Music

Music Events can be found on Redlands Pulse

Rock in the Quad

In Term 4, students enrolled in the Redlands Rock Band program will be presenting two lunchtime concerts to showcase their developing skills as contemporary musicians. Please mark these dates in your diaries.

  • Junior Campus Rock in the Quad (Yrs 5-6 Bands) – Tuesday 30 October – 1.00pm
  • Senior Campus Rock in the Garden (Yrs 7-12 Bands) – Thursday 29 November – 12.30pm

Senior Campus

Sinfonia Flamenca

Juan Carmona Septet and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Last week, Yr 10 Music Elective students attended a concert at the Sydney Opera House in listening to a collaboration with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Juan Carmona Septet. In the Sinfonia Flamenca project, originator Juan Carmona took up the formidable challenge of associating a Flamenco ensemble with a Symphony Orchestra. The challenge was inherent in the profound differences between the forms and musical language of both Flamenco and Classical music. Director of the septet, Juan, is a self-taught musician who has been pushing the boundaries of Flamenco music for 20 years. Beyond traditional forms, this ensemble explored the authentic expressions of Flamenco, infused with rhythmic vocal techniques that considers Indian and Arabic inflections. This, together with symphonic fabric layers, created a performance where the magnificence of colour and harmony of the orchestral tradition enriched the Andalusian style of the Juan Carmon Septet.  

Yr 11 HSC and IB Music Showcase

Congratulations to Yr 11 Music Elective students who performed in the HSC and IB Showcase on Monday evening. All students presented polished performance programs and have worked diligently over the last three terms to produce music of a very high standard. In particular, we would like to acknowledge the guidance by Mrs Arienne Brodie, Mr Benjamin Castelli and Mrs Amy Richardson, supported by the accompaniment Mr Zi-Hao Li (Piano), Ms Tomomi Takahashi (Piano) and Mr David Wooltorton (Guitar).

Spring Fair

Yrs 7-11 Rock Band Performances

With the Spring Fair fast approaching on Saturday 15 September, the Redlands Rock program (Yrs 5-12) will be showcasing their music talents at this event. Please come along and support our budding young musicians at the Main Stage from 10.30am. 

Vocal Competition Adjudicator – Jacki Cooper

Internationally accredited Jacki Cooper, a regular feature on the Australian Jazz Music scene since 1990, has travelled the world extensively, performing with renowned Jazz musicians Dave Dallwitz, Graeme Bell and Ade Monsborough.

Holding a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Voice from the University of Adelaide, Jack has also studied with the Stanford Jazz Workshop at Stanford University in the USA in 1994, learning from jazz singers Mark Murphy, Kitty Margolis, Madeline Eastman and Nancy King. She recorded a radio program on Fog in the City Radio, and was also invited to San Antonio, Texas, to sing with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band at the famous Landing Jazz Club on the Riverwalk. In 2003, Jacki was the featured resident vocalist on the inaugural season for the cruise ship, Oceania Regatta, cruising around Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, and the Mediterranean. In 2005, Jacki was invited to perform at Sax’n Art Jazz Club in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam with world-class saxophonist, Tran Manh Tuan. In 2007, Jacki and John Morrison toured China, performing at JZ Jazz Club and the House of Jazz and Blues in Shanghai. The tour highlight was a performance at the Oriental Arts Centre with the Shanghai Symphony Big Band. In March 2010, Jacki was awarded Best Jazz Vocalist at the Musicoz Awards. Jacki is a regular at jazz festivals around the country, including Wangaratta Jazz Festival, Darling Harbour International Jazz Festival, Manly Jazz Festival and Thredbo Jazz Festival. She performs with John Morrison with their quartet, quintet and with John’s big band, Swing City.

Junior Campus

Musicianship Classes

Students who are currently learning an instrument and who would like to further extend their knowledge of Music Theory are encouraged to join the Musicianship class on Tuesday mornings (7.30-8.15am). 

Spring Fair Yrs 5-6 Rock Band Performance

With the Spring Fair fast approaching on Saturday 15 September, the Redlands Rock Program (Yrs 5-12) will be showcasing their music talents at this event. Please come along and support our budding young musicians at the Main Stage from 10.30am.

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