Killarney Heights High School and Big Band 1
On Friday 23rd May, Big Band 1 had the pleasure of welcoming Killarney Heights High School from NSW for a combined big band workshop. The day began with our school performing a piece, followed by a full-band rehearsal of All of Me and Waltzing Matilda with both schools joining together. It was exciting to play as such a large…
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On Monday the 19th of May, a group of music students from years 9, 10, and 11 performed at the Volunteers’ Morning Tea at the Adelaide Town Hall. We had the opportunity to sing the song Unity, written by Andrew Barrett, using lyrics originally from a poem by a student Rebekah Rath. We also provided background music during…
Read MoreGenerations in Jazz 2025
Generations in Jazz 2025 was such a positive and thrilling experience for the students involved. All of us were provided with the opportunity to listen to one of the best big bands in the world, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, and many other incredible artists. While jazz choir 1 was the only group to place…
Read MoreSensational Strings Day
Sensational Strings Day was on Thursday the 10th of April, and was a day when we got to work with professional musicians from the Elder Conservatorium of Music. This day was so much fun, as well as being extremely beneficial, with workshops on how to clean instruments, and much more. During the day we worked…
Read MoreADYO Percussion Ensemble Performance
On Wednesday 9th April the Adelaide Youth Orchestra’s Percussion Ensemble directed by Sami Butler came to Brighton to perform for us. They played a range of pieces in a wide variety of styles such as classical, Mexican and jazz. Including Five On Five (Stephen Primatic), a piece which features five percussionists playing on a single…
Read MoreJamie Oehlers Workshops
On Monday April 7th, Associate Professor Jamie Oehlers (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts) worked with both Big Band 1 and 2 in the lead up to Generations in Jazz. I feel that Jamie’s workshop was very beneficial to all students involved. He went back to the basics and had us focusing on rhythm and subdivisions, which…
Read MoreBCO goes to ASO
On Friday, the 29th of November, the Brighton Chamber Orchestra went on an excursion to the Adelaide Town Hall to watch the ASO’s “Rehearsal Unwrapped.” We had the opportunity to hear them perform Death on the Pale Horse, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor (performed by the ASO’s concertmaster, Kate Suthers), as well as Mahler’s…
Read MoreSemester 2 Music Showcase 2024
On Wednesday the 20th of November, the year 7, 8, 9, and 10 Core Music students showcased the music that they have been working hard on over the second semester of 2024. The ensembles that performed included bands, string ensembles, percussion ensembles, TB choirs and SA choirs from each year level and an SATB choir…
Read MoreYoram Levy Workshops
On the 10th of September, we were lucky enough to have trumpet player Yoram Levy visit us, who is one of the most influential brass educators in Australia. Yoram ran several workshops with brass players from different year levels to work on solo pieces, improving technique and providing other valuable feedback. He also worked with Brass…
Read MoreMusic Spectacular 2024
On the 30th of August and 3rd of September 2024, our school’s Music program held our ‘Music Spectacular’. Music Spectacular is almost like an annual festival in the music community, where all extracurricular ensembles get the fantastic opportunity to showcase their talent. Every year consists of a theme, and this year it was ‘Out of…
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