Generations in Jazz 2024
From the 3rd-5th May, fifty-eight Brighton Music students and six of our wonderful teachers took the long bus ride to Mt. Gambier to participate in the Generations in Jazz festival.
It was a great opportunity to come together with schools from all over Australia to immerse ourselves in a weekend full of jazz music!
The fabulous nighttime concerts performed by Hot Potato Band, Coco’s Lunch and Sai Brothers, Kate Ceberano and Budjerah were fantastic for everyone to be inspired by professional musicians.
Our Brighton ensembles included Big Band 1 and 2, Jazz Choir 1 and 2, and the Jazz Combo, with Big Band 2 and both Jazz Choirs placing third in their divisions, which was a record for Brighton! We are so proud of all of the students and teachers involved, with everyone agreeing it was the best we’d performed our repertoire.
Everyone agreed it was an amazing weekend full of music, loud bus rides, lots of laughs, late nights, and money spent at McDonalds!
More than just winning, it gave us an opportunity to improve our skills as individuals and within ensembles, working on the common goal as a team to get to GIJ and give it our best, and deepening our friendships with our fellow peers across year levels.
Everyone walked out feeling more connected to the Brighton Music family.
