1998 School Magazine

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Girls Grammar ^, rho0131stIshane 1998

MUSIC

hat a wonderful and memorable year it has been in senior concert in the Auditorium where each group presented BGGS niusic as the quality of performances and a taste of the great things to come.

participation of stLidents continLie to rise. Mr Mark SUIlivan was appointed as Director of Instrumental Musiclate in 1997 and Mr Paul Holley replaced Mrs Elizabeth Wilson as Director of the Choi al Program The hectic musical calendar began

in an effort to encourage less experienced students to improve their solo performing skills a Solo and Ensemble Performance Week was organized for students in years Eight to Ten. This was strongly supported with over two hundred ..-~ ".^ I~~, - students participating SL John's Cathedral was filled to

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with the AnnLia! String Camp at Banyo Seminary from 6-8 February. Chamber Orchestra andAlbinoniStrings worked with great enthusiasm at rehearsals and ttitorials to prodtice an enjoyable progranT for parents on Sunday after- noon. The clinic with jazz violinist Shenton Gregoi'y was a new experi- ence for all The fol-

capacity for the Easter Celebi'atton that featured the Chamber Orchestra accompanying Chamber Singers and BGS Grammarphones in a niemorable performance of Vivaldi's Magnificat. A

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rousing Ten- dinon of the H alleluja h Chorus by combined ciioirs was a fitting conclu- SIon to the Service, which was both ino- ving and in- spiralional While Symphonic

lowing week- end the Sym- phonicWinds filled the clots- Iers with joy- ful sounds of music and laughter. in addition to the niusical

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achievements the Music Captains, Emma Walters, Susannah George and Leah Scholes, generated a great spirit over both weekends and the pool was welcome in the SLimiiTer heat. The usual camp standards of 11ard work, little sleep andquestionable foodwere up held

Winds and Junior Chamber Choir played and sang on the rooftop of St And!'ew's Memorial Hospital for' the Anzac Day Service, the Big Band again performed extremely well at the New Fallii Jazz Carnival and The ChanTber Singers PIOvided1111/5ic for the CentaLii' Memorial Service

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The Symphonic Winds again displayed 111eir talent and musical Ina- turity by ITosting a performance with the ConservatoriuiiT of Music Sym- phonic Winds to open the May Concert Series. At the onTel two concerts all the

Big Band again featured in the lauriclT of the Red Cross AnnLial Doorknock Appeal in the city Inall entertaining 111nchtime 5110ppers. This was q\lickly followed by the first

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