From the Music Department
A lot of events occured for Music in the last week of Term 1 and first week of Term 2. Thank you to all the staff and students involved in the many events.
Congratulations to…
…Harry Bestic, Jaxon Black, Claude Boddam-Whetham, Oscar Brown, Freddie Butcher, Dougal Cathles, Lewis de Vries, Henry Morris, Justin Polya, Billy Rogers, Benjamin Soh and Archie Watson, who performed solo trumpet pieces at their studio concert held at the end of last Term.
It was a highly entertaining evening full of wonderful performances. Thank you to Mr Ben Blunt for organising this event and to Ms Cheryl Oxley for accompanying these students on piano.
…. Jaxon Black, Claude Boddam-Whetham Ethan Chan, Archie Watson and Will Watson who performed The Last Post and Rouse at the Polished Pennies services across the School. Thank you to Will Watson who also played the Bugle Calls at the North Sydney Bears Basketball Anzac Day matches. Thank you to Ms Robertson for her mentoring of these students.
…Jaxon Black, JJ Black, Claude Boddam-Whetham, Ethan Chan, Jack Connor-Brent, Charlie Corbett-Jones, Ewen de Vries, Tom Eaton, Claude Fox, Joel Gilmour, Sam Lim, Jono Loy, Chris Mathur, Archie Watson, Will Watson, Christopher Yun and Philip Yun who performed Abide With Me at the Polished Pennies Services. Thank you to Ms Robertson who organised the three ensembles.
…Musicians in the Cadet Band who performed at ANZAC Day March. Congratulations to all the students and Ms Robertson for their excellent representation of Shore.
…Chapel Choir and ForeShore for their beautiful singing at the School’s birthday celebration at Open Service last Sunday. Thank you to Mr Massey for his leadership of the choir and to Mr Fox for his wonderful organ playing in accompanying these students.
…Toby Cochrane, Nathanel Joukhador, Noah Kordek, Nathan Liu, Conrad Lo, Jono Loy, Oscar Miller, Qiming Niu, Liam O’Neill, Hugh Riley, Jeddy Sam, Joe Stephens and Rory Wenden for their wonderful performances at the Year 10 Elective concert held last Wednesday. Thank you to Mr Dorich for his organisation of this event and to Ms Oxley for accompanying the students.
Concert Group
During the holidays, Year 12 Music students attended West Side Story on Sydney Harbour. Creators of the original musical include Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim. The musical score is complex and was performed brilliantly by the orchestra that were underneath the stage. We bumped into Oldboy Isaac Broadbent (’17), who played the lead character of Tony when Shore performed West Side Story. Thank you to Ms Robertson and Mrs Barber for facilitating this event.
Rock School
On Friday 3 May, Year 8 students began their new Music class topic on Rock Music with an incursion to Rock School. Lead by Mr Warwick Payne, he and the band comprised of Shore’s tutors Mr Toby Hall, Ms Rochelle Fuller and Mr Alister Spence performed an array of Rock repertoire. From Beatles to AC/DC, Year 8 were given an overview of British, US and Australian Rock. Thank you to Mr Payne for his organisation of the event and our tutors for providing this wonderful opportunity for Year 8.
Upcoming Events
Year 9 Elective Music Soiree
On Wednesday 15 May, at 7pm in the Orchestral Recital Room Year 9 Elective Music students will be performing Australian repertoire. We hope you are able to join us for an evening of high-quality music.
Scholars’ Recital
On Wednesday 22 May, Shore Music Scholars will be performing a variety of repertoire. The recital will begin at 7pm in the Shore Chapel with our organ scholar and will then continue in the Orchestra Recital Room. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the recital. We hope you are able to join us for an evening of high-quality performances of some very challenging repertoire.
Year 11 Elective Music Soiree
On Wednesday 29 May, at 7pm in the Orchestral Recital Room, Year 11 Elective Music students will be performing on their specialist instruments. We hope you are able to join us for an evening of high-quality music.
Term 2 Music Calendar
| Date | Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 15 May | Year 9 Elective Performance Concert | Orchestra Room | 7.00pm |
| Wed 15 May | Concert Group: SSO – When George Met Arnold | Sydney Opera House | 7.00pm |
| Thurs 16 May | Year 7 Introduction to Instruments Rehearsals | Smith Auditorium | 8.20am |
| Thurs 16 May | Year 7 Introduction to Instruments of Band and Orchestra | Smith Auditorium | 9.00am |
| Mon 20 May | Concert Group: SSO – Joyce Yang in Recital | City Recital Hall | 7.00pm |
| Wed 22 May | Scholar’s Recital | Orchestra Room | 7.00pm |
| Fri 24 May | Music Photos | Chapel Lawn | 3.00pm |
| Wed 29 May | Year 11 Elective Performance Concert | Orchestra Room | 7.00pm |
| Fri 7 Jun | Battle of the Bands – Heats | Band Room | 3.00pm |
| Wed 12 Jun | Instrumental/Choral Dress Rehearsal | Smith Auditorium | All Day |
| Thurs 13 Jun | Instrumental/Choral Concert | Smith Auditorium | 7.00pm |
| Fri 14 Jun | Band Concert Dress Rehearsal | Smith Auditorium | All Day |
| Thurs 20 Jun | Band Concert | Smith Auditorium | 7.00pm |
| Tues 25 Jun | Battle of the Bands – Finals | War Memorial Hall | 12.30pm |
Mrs K Barber
Head of Music