Treble Choir Performance at St Augustine’s Church
On Sunday the 21st of May 2023, Treble Choir was invited to sing at St Augustine’s Anglican Church for members of the community. The concert featured many talented musicians from the community and other schools, playing a variety of instruments and styles. We performed three pieces that we have been working on this year; “Sea of…
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 MoreBaroque 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…
Read MoreSenior 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…
Read MoreSACE Merit Ceremony Performance 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…
Read MoreYear 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…
Read MoreValedictory and Presentation Evening ’22
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…
Read MoreMarley Wins Young Composers’ Competition
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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