Music

Symphony Orchestra and Senior Voices – Founder’s Day Service

Last Wednesday, the Churchie Symphony Orchestra and the Senior Voices accompanied the Founder’s Day Service in St John’s Cathedral with great distinction. Luka Roberts (Year 11) and Samuel Blackburn (Year 12) performed a triumphant fanfare as part of the Old One Hundredth processional hymn. Later in the service, the members of the Chamber 1 String Section performed ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’ featuring Eric Kim (Year 12) on the melody as the perfect incidental music whilst the Headmaster anointed the leaders of the School. To accompany the anointing of the Headmaster, Chairman and members of School Council, the Senior Voices sang the stunning and most appropriate hymn ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ unaccompanied and in harmony, filling out the beautiful and resonant acoustics in St John’s Cathedral.

Music Calendar Launch and Welcome

A reminder for any students interested in the Mt Gambier Generations in Jazz Tour, 2024, the 2025 Vienna music tour for students in Years 8 to 12, or anyone in Years 7 to 12 that would like to hear about the 2024 music calendar and meet the wonderful music community, please come along to the Music Calendar Launch and Welcome on Thursday 15 February at 6 pm.

It is a wonderful opportunity for students and their parents to come along and meet other parents and students within the music community, especially if you are new to the School or in Year 7. The evening will serve as an opportunity to view slides from the recent Japan Music Tour and collect information on the next tour to Mt Gambier in 2024 and the Strings and Choral tour in 2025. You will also receive some wonderful information on the music calendar events followed by an opportunity to share some food and drinks with the parent and student community courtesy of the Music Support Group. The event will take place in the Centenary Lecture Theatre on Thursday 15 February 2024.

Bohdan Davison
Director of Music