Music

Senior Music Festival 

Bach to the Beatles 

Last Friday night, Redlands celebrated the artistic and creative achievements of Music students from Yrs 7-12 as they performed in the annual Senior Music Festival at The Concourse, Chatswood. Featuring ensembles from the Senior Campus, the audience was entertained with a diverse range of performances and repertoire from ensembles in the Choral, Concert Band, Strings and Small Ensemble programs.

With over 200 students and staff involved in this event, the Festival captured many exciting musical moments, from Chamber Music through to Jazz Improvisation. All musicians involved delivered an outstanding concert program that explored a wide range of repertoire and demonstrated a high level of technical and performance skills across all years, culminating in the Yr 12 Graduating Musicians Finale with a medley of Beatles hits!

The energy backstage was incredible, bundled with examples of peer-support and encouragement, positivity, excitement and pure enjoyment. This is one of the wonderful elements of Redlands Music, highlighting camaraderie and collaboration across Yrs 7-12 as they performed alongside one another.

As a department, we are very proud of the students’ collective achievements across all areas of ensemble work, solos and featured performances, as they explored a wide range of musical styles and performance contexts. The Music Department would like to acknowledge the contributions of all members of the Music team for their hard work, patience, flexibility in thinking and care of students as part of the Senior Music Festival. In consideration of the large number of students involved, and the overall logistics in staging solo performances right through to full-scale massed ensembles, the event ran incredibly smoothly and was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. Some photos can be found on Redlands Pulse.

We would like to acknowledge the winners of the Senior Music Festival ticket selling competition:

  • Prize 1 – The He Family
  • Prize 2 – The Houchell Family
  • Prize 3 – The Bessell Family
  • Prize 4 – The Pretellis Family

Senior Campus

HICES 2018

Thank you to all students who auditioned for the HICES Music Festival this term, where an external panel considered state-wide applicants from Independent Coeducational Schools across NSW. With a high level of musical ability and an overwhelming number of applicants across all HICES schools, please note that places may be capped this year. Notification of successful applicants will be advised Monday 23 July (Week 1) Term 3.

Music Ensemble Rehearsals

All Senior Cocurricular Ensembles commence from Tuesday 24 July (Week 1 Term 3). Throughout Weeks 1-5 students will be rehearsing in Small Ensembles and preparing repertoire for consideration and selection of performers at the annuals Music Awards Dinner on Friday 24 August (Week 5). Students will receive the opportunity to work with Music specialists in developing skills for performance in small ensembles. Groups that will be offered are:

  • String Chamber Groups (Trios, Quartets & Mixed)
  • Flute and Oboe Ensemble
  • Clarinet Ensemble
  • Saxophone Ensemble
  • Brass Ensemble
  • Percussion Ensemble
  • Boys Choir (TTBB)
  • 7-9 Girls Choir (SSA)
  • 10-12 Girls Choir (SSA)
  • Guitar Ensembles
  • Jazz and Stage Band
  • Jazz Vocal Ensemble

Junior Campus

Assembly Performance

Congratulations to our Junior Chamber Ensemble for their wonderful performance at Assembly last week. Ahnu Guan, Anneka Steele, Nicole Wang, Lara Wilson and Melinda Wright performed their Minuet by Haydn with wonderful expression and ensemble communication.

Junior Music Festival

The Junior Music Festival will be held on Thursday 2 August (Week 2) Term 3. Our Cocurricular ensembles and curriculum classes have been eagerly rehearsing and will perform a variety of repertoire that explores our STEAM theme which celebrates our cross-curriculum study of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Tickets are available now. Please note that all Cocurricular rehearsals will be cancelled in Week 2 in order to facilitate preparation for the concert.

Yr 2 Strings Performance

Congratulations to all Yr 2 Curriculum Strings students who shared their learning for Semester 1 on Monday with their parents and teachers. Thank you to our specialist String tutors and MIC of Strings, Mr Michael Warby, for his organisation of this performance for students and their families.

Mr Darren Kuilenburg
Coordinator of Music
seniormusic@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9820