Music
Last Saturday’s Autumn Fair was a hot showcase of our Jazz Program at Redlands! We are grateful for all the volunteers and the many students from the Junior Jazz, Intermediate and Advanced Stage Bands, and the Jazz Vocal Ensemble who shared their talents and energy for the joy of the broader community. What a fun way to spend a Saturday with the day’s program capably compered by our 2023 Music Captains.
Tonight sees Opening Night of the Redlands Musical – Addam’s Family, and we are proud of all the Redlands vocalists and instrumentalists whose lights will shine at The Concourse in the days ahead. Congratulations to the Drama Department and the assisting Music staff for all your efforts to bring this story to life! Toi toi!
As well as the big events on the horizon, we have some further exciting auditions and applications closing soon (see below) and strongly encourage all our Redlands Musicians to see what opportunities are available to them and to lean in. Congratulations too to the Junior Campus finalists of the Red Factor variety show! You made it a very tricky job for our panel – and we commend all entrants for the immense creativity and joy that was shared in the audition process.
Strap in for some great music making for the next few weeks as we bring Term One to a happy close!
Amy Richardson
Director of Music P-12
Battle of the Bands
Tickets Now available!
Taking place in Edwards Auditorium on Monday 3 April 2023, the epic annual Battle of the Bands will be held in 3 separate divisions, adjudicated by respected industry producer and multi-instrumentalist Beau Golden. Each performer is allocated two (free) tickets that can be claimed via Trybooking for their respective division. Please note that performers do not need tickets and are already presumed to be in attendance for the full evening.
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Save the date: Year 2 Strings Open Lesson
Yr 2 students are excited to share their Term 1 Strings learning in an Open Lesson in Week 10. Parents and carers are invited to witness the wonderful skills and concepts students have been working on, and the connections they are making to their non-instrumental curriculum music lessons. Please save the date for Monday 3 April 2:20pm, with more details to follow.
Senior Instrumental Competition 2023 Auditions
A reminder that auditions for the Senior Instrumental Competition close via iLearn upload tomorrow at 5pm. This is a wonderful chance chance for instrumentalists to gain performance experience in front of an experienced adjudicator and a supportive community. Be sure to join us for the event on Monday 22 May 2023 – an evening that is a sure highlight of the Redlands Competition series.
HICES Music Festival 2023
Applications are now open for students in Yrs 7-12 who would like to be part of the HICES Music Festival & Camp in August later this year. All information is visible to students via the Music Department Auditions page on iLearn. APPLICATIONS CLOSE NEXT WEDNESDAY 29 MARCH 2023
Senior Music Festival 2023 Feature Auditions
We are excited to announce auditions for selected featured roles within ensemble performances at this years’ Senior Music Festival to be held at the Concourse in June.
The following auditions are open NOW with AUDITIONS CLOSING MONDAY 3 APRIL 2023
- Redlands Festival Orchestra (select Woodwind, Brass & Percussion solo roles)
- Featured Drummer (with Advanced Strings)
- Featured Guitarist (with Advanced Choir)
Please check the Music Department Auditions iLearn page for more information.
Red Factor 2023 
Finalists announced!
Year |
Name of Act |
Students |
Class |
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3 |
Dynamite Flowers |
Ruby Ruddick |
3B |
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Persia Wainberg |
3B |
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Zoe Hepple |
3B |
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3 |
Shotgun |
Hugh Zheng |
3B |
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3 |
MS Singers |
Mia Johnston |
3W |
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Suhana Khurmi Varma |
3B |
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3 |
I Hate Performing – Drama |
Priscilla Huang |
3B |
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3 |
Jazz Dance |
Leeane Liang |
3R |
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4 |
Missing Piece |
Ripley Jackson |
4W |
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4 |
Dance Diamond |
Anastasia Ishkhanian |
4W |
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Ruby Tew |
4W |
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Hannah Marker |
4W |
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Annabel Bailey |
4R |
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4 |
The Pinkies |
Katerina Abe-Apostolou |
4W |
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Asmi So |
4W |
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Charlotte Roy |
4R |
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Cora Briscoe |
4Y |
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5 |
Friend Like Me |
Leo Caroll |
5W |
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5 |
Smile |
Milly Wu |
5B |
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Sophie WIlliams |
5B |
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5 |
Granted |
Oliver To |
5W |
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5 |
Little People |
Blake Anderson |
5Y |
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5 |
It’s Alright |
Willow Tudor |
5Y |
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5 |
When Somebody Loved Me (Toy Story) |
Kamillia Rihani |
5Y |
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6 |
Run Like a River |
Sophia Moriarty |
6G |
|
6 |
Roar |
Josh Rantall |
6W |
|
6 |
Martial Arts |
Samantha Halliday |
6G |
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6 |
Don’t Run, Just Dance |
Azina Garrido Bulnes |
6Y |
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Yolanda (Zhengyou) Bai |
6Y |
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Elysia Angus |
6G |
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Cameron Lloyd |
6G |
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6 |
Sydney by Makin Ekam |
Ekam J. Sethi |
6R |
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6 |
Into the Shadows |
Molly Crompton |
6G |
From our Administrators
Have you downloaded the Redlands App? It’s not just for parents. Senior students too are being encouraged to download the App so they too can manage their private lessons and ensemble attendance. You’ll be amazed how much it streamlines our communication, and students can keep track on all their Redlands Activities in one location!
Contact helpdesk@redlands.nsw.edu.au if you need any assistance with the App.
Please reach out to our offices if we can assist you with anything further.
Jacqueline McGlade
Junior Campus Music Administrator
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