Music
Rehearsals are in full flight for performances at the Redlands Autumn Fair and our epic annual showdown Battle of the Bands. We were overwhelmed by great audition submissions for the competition last week, and are thrilled to announce the finalists and our guest judge below! See the link to book your tickets!
If planning your day at the Autumn Fair, be sure to pop the Fahl Garden on your itinerary between 1.00 – 2.30pm to be serenaded by our Junior and Senior Jazz Ensembles who have a great program lined up for you.
Next week I’m looking forward to spending time with members of our Prep School community in the Prep Music Orientation session on Thursday Morning. Many families of younger students are wondering what exciting opportunities lie ahead in their Redlands journey, and may even have practical questions around the right time to start learning an instrument and how caregivers might offer support to music learning at home. I look forward to unpacking these things in our session alongside Ms Katherine Moses, our Head of Junior Campus Music.
Wishing you a lovely week to come!
Amy Richardson
Director of Music P-12
Prep Music Orientation Session
NEXT THURSDAY! A reminder that we are hosting an information session for Prep parents in our community to learn more about the Music happenings on the Junior Campus in two weeks’ time. We warmly invite you to the session on Thursday 16 March 8.30am in the Prep Music Room (Level 2 – above Prep Reception).
Battle of the Bands
Tickets Now available!
Taking place in Edwards Auditorium on Monday 3 April 2023, the night will be held in 3 separate divisions. Each successful performer is allocated two (free) tickets that can be claimed via Try booking for their respective division. Please note that performers do not need tickets and are already presumed to be in attendance for the full evening.
CLICK TO Book your Battle of the Bands Tickets
Introducing our Guest Judge
We are delighted to announce that Sydney-based Producer/Musical Director & multi-instrumentalist, Beau Golden will be with us to adjudicate on the night. Beau is the current music director and keyboard player for Australian pop artist (and former Redlander!) Ruel, designing and arranging Ruel’s live show and playing over 180 gigs with him in over 40 countries since 2014. Recently he has produced and co-written several tracks off the highest selling Australian album of 2022/ARIA No#1 record ‘FutureNever’ by Australian music icon Daniel Johns. Over the years he has recorded with, music directed and toured the world with some amazing artists including — Lily Allen, Daniel Johns, Tones & I, Peach PRC, Jessica Mauboy, Odette, Vera Blue, Samantha Jade, Zara Larsson, Guy Sebastian, VanJess, Dami Im, Jennifer Hudson, Ronan Keating and Reece Mastin among others. He is a KORG keyboard recording artist and has a Bachelor of Music & Music Education from the University of New South Wales. We look forward to his professional insights shared with our aspiring performers on the night.
Announcing our Finalists
BAND | MENTOR |
UNPLUGGED |
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JUNIOR GUESTS |
The Mustangs | Auchinachie | ||
DIVISION ONE |
Wednesday Band | Atkins Send It | Wooltorton Boss Ladies | Idarraga Rise of the Masses| Auchinachie Flaming Falcons | Atkins |
Grace Walker-Barker (7) Isabella Solgaard (8) |
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DIVISION TWO |
Ink Theory| Mottley Pentagons | Idarraga Perfect 5th | External The Clan | Wooltorton Spirit of Conrad | Idarraga Rock Goats | Auchinachie |
Oliver Cooke (10) Lily Wainberg + Amalie Winton (10) |
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DIVISION THREE |
Little Windmill | Wooltorton Day Dream | External Secret Beach | External The Ant Colony | Atkins Soup in a Mug | External |
Hallie Hunt + Lara Wilson (11) Olivia Everingham + Alfie Leach (11) Claudia Lalich, Maya Little, Lucy Horton + Sabrina Blasco (12) Elke Mueller + Jack Lazzarotto (12) Lily Kneale + Marcus Ogden + Joe Griffiths (12) Phoebe Barnett (12) |
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Red Factor 2023
There’s just Yr 3 to go in our lunchtime audition series tomorrow, and we can’t wait to let you know who our variety acts will be for 2023 in Note Day next week! (Families will also be emailed by the end of Week 7).
Not a competition and far more than just a concert – this crowd-pleasing end of term extravaganza is in every way the quintessential Variety Show! We can’t wait to see all these student-produced acts shine!
Current Auditions
Senior Music Festival Features
We are excited to announce auditions for the first round of selected featured roles within ensemble performances at this year’s Senior Music Festival to be held at The Concourse on 16 June.
The following auditions are open NOW:
- 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.
Senior Instrumental Competition
A reminder that the Senior Instrumental Competition auditions are now open via iLearn – closing on Friday 24 March at 5pm. A fantastic chance for instrumentalists to gain performance experience in front of an experienced adjudicator, this evening is a highlight of the Redlands Competition series.
Redlands App?
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. Reach out to helpdesk@redlands.nsw.edu.au if you need any assistance with the App.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our offices if you have any queries, and we will be happy to assist you.
Jacqueline McGlade | Junior Campus Music Administrator
Kirsty Hales | Senior Campus Music Administrator