{"id":7349,"date":"2022-03-31T10:50:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&#038;p=7349"},"modified":"2022-03-31T10:50:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:50:22","slug":"music-matters-84","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/music-matters-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>2022 SCEGGS Eisteddfod Highlights Concerts (Primary and Secondary) \u2013 Friday 25 March Great Hall<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Well done to all students who were selected to perform in the Primary Highlights Concert and the Secondary Highlights Concert. The standard of the performances was very high, making the adjudication difficult for our guest adjudicators Ms Melanie McLoughlin (instrumental) and Ms Donna Balson (instrumental\/vocal).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5>Congratulations to the following students who were awarded Highly Commended:<\/p>\n<p>Primary Highlights<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Hana Yao (Year 1) \u2013 Violin<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Tan (Year 2) \u2013 Piano<\/li>\n<li>Angelina Wang (Year 5) \u2013 Piano<\/li>\n<li>Lucinda Morgan (Year 6) \u2013 Violin<\/li>\n<li>Lily-Mae Cook (Year 6) \u2013 Piano<\/li>\n<li>Lilly Zadgan (Year 6) \u2013 Voice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7350\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7350 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/PrimaryHighlights2-e1648521214626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primary Highlights Concert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>Secondary Highlights<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Pui Wai Li (Year 7) \u2013 Violoncello<\/li>\n<li>Zara Perkins (Year 8) \u2013 Piano<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca Colwell (Year 10) \u2013 Piano<\/li>\n<li>Nicola Allen (Year 11) \u2013 Voice<\/li>\n<li>Charlotte FitzSimons (Year 11) \u2013 Trumpet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7349 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/CharlotteFitzSimons_HighlyCommended.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Charlotte FitzSimons - Highly Commended\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/CharlotteFitzSimons_HighlyCommended-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Charlotte FitzSimons - Highly Commended<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/NicolaAllen_HighlyCommended.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Nicola Allen - Highly Commended\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/NicolaAllen_HighlyCommended-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Nicola Allen - Highly Commended<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/PuiWaiLi_HighlyCommended.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Pui Wai Li - Highly Commended\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/PuiWaiLi_HighlyCommended-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Pui Wai Li - Highly Commended<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/ZaraPerkins_HighlyCommended.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Zara Perkins-Highly Commended\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/ZaraPerkins_HighlyCommended-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Zara Perkins-Highly Commended<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Congratulations to the following students who were awarded the following prizes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall Winner of the Primary Eisteddfod\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/strong>Anara Murugesan (Year 4) \u2013 Oboe<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7351\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7351\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/PrimaryHighlightsWinner_AnaraMurugesan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/PrimaryHighlightsWinner_AnaraMurugesan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/PrimaryHighlightsWinner_AnaraMurugesan-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/PrimaryHighlightsWinner_AnaraMurugesan-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Primary Highlights Winner &#8211; Anara Murugesan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Wran Prize for \u201cUp and Coming Vocalist\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong>Elizabeth Lapham (Year 11)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7353\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7353\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/ElizabethLapham_WranPrize-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/ElizabethLapham_WranPrize-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/ElizabethLapham_WranPrize-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/ElizabethLapham_WranPrize-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Lapham-Wran Prize<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall Winner of the Secondary Eisteddfod\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/strong>Madison Au (Year 12) \u2013 Oboe<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7354\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7354\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/MadisonAu_SecondaryWinner-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/MadisonAu_SecondaryWinner-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/MadisonAu_SecondaryWinner-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/MadisonAu_SecondaryWinner-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madison Au-Secondary Winner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My sincere thanks to Ms Heidi Jones and Ms Stephanie Holmes \u2013 both of whom were heavily involved in the organisation and administration of the Eisteddfod. These two staff members were also responsible for accompanying students in the various heats as well as supporting students with their final rehearsals for the Highlights concerts.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the School community, the Music Department and instrumental\/vocal staff with their support and contribution in making this year\u2019s event such a success.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Assembly Performance \u2013 Contemporary Strings and Charlotte FitzSimons (Highly Commended from Secondary Highlights Concert)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Well done to members of Contemporary Strings who performed series of musical items for Week 10\u2019s Assembly.\u00a0 The students played an arrangement by Brian Balmages of <em>You Are Amazing<\/em>, accompanied by Ms Heidi Jones on the Piano.\u00a0 They also performed excerpts from <em>\u201cDonegal\u2019s Fiddles\u201d <\/em>arranged by Tim Carrick as the entrance and recessional items.\u00a0 Thank you to Mrs Anne Sweeney for her direction of these performances.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7358 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/IMG_4400-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/IMG_4400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/IMG_4400-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/IMG_4400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations also to Charlotte FitzSimons (Year 12) who was one of six performers who were awarded Highly Commended in the 2022 SCEGGS Eisteddfod \u2013 Secondary Highlights Concert.\u00a0 Charlotte performed on the Trumpet, the<em>\u00a0Adagio<\/em>\u00a0from <em>Concierto\u00a0de Aranjuez<\/em>\u00a0by Joaquin Rodrigo and was also accompanied by Ms Heidi Jones on the Piano.\u00a0 Well done Charlotte!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Easter Festival \u2013 SCEGGS Great Hall Thursday 7 April 7pm<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Join us next Thursday 7 April for the school\u2019s Easter Festival service.\u00a0 As noted in the Easter Service article, this is a special service featuring the beautiful voices of the Secondary Choir, Madrigal Ensemble, Years 5 and 6 choirs and Cantare.\u00a0 The vocalists will be accompanied by Amati Strings, selection of Primary string players and by Mr Kurt Ison on the Organ.\u00a0 We look forward to seeing you there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pauline Chow<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Head of Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 SCEGGS Eisteddfod Highlights Concerts (Primary and Secondary) \u2013 Friday 25 March Great Hall Well done to all students who were selected to perform in the Primary Highlights Concert and the Secondary Highlights Concert. 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