Wesley Takes the Stage 2023 - Program

SUNDAY 27 AUGUST 2023

PERTH CONCERT HALL

FOREWORD

2023 has been a year-long celebration of Wesley College’s inaugural centenary. How fitting it is then, that we return to the iconic Perth Concert Hall, to continue our now bi-annual traditional celebration of music to present Wesley Takes the Stage

For 100 years, the Arts have been woven into the very fabric of our Wesley DNA. We have a proud and celebrated history at our College, providing opportunities to a diverse range of students to find their passion and facilitate their growth as lifelong learners and appreciators of the Arts.

Wesley Takes the Stage this year is our opportunity to not only reflect on our past but also acknowledge where we are today and celebrate our evolving culture and exciting future. Our current community of artists consist of students and staff working side by side, sharing a philosophy of striving to achieve what is possible without compromise. The work presented tonight will be a testament to the dedication that each member of every ensemble, choir and orchestra gift to each other through continued determination to be the best they can be for each other - validation not only of a vibrant and collaborative culture, but also of people who exude the virtues of those that we are so proud of.

Tonight, as the first note is played and the last song is sung, we acknowledge with pride a century of artists and musicians who had the courage to pick up an instrument and create a lasting legacy, that our community now has the privilege to honour. Wesley Takes the Stage is the celebration of a century of those dedicated to their craft, whose collaborative work has enhanced the quality of our lives and has provided Wesley College with its heart and its soul and will continue to do so for another hundred years.

So please, sit back and enjoy as Wesley Takes the Stage .

Stephen Roberts Director of Arts

PROGRAM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

Moorditj Mob

JOINT PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Echo Funk by Jonathan Ovalle

Director James Chong

CHORAL SPEAKING

The Man from Ironbark by Banjo Paterson

The Night Wind by Eugene Field

Director Suzanne Lawrence

CHORALE

Sisi Ni Moja by Jacob Narverud

Soloists Zachary Do and Owen Nguyen

Director Vivien Ling | Accompanists Christine Ho and James Chong

COMBINED GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Gliding Over Garner’s Beach by Paul Svoboda

Director Don Candy

MANNING MAESTROS

Start Your Engines by William Hofeldt

Troika by William Hofeldt

All Aboard by William Hofeldt

Director Adrian Yeo | Accompanist Katrina Pollock

THE MESSENGERS

Sack o Woe by Cannonball Adderley

Softly as in the Morning Sunrise by Sigmund Romberg

Directors Michael Perkins and Jackson Van Ballegooyen

JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR

When I Grow Up by Tim Minchin

Director Katrina Pollock | Accompanist Christine Ho

SOUL FUNK BAND

Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder

Directors Sam Nafie and Joe Southwell

COLLEGE CHOIR

Ancient City by Paul Jarman and Andrew DeTeliga

Soloists Juliana Calo, Jasper Munday, Elise Nguyen and James Paterson

Director Cameron van Reyk | Accompanists Adrian Yeo, James Chong and Nicholas Qiu

WESLEY/PENRHOS CHAMBER CHOIR

Parting Glass - Traditional Irish arrangement by Carl Crossin

Directors Cameron van Reyk and Jane Alderson

INTERVAL

WIND ORCHESTRA

Sun Cycles by Brian Balmages

Directors Cameron van Reyk and Arianne Rooney

SINFONIETTA

El Toro by Don Brubaker

Soloists Jayden Huan, Kayden Law, Zeke Tay and Mithran Veale

Counting Stars by Ryan Tedder, arranged by Sean O’Loughlin

Director Adrian Yeo | Accompanist Hamish Macdonald

MIDDLE SCHOOL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Theme from the New World Symphony: Symphony No.9 in E minor by Antonin Dvorak, arranged by Brad Pfeil

Directors Alex Boyd and Adrian Yeo

WIND BAND

Byzantine Dances by Carol Brittin Chambers

Director Alex Boyd

CONCERT BAND

Fires of Mazama by Michael Sweeney

Director Cameron van Reyk

SENIOR PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Cruisin’ Through Fire by Jackson Riffle

Director Thomas Robertson

BIG BAND

Reunion Blues by Milt Jackson, arranged by Rick Stitzel

Soloists Aidan Lundberg, Aarush Manocha, William Phillips and Karun-Taj Sidhu

Grooved Pavement by Victor Lopez

Soloists Alex Bolland, Troy Dix and Jacob Pakes

Director Cameron van Reyk

JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Sway by Michael Bublè, arranged by Shaun Evans

Vocalist Jacob Pakes

Director Alex Boyd

JAZZ ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER STRINGS

Cry Me A River by Arthur Hamilton, arranged by Michael Bublè

Soloist Daniel Wooldridge

Directors Alex Boyd and Adrian Yeo

WESLEY/PENRHOS STRING ORCHESTRA

Palladio: 1st Movement - Allegretto by Karl Jenkins

Soloists Byron Namdar and Owen Nguyen

Director Adrian Yeo

WYVERN COMMUNITY CHOIR, COLLEGE CHOIR, CHORALE AND WESLEY/PENRHOS STRING ORCHESTRA

The Ground by Ola Gjeilo

Director Cameron van Reyk | Accompanists Christine Ho

BLESSING

Reverend Manie Strydom

HEAD OF COLLEGE

Ross Barron

FINALE

By Daring, By Doing - Wesley College Anthem by Glenn Sarangapany (96-00), Noongar adaption by Gina Williams and Guy Ghouse, arranged by Richard Xu

Soloists Tyrell Sykes and Max Young

Director Cameron van Reyk

BY DARING, BY DOING

How can we dream bigger than the world we’re shown? How can we bring volume to our voices? How can we be better than the best we’ve known? How do we find strength in all our choices?

And we won't fall when our hearts beat with the green and the black and the gold, Stand tall, we’re making our way.

By daring by doing, our courage will shine, We’re building the moments that make up our lives.

By daring by doing, our courage will shine, We’re searching for truth, in our hearts and our minds.

Yarn ngalak koomba, koorndarminy boodja-ngat

(How do we dream big across this earth?)

Yarn ngalak danjoo wer wangkiny dima

(How do we together raise our voices?)

Nidja kwobba-djil koort yarn ngalak kanyiny

(How do we hold this really good heart?)

Yarn moorditj koordak ngalak warniny

(How do we make strong/solid wishes?)

And we won’t fall when our hearts beat with the green and the black and the gold, Stand tall, we’re making our way.

By daring by doing, our courage will shine, We’re building the moments that make up our lives. By daring by doing, our courage will shine, We’re searching for truth, in our hearts and our minds.

THE WESLEY COLLEGE ANTHEM