1981 School Magazine

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Coxrcent Baxad RePont Concert Band experienced yet another very successlul year' ;hi;;;"; p;ou"n bv manv iewarding and fullilling concerts' +ii;;; ;;;;";ts and"perfoimances provide experience in per- f;;;ing in lront ol an audience and create immense enJoy- .""i """a satisfaction lor all band members' Barry Warden our conductor, I am suil, *itl agree that many hard hours of practice (despite the antics of the trumpets - two ln par- ticular - not mentlonlng any names Margaret and Catie) are "ri into these performui""t' Xot all ol our practices merrily i;r';i;;;-;;'one big happv band.plaving together' Mr- Warden has spent countlesi'h"ours teliing (or rather shouting) ;;;;i;;;;i not"t short and detached' Never mind Bazza' we all lose our tempers sometimes fiust that it happens to you ;;;" ;h;; anyone'else). Nevertheless.we must all thank Mr' w;;;;;;;hi, u".y iine ellort in conducting and training the Uona. fflunt You, Mr. Warden' Just to give an indication ol the band's popularity and high ;;;;;i;". tome of the concerts we have performed at have ;"";'?;t" ilv;;iJ vition in a fund raising concert at Asplev- H;h,'il, il " Sufuuiion A,*y ut part ola:'Youth in Concert'i s.f;ltl p"v lor the lashion parade, and perhaps,the hiehlult ol the yiut - the R"ockhampton trlp'^ ()tners lncluoe S.O.G.S. school music concerts, Music-C.amp concert at B.G.S. and a perlormance fcjr St' Paul's School at their an- nual music camp out at Petrie' I am sure the girls agree that tn" Ui""iil. a"hieued from being in the. band' widen.-their ."ti*f experience and help devJlop their musical ability' I rrrori ."rtuinty have enjoyed being- part of the band for the last ;;;;;;;;; u'na toot foi'ua'd to hearing their concerts next year. Carey McCulloch Concert Band Senior P.S. We desperately need oboes' trombones' saxophones' t.t*n, una tutas. So those who would love to embark on a ."t|"^.iti"g musical career and be a member of such an i1- lustrious band' see Mr' Warden'

ts"G.G.S. Onchestna axad Conmhinaed 0rehestn'a RePont Under the baton of our new conductor' Mrs' Zamora' the o;;;;t;;h^ participated in many varied activities in 1981' whii; th; orchestra has had a reduition in numbers due to the ;;;t;;r;;;iu." ot our principal violist,closelv lollowed bv ourlrenchhornsecttonandmorerecentlysomeprominent i'".U"r, ol our brass section who are all sorely missed' we h;;;;";ag"d to perform at each end-of-term Music Depart- ment Concert. Cn April l0 we held our first Old Girls' Chamber Music do""Jr,, i"f f owed by a Wine & Cheese supper' We would like to thank those past students who contributed to an enjoyable evenins. as much time was spent in prepa^ration lor it' Miss ;i;il;;'otgr.it.a a Madrigal Choir ol past students - :on.it. H,titchett, Janette Iielly, Dian.ne-Horsey' Belinda Sfl*.pf-l"ra*", Helen O'Dowd, Lyndal Taylor' Catherine Milii;;t, Alianah Dobson and Nerida Harris' Brandenbr.rrg Group (made up of string players lrom B'G'S' ;;; B.A.C.S.), conducted bv Miss Trent' was accompanied [V]*" p".t students - Helen Rose (viola) and Kirri Morton tviolin). Helen Rose and Cathy Milligan also performed viola ,,;;';;i1;;t;ii. -o.'t.v Asht-on rfluiet' Anne Laver loboe,' ,qiiron Hotris (clarineti, Anna Joughin (clarinet) and Andrea fViffif,* ff,"".ft horn; perlormed qt-.,?. *ind quintet; R;;;;;"ry'Greenham lpiano;' Cathv Miliigan (cello) and Allzinah bobson (soprano) also performed as soloists' Reiterating our thanks to the above-mentioned' we would "it" lif." to" add that we greatly appreciated. the help ol Miss Hebden, Mrs Zamoru ina lvtits Trent' without whom the ;;;;i"g r,vould not have been as successful' In the ensuing April Holidays the orchestra combined with ihe B.G.S. oi.h"itru lor the combined School Music Camp oi-,ql"^onara Headlands' Beautilul weather made concen- ir^ri"g on practise difiicult' The Annual Music Can:p i"".Jrt concluded Corrbined Orchestra's activities lor the Yeelr' 'olved in accom- Members oi the B.G.G.S orchestra were ln! nanvins the vear erghts in their perlormance ol "Wheels"' ti'J,,ii,;;;J;;; i;; ih. school musicrl "rhe King and i'" u as ul:tr tnlcie up ol mernbers ol the orchesira sunplemenir 'r nu l.,.t"n,b"r, of the B.G.S' Music Departrnent - Ian Jempson :i-} ;;;;i;;;;,'Ha^in"* c"nler on violin and Simon cotterell on violin.

likc to wish the B.G'G g t982.

The senior nlembers rvould Orchestrlr continued stlceess in Lesley Cotterell Grainia King

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