Music

Gabin Won Headmaster’s Assembly Performance

Congratulations to Gabin Won (Year 11) who performed his chosen piece for the finals of the Queensland Symphony Young Instrumentalists Award at Headmaster’s Assembly in week one. We wish Gabin well for his performance of Concerto for Flute (3rd movement) by Reincke on 4 May 2024 at ABC Studios and encourage you to attend.

Please follow this link to a recording of Gabin’s Performance this morning:

May Concert Series

Starting next week, with the Bands Concert on Thursday 2 May 2024 at 6 pm, the May Concert Series will provide a grand opportunity to perform music that has been rehearsed for over two terms. We encourage parents, extended family and friends to come along and support the students on their unique and amazing musical journey as we see the full gamut of ensembles from youngest to oldest. Our Music Captains have created a promotional video for the May Concert Series.

St Margaret’s Combined Band and String Afternoon

On Friday 19 April, Chamber Strings 2, Churchie Strings and Jensen Winds travelled to St Margaret’s for a rehearsal and informal concert with members of the St Margaret’s Jackson Band and Combined Strings. Both ensembles exchanged conductors and repertoire, with music a vehicle for collaboration and connection. At the concert, parents witnessed some very sophisticated and sonorous music performed with such a short amount of rehearsal time. Repertoire included a programmatic piece about The Great Locomotive Chase in 1862, which including some vocalised train sounds and imitations in the percussion and flutes. Following this, Ms Katahanas from St Margaret’s eloquently conducted The Lord of the Rings Medley featuring the heroic and triumphant sounds of the brass. The strings performed Medieval Wars and Night Rider in the ACF, which boasted beautiful views of the city. The students worked on balance and tone in their string playing, especially in the less familiar larger group scenario. Thank you to St Margaret’s for being wonderful hosts and to all the conductors (Ms Rochet, Ms Katahanas, Mr Hooper and Mr Williamson) for their work in preparing the students for a valuable experience.

Bohdan Davison
Director of Music