Big Band
Sinfonia and Big Band 2 at Festival of Music
In the week immediately after Music Spectacular, Brighton Secondary School’s Sinfonia and Big Band 2 took to the stage at Festival of Music. Sinfonia was the 2nd Assisting Artist for the evening where they performed Larry Moore’s arrangement of the Deep Purple hit, Smoke on the Water which included a cello solo by Finn S.…
Read MoreGenerations in Jazz 2023
On Friday 5th May to Sunday 7th May, an amazing event “Generations in Jazz” was held. This annual event which takes place in Mount Gambier is a Jazz based competition which any school in Australia can participate in. This year it was held for the first time after 3 years of it being halted due…
Read MoreJazz in the Quad 2023
On Thursday 13th April 2023, “Jazz in the Quad” was held. As said in the name, this fun event was held in the school Quad. The ensembles going to Generations in Jazz were the ones that performed as well as some ensembles wanting some performance opportunities. These ensembles included Big Band 1, 2 & 3,…
Read MoreJohn Morrison and Jacki Cooper
On Tuesday the 4th of April 2023, Jacki Cooper, an award-winning jazz singer who has worked with notable artists such as James Morrison and George Golla, came to our school to hold a workshop with our jazz choirs. The singers that attended the workshops learned many valuable skills, such as vocal control, scat improv and many…
Read MoreJazz in the Quad
Our Jazz in the Quad concert from earlier this year was struck down with COVID – well, a lot of people involved were and unfortunately we had to cancel it. So in week 3 of term 4 all jazz-style ensembles put on a free concert for students, parents, friends and staff. The show featured a…
Read MoreBig Band 2 at Festival of Music
In what is certainly one of the most exciting concerts of this year, Brighton Secondary School’s Big Band 2 took to the stage at Festival of Music. After months of preparation and despite a COVID scare or two, Amy T performed Straighten Up and Fly Right with the swinging tones of Big Band 2, featuring…
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