Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 1996

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Music camps a great overture During the course of firsi Ienn. permnned this last piece on assembly. threedifferenimusiccamps wereheld. They played ilexpenly. andiiwas met These were Siting Camp. Band Camp with an astounding recepiion and Choir Worksliops. All three were The purpose or these two ni"siC very successful and were enjoyed by camps was to gel everyone back in 10 all who worked ha, d to develop kill music mode after Ihe Christmas holi and team spin, over the two day. of days and 10 give new group members each experience an opportunity to gel to know their String Camp On Saturday 10 fellow members. 11 also ga\. e both

'A tale of sound and fury' What do you get when you to lifein melodramatic, Brechiian throw a bunch or devoted pretentious BBC. as well as Shakespeare fanatics together. not alternative futuristic acting styles in the GlobeTheatre. but in our very The traditional Elizabethan Melissa Kingston post-structural" version. others brought ThP Merehn, 11 of Ve, 11ce

On Saturday U May, filly. February. Grammars new string conduciors ihe. OPPiriunity tonnd ihe live B. G. G. S. students participated teacher. past student. Miss Catheri qtrengihs and weak, jus*CS within the in ANCA res, 96. a secondary Milligan and the members of I Ad- group and to decide on the difficulty school choral festival concert that Shakes ream Can bring ou not song, "B ru sh up you r produced by the Australian Only sound and fury' but Ihe best Shaker paire vanced String Orchestra and Siting oilhe repertoire choir Workshops: On 4and 25 National Choral Association in actors as well Orches, re 2. along with their violins Other sri performances were violas. cellos and double basses. de- February the inaugumlchoirworkshop$ Queensland a Ih Concert Hall, Excerpts from a range of by year twelves Frankie Mason as Shakes peare's works and the parted for Margate Uniting Church were held. On Saturday. Ihe members .p. Lady Macbeth and Caltlin Hunter Q. FA. C Youth and Conference Cenire ANCA Qid sinves 10 revjde Elizabethan world wereperformed, as Puck or Year 8 Ghoir and Groinmar Sing The weekend consist of numer- erg assembled at EC o01. rider the unleashing many unknown talents All the actors on the night scholars with the opportunity to hiddenin schoolpersonalities. along should beeongratulated us they all ous rehearsals and seciional tutorials capable leadership o MieR Emily Cox singin. massed choir and to expose Iwhich. forthosewhoarenon-musical. and guesiiutor. Ms Anne MCWilliam with some deep and dark desires contributed to the success of the them to a repertoire which cannot are sepamie rehearsals foreach section the choirs worked hard to produce an Mention must be made of Mr evening performance be permnned in their own school wilhin each orchesimi. and o course. excelieni perlomiance for the parents environment A1an Dale in his kilt. Mrs Robyn Special pmisemustgoto alithe plenty or fun Colwillandherchoiceofbevemges at the end o the day singers and musicians for a The concert roninred the work All this hard work was ackiiowl- On Sunday. the members o U or the ANCA Qid Festival and and the three Witches. Mrs Penny spectacularfinale edged when the musicians displayed CapellaandCameraia, themoaudiiion Youth choir both under the Mumhy, MrsMerrylPapasandMrs Them oneymisedtlcoughticket their efforts at an "end of camp" con- choirs. were back at school, or another direction or Greene Motton and HeIen Gemghly for showing us that sales was appropriateIy donated by cert for the parents on Sunday after- workshop. agarn producing nunning accompanied by Ralph Motton. even teachers have a gentler, more BOGS. 's Shakesream Club to human side Globelink'. This operation calls results The ANCA Qld Youth Choir, Advanced Strings played'Vivaldi Overturning all the upon the Shakespeare enthusiasts The proga, ns included rehearsals with membership restricted to Concerto Grosso Op. 6. Number 11" with Miss Cox and Ms MewillianL students in years 10 to 12, rormed Constraints Of today'$ generally from around the worldto subsidise andSinngOrchestra2played"warni concentrating on different aspects or the core of the Festival choir and Conservative yet in accurate the renovations that the Globe reeption ofiShakes^are, the cast Theatre in London is currently resurrected the authentic spint of undergoing. noon Concerto Gross Op. 6. Number I. " each piece. The groups also combined own Gehnnann Theatre? That's ethos wasnoiforgoiteninihemidsi righl: Brisbane Girls' Grammar of innovaiion. Mrs Trisha Rhodes School's inaugural Shakes penman andhersisier. ChristneCahi11.111ust SoirEe. Held on October 20 1995. be congratulated for Iheir lively the enthusiastic thespians proved introduction to the night with their Judy Haineworlh

