Trinity Pipes & Drums Mrs Maureen Barnett Trinity College Pipes & Drums The highlight for Trinity Pipes & Drums was our successful involvement in the Presbyterian Ladies’ College Centenary All School Pipe Band Competition over the Easter weekend of April 2015. Seven school bands participated: •
Trinity College WA
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Scotch College WA
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Presbyterian Ladies’ College WA
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St Joseph’s Institute, Singapore
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Great Southern Grammar, Albany WA
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Georgian Pipers, Malaysia
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Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney NSW
This weekend was to be our boys’ first competitive experience and an opportunity to achieve their potential. During the Friday evening, a welcome dinner to meet and greet was held at PLC for all the international, interstate and local students and staff.
Parade as part of the City of Perth’s Easter celebrations
PLC Competition
On Saturday morning there was a spectacular parade of the pipes and drums to the city streets, as part of City of Perth’s Easter celebrations. All the bands marched from Hay Street mall, down Barrack Street to Murray Street mall and congregated in Forrest Chase. This was a great opportunity for the students to savour the enthusiasm of the crowd of shoppers and onlookers. Each band performed on the main stage to the applause from a receptive audience. The competition was held on Sunday at the Scotch College Oval in Swanbourne. The bands were mainly judged on musical performance, but also deportment, dress, drill and punctuality. The format was arranged in two performance sections; first was a set of marches, second a medley of each band’s choice. In addition, part of the assessment included each band’s punctual arrival at the start point and method of entry into and exit from the performance arena.
TC Drummers in the Easter Parade
The conclusion to the day was a massed band with all the students marching together as one ensemble. This was followed by the presentation of awards to the successful bands. It was a fantastic experience for our boys and to their credit they were inspired and determined to perform well. We are very proud of our second place in the march set and overall third place in the competition. Massed Bands in the PLC Competition
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