{"id":11430,"date":"2023-07-20T12:04:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T01:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&p=11430"},"modified":"2023-07-20T12:04:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T01:04:43","slug":"music-matters-131","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/music-matters-131\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spinifex Gum \u2013 Congratulations!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

On Wednesday 21 June 47 very excited SCEGGS secondary choristers partnered with Gondwana Choirs and Sydney Symphony Orchestra to present Spinifex Gum<\/em> in the Concert Hall of Sydney Opera House. This work composed by Melbourne\u2019s Felix Riebl, a part protest and part celebration of a modern Australian song cycle addressing pervasive issues of indigenous social disparity, deaths in custody, disproportionate incarceration and land rights. \u00a0This sold-out concert featured the Cairns based ensemble Marliya which is made up of talented and passionate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenage female singers.\u00a0 Our SCEGGS choristers invested much time in rehearsals to prepare for such a high level performance and were thrilled with the artistic result of sharing the stage with the musicians of the Sydney Symphony and some of Australia\u2019s best young singers. Year 12 SCEGGS chorister Maggie-Rose Dunlop responded to participating in this performance by saying \u201cit was truly just the best experience. It was such a privilege and an honour to be able to sing with such a confident group of young women who, through their talents, are able to provoke almost every emotion at the same time, as they share important messages and stories that are essential, not only to Australian history, but to all<\/em> Australian lives today. By being on stage with Marilya Choir and sharing these messages with them, we placed ourselves, our families, our friends and our teachers into such a powerful and united position, where we were able to encourage change to happen within our society and where we are able to live in recognition of the past and begin to move forward together. It was also an incredibly valuable opportunity to get a taste of professional music and to be part of something bigger than us. It was one of my favourite performances I\u2019ve been lucky enough to ever take part in.\u201d<\/p>\n