conels, .a of eighty-two members The two orchestras combined for for mass choir works and technique from sixteen secondary school, Delius"TwoAq. "rents". String camp sessionsandtolkedaboutpostL, re voice Thl, choral group offered older wasageatsuccess andiiwas onexcel- production, concentration skills and sindents the chance to perform in lent way to start the year the importance of individual effort to a smaller group with a more Ba. .a Camps 0.1 the weekend of the success of the group concentrated work pro Friday16FebruarytoSunday 18Febru- Miss Cox said: 'The purposeof the included a three. day camp at ary. us Sentor Concert Band, with the day was to have an intensive rehearsal Brisbane Grammar School cond, "cor. MrAn^wJarvis. embarked or so of the repertoire for the year The Festival Choir comprised on the annual BadCamp. Likesting and also to build the singers' aware- of 700 gride"Is between years 8 Camp. BandCnmpwas heldatMargale. ness and vocal technique for perform- and 12, from twenty. three and consisted of sectional tutorials and ance etiquette. and many skills related different schools in B ' b full band rehearsals. This coinp also 10 choral singing. withoui Ihe disuse- we" as, for the first lime in AN A concluded with a nunish in a very lionsofanonn"Isehoolday rehearsal history, ,chools from the Gold enjoyable concert for the parents mishoped!, at an overnightchoircamp Coast. Mackay, Ih Sunshine The band worked on pieces such wall be held next year Coast and IPswich as: "Sendin, IreClowns". ' 10's tickers Mr Iaivis Raid: "Mu

his works. Someevenwentsofaras in return a time capsule to u ate the scripts with a more containing the exploits or modem flavour. While Macbeth BCG. S. 's Shakespeareanlifewill and Waspresentedin "the post-colonial, be buried within the actual theatre Fantastic Feinberg Fantasia The cum, nentstlmt wereli"tom"I on Saturday the Ihinieih or March. Included. ' e music us lovely The elegant grounds or Government Isn't the selling beauiiful? ouse. "Feintsrg". were an amazing I love the aimosphere Rpcciacle wiih gli"ering lights. won- I'm having a grea, time derful table decorations and laughier The eventng was nor only a co mingled with Ih magical music of the cml sueces\. hulalso a financial one studenis and Ihe MyIhos Quartel requiring in funds for the purchase or All one hundred and thirty-seven new equipment for the mustc SIu guestsonihe nighiwen!plea*edthaiihe dents Governor. Her Excellency. M kneen Prepamiionsare alltad> underway Ford. came 10 Ihe convi\Iai gathering mrihe 1997 Faniacia. <0 don't in, *\Ihe on Ih, Fomal Lawn. Everyon a re- experience Moileah Clarke ciated herbeingableio findlheiimeio share the splendour of Ihe evening. if The first of the BCGS Music Sup- only for a short while port Committees Faniasias was held

Haydn Beethoven's Ky, , E, e, son Anemia I anuelj. I Was Glad arryl, the Brazili"n Salmo 150 IAg"ian, "'foreSho"MGO" Yo" Worthy (Mulhollandl, with French horn played by Ninel Kee of BC. S and Daniel Ellem of Bremner S. H. S. Jamaica" MarkerPI"c mr. row) with pertussion by Sin, on Carl, David Hunt and Owen POWell of a Fete. s and Ng""" I k , with the Aumralian Voices The ANCA Qld Youth Choir. after a more intensive rehearsal nod contributed six pieces or chorel most eruiec. to the restival as we" as O C&, p re", Handr by VaughanW"11nm, , where, beehoir was joined by the phenomenal Australian Voices After interval the Australian Voices, also conduded by Greene Morlo", performed a bracket of all Australian songs including Ng"y"!,", - H * Dr, "Ming by Stephen Leek and The Lis""ing Land bv Orlovich The ANCA experience will certainly ino be forgotten by those who took part. MrMor, on s words or reassurenee= Wryou don I know I words of the song the rson beside you won't doh you in because they don't know Ihen either'. Miss Heather Budianan s remark "und any of your parents buy tlck. 15 in the front row? All they willseeisGraeme'shackside!" and Cmeme's retort. "What s wrong with Greene's backside? and the amazing experience or working with thetalents or Gineme and Ralph Morton in such an Impress, ve venue as the Concert Hall will enemye that ANCA rest '% lingers long in the memory of every particlpan

BGGSOGA Annual Dinner

When Where

August 2nd Friday , 00 pm for 7.30

U of Q Staff Club. SI Lucia Guest Speaker Fellcity William* to speak to her niasie, e

thesis: 'Kaihleen Minord Lillcy' Woman Educator or Educator or Women' 'Confimi sonie idea\ or cast new light

$45 00 inclusive Christ line furvis

Cost

3371 <962

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Sue Meeking 32022882 Dorothy BOUTSuignon 3208.357 Sylvia Pegs 134903*8

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