooch, Hubert Nguyen, Daniel Mullaney,

Fr Timothy Deeter

Second row: Jarrod Smith, Lachlan McVeigh, Aaron Dominish, Gerard Ryan, Dannel Yeo, Alexander Bertone, Kristen Di Gregorio, Thomas Hussey, Eric Nguyen Front row: Daniel Richards, Michael Duan, Callum Forsey, John Paulo Mondelo, Alexander Caldera, Matthew Richards, John Samineeni Jesudoss, Stephen Pope, Joshua Li Absent: Desmond Yeo

PIPES AND DRUMS

Back row: Joseph Ryan, Thomas Cox, Jack McAuliffe, Jamie Hewlett, Justin Colangelo, David Ker, David Napier, Adrian Di Labio Second row: Samuel Reid, Michael Tobin, Patrick Riley, Liam Plummer, William Skevington, David Gomboc, Christopher McErvale, Conor Breheny Front row: Liam Hill, Luke Delpaggio, Liam Dee, Seve Pratico, Louis Westbrook (Drum Major), Rhys Grant (Pipe Major), Simon Miller, Samuel Cadwallader, Ellior Sawiris, James Ambrogio

TRINITY/MERCEDES CONCERT BAND

Back row: Raymond Tarca, Brendan Foley, Desmond Yeo, Matthew Slack-Smith, Justin Pietracatella, Jarryd Bird, Daryl Tan, Gerald Lilleywhite, Tom Antoniazzi, Luke Mort Third row: Michael Wright, Conor Breheny, Joshua Webster, Andrew Hislop, Daniel Tan, Joseph Mullaney, Matthew Bouwman, Jamie Rodgers Second row: Mitchell Mollison, Scott Pillinger, Paul Tonz, Richard Perera, Andrew Cotter, Reuben Joseph, Christopher Dawson, David Siliquini, Leonard Ong, Aiden English Front row: Renee Blandin De Chalain, Misia Le Mercier, Kristina Grech, Yvette Goodwin, Longli Loei, Amy Douglas, Shanara Patman, Cecelia Coleman, Charmaine Cayeux Absent: Genevieve Burley, Brenton Bush, Christine Newman, Mr Warwick Potter [Conductor], Mr Simon O’Neill [Conductor]

TRINITY /MERCEDES MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND

Back row: Hannah Zubrowski, Lara Scivolo, Corbin Mondy, Danielle Millett, Simon Brown Third row: Jin-Nee Wong, Samuel Watson, Alexander Govan, Andrew Lillywhite, Tom Humphreys, Stuart Love, Ria Carbone Second row:Mr Simon O’Neill [Conductor], Tom Lillywhite, Kyle Mackin, Liam Dee, Curtis Taylor, Nicholas Buckley, Scott Tognolini, Ryan Platts Front row: Benjamin Tomasi, Jeffrey Annert, Alex Antoniazzi, Thomas Drage, Gerard Rosario, Daniel Hart, Julian Sieber

Absent: Mr Warwick Potter [Conductor] Music

Academic

SWING BAND ONE

Back row: Daniel Tan, Gerald Lillywhite, Daryl Tan, Justin Pietracatella, Hugh Shedden, Adam Cherubino, Matthew Lally, Timothy Cluett Front row: Luke Ward, Michael Wright, Longli Loei, Raymond Tarca, Joseph Mullaney, Andrew Cotter, Christopher Dawson Absent: Mr Kevin Fenner, Andrew Wright,

SWING BAND 2

Back row: Brendan Harwood, Corbin Mondy, Joshua Hicks, Andrew Hislop, Jamie Rodgers Third row: Simon Brown, Brenton Bush, Benjamin O’Dea, Reuben Joseph, Thomas Humphreys, Longli Loei Second row: Mr Kevin Fenner, James Green, Paul Tonz, Stuart Love, Samuel Watson, Daniel Cichy, Matthew Beor, Edward O’Connell Front row: Benjamin Tomasi, Leonard Ong, Mitchell Mollison, Thomas Leenders, David Siliquini, Christian Ruggiero, Gerard Rosario

MODERN GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Back row: Jarryd Bird, Danny McAuliffe Front row: Sean Govan, Matthew Ferrinda, Matthew Lally, Matthew Marsland, Timothy Cluett

CLASSICAL GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Back row: Silvia Varrone, Matthew Marsland, Dean Lockhart, Helena Furdas, Nathan Pollin, Thomas Giles Front row: John Robert Gallagher, Nicole Volaric, Mark Ng, Joseph Coombes, Mrs Ruth Lenz, Danica Heydenrych, Kimberley Hortin, David Chua, Siobhan O’Hare

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Back row: Matthew McVeigh, Thomas Gee, Joshua Webster Front row: Liam Dee, Tamara Camilleri (Percussion Tutor), Richard Perera

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