Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 1997

The Arts

Canberra Music Festival nuchaela-Jane Boyd

The Clash of the Choirs

Am Invitation to Am Join the Grammar family at the final musical extravaganza of the year Carols by Candlelight, celebrating th joy of Chistmas, witl be held in the Clock Tower Piazza on Friday 28 November at 7.30 pm This event will feature a special brass ensemble and 10 lead the singing, a massed choir with soloists. This will not be a formal concert but a traditional carol emphasising audience service involvement A feature o the evening will be Iwo theatre rea ers presentations eatunng mainly students from gindes 8 and 9. They focus on "A traditional Chisimas" and "Th joy o giving" Admission will be by program only. The cost, including glow stick, is $2.00 Families are asked to bring a Chistmas gift suitable for achildup to 12 years old. Pleas mark on Ih gift the age and sex of the intended These presents will be placed under a Christmas tree or The Smith Family 'Toy Soldier Appeal" receiver Except for the school running Iran which is staff parking, an other car parking areas will be avalable for parents and friends Gymnastics Club have produced some outstonding performances in recent months and were justly rewarded with national selection and recognition. Eliza Gower, a Junior Elite gymnast who win be a Year 8 student at Gnunniar in 1998 was chosen to represent Australia at an International Rhythmic Gymnastics Meet in Japan in early September. The Elite Squad froin the club travelled to New Zealand in rind September to compete in the National Championships Andrea Noon and Georgia POWe" from Year 10 and Lindsay Green from Year I represenied Queensland at the national tilles in late September Andrea's performance nieant she became the overall level9 champion, win, ting 3 gold. I silver and I bronze medal. Georgia and Litidsay also won medals in level7 competition The School community congratulates these students on such outstanding Kristine Cooke RSG Club Successess Members of the Brisbane Girls Grammar School Rhythimc

was upbeat and PrtsciUaesque with I Will SI, ITive and Grimth performed the

Liz Velkovic

feel-good We Are Tile World. linchfdd, This is a story of frozen people, cold Wednesday, August the Sixth, and in a sea of bri htoran e full d d ' winds and lots and lots of playing of O'Connor House decided it was lime to its minttable fun loving style performed instruments. Yes, it's true some of the reelatriits title as Grammar's champion One Fine DC . Line chos th I very brave yearlOs, IIS and 12s choir in the Inter house Choral and melodious Somewhere 01, I Tiler selected from the Senior Concert Competition. After victories in 1993, and O'Cornor chose Cate 's Son which Band, Orchestra and Choir went to 1994, and1995 its titlewassnatchedby proved to have just the ri t stuff! Canberra ... and we froze our rear ends an outstanding Grimth House in 1996. Finally, Woolcock performed the off. Yet, strangely enough some of us However O'Connor. led by Millie dramatic Evil@ hit D 't C F M decided to eat icecream in Ihe middle Sirendrup, came back with a vengeance A, genii, in. Such a variety of styles of Ih night when it was 5 decrees h 1997 'th a moving rein tion of provided never a dull moment for the Aside from becoming very eold and Cate s Song from Mr Hull@,, d's Op, ,s. quietl a reciaiive d' 1997 also saw the inIroduction o new his competition allowed the hoir Combined Music Festival with schools rules, prohibiting medleys and Ca lains to Ie I Ih ' I d h' froiii Canberra obviously), Sydney, restricting the accompaniment to one skills and or some. practice their highly Adelaide, Yorkshire, England and or This provided the choirs aerobic conducting styles. All in all i Instrumen course us here, Boys Grammar and with a challenge yet did not ' litbiteach was ahighly enjoyable musical momin Somerville choir's musical creativity and and all the captains. soloists, individuality managing to break a frozen hose with one touch, we had 10 participate in a

accompanists and every choir member must be coinmended for their fine

We were there to play ntusic and play music is what we did - one piece went for forty minutes and that was for the orchestra and the fully standing up choir. Writlst we were Getting into the Canberra spirit and pretending that we too could withstand the cold tempem es of the southern city, we were getting ready for the big combined concert. This was held at the Conservatorium and unfortunately no blazers were allowed on the night This o course made obvious that we were from Brisbane because we were the only school with short SI ve shirts. Even Somerville had long shirts. We managed to survive without them though. HeIen Smith was also very brave to stand u in front of the thousands of people (or so it seems when you are up there) and said a very moving speech (including a few smiles in just the right places) about one of the very interesting pieces the Concert Band had to play One of the shange things about the whole experience was Iha we had name tags and this proved to be an excellent way to meet people. "Hi, my name's Jane mm Can I swap tags with you?" So we went around with 'Rober, Smith, Canberra Grammar School' on our shirts. We were all tired after it bul we had the best time. Slayintiin