Baroque Lunchtime Concert

Baroque Lunchtime Concert

On the 30th of March, a lunchtime Baroque performance was held in Brighton Concert Hall, free for any students and staff to come and watch. The performance included Brass Ensemble, Recorder Ensemble, Sinfonia, and Brighton Chamber Orchestra. It was great to see collaborations between the Recorder Ensemble and Sinfonia. The addition of the harpsichord really…

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Senior Piano Concert #1 2023

Senior Piano Concert #1 2023

The 21st of February 2023 marked the first student-run senior piano concert held at Brighton Secondary School. An evening concert for parents and friends to watch, it showcased the talent of our piano students who usually only perform on their second instruments only. There were four performers: Olivia L performing Chopin’s Nocturne in C# minor no.20…

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SACE Merit Ceremony Performance 2023

SACE Merit Ceremony 2023

The Brighton Secondary Symphony Orchestra was once again invited to play at the annual SACE Merit Ceremony held at Government House on February 9th of this year. Despite the particularly hot day, the orchestra was able to overcome the weather and loaded the bus to travel to the venue, successfully performing our 30-minute program, featuring…

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Year 7 Information Evening

On the 7th of February 2023, we had our first Year 7 Information night, held at Brighton Secondary School, after 2 years of it being halted, due to COVID restrictions. This was a fun evening with the parents and  Year 7 students, the Middle School and Senior Music Captains, and of course our wonderful music teachers and…

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Valedictory and Presentation Evening ’22

Year 12 Ensemble performing at Her Majesty's Theatre

This year, Brighton Secondary School’s Valedictory and Presentation evening was held at Her Majesty’s Theatre. The evening started with Sierra T singing and accompanying herself on guitar and piano as students and families entered the theatre. The Year 12 Ensemble presented ‘For Good’ from Wicked the Musical which was arranged and accompanied on piano by…

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Marley Wins Young Composers’ Competition

Marley at ASME's Young Composers' Awards

In semester 1, Year 9 SIM student Marley composed a sound track for a section of a Wallace and Gromit animation. The scene is where the two main characters are pursuing Penguin in a ‘Train Chase’ on a toy train set throughout the house. Marley’s composition ‘Train Chase’, involved him creating three short themes for…

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Jazz in the Quad

Jazz 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…

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Guitar Ensemble and Dixieland Band: Decibel Lunch Concert

Guitar Ensemble performing in the quadrangle

Students in the quadrangle today were entertained by the skills of Guitar Ensemble and Dixieland Band as part of the always entertaining Decibel Concert Series. Guitar Ensemble played three songs: Minor Swing (Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli), Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), and Highway to Hell (ACDC). The set featured solos by Ula G, Sam…

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Big Band 2 at Festival of Music

Big 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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