SENIOR SCHOOL
Music Week
How do we put on Music Week without
the services of the Director of Music?
The next night was the large ensemble
showcase, where the GGS Wind Orchestra,
G-Jazz, G-Funk, Rock Band, Boodjar Bidi
Dancers and Jarokaphonic Orchestra all
showed why the music program at Guildford
Grammar School is one of the most envied
in Perth. Our special guests, the Preparatory
School Concert Band, also joined in the fun
of the concert. The final item, Solid Rock,
provided the audience a chance to witness
the act that we would be performing on
Telethon after the holiday break.
As I was recovering from shoulder surgery,
the Music Department banded together to
present a stunning array of performances
for Music Week, 2015.
Led by Mr Quentin Edmonds, and ably
assisted by Mrs Lyn Hopkins, the theme of
the concerts was celebrating the pieces that
we had performed over the past three years,
many of which the parents had only had
the opportunity to hear once – or perhaps
not at all (in the case of the Singapore Tour
Repertoire). This allowed new repertoire to
be played alongside some old favourites.
The week commenced with the Small
Ensembles concert, which also allowed
the Year 12 students to showcase their
pieces for the upcoming WACE Music
practical examinations. Ethan Aird (12Be),
Alexander Cannell-Lunn (12Ha), Miles
Gilbert (12Be), James Holmes (12Be) and
Marcel Niutta (12Be) all performed solo
works, while Hayden Atterton (12Wb)
treated the audience to a sneak peek of
one of his compositions, Ruined Minds,
All the money raised from the ticket sales
for this concert was donated to Telethon.
The concert alone raised over $1200, and
contributed greatly to our final donation of
$2000 towards Telethon 2015.
which would be recorded by a professional
ensemble a week later.
Mrs Katherine Stevens led the concert
through performances by the Guitar,
Percussion, Brass, Clarinet, Cello and
Saxophone ensembles, as well as the Piano
Duet Club and the GGS Piano Trio.
Special thanks to all involved in making
this concert a success. To the parents,
the students, the families and the staff,
we couldn’t do this without you and
thank you for your continued support
of the School of Music.
Mr Kieran Hurley
Director of Music
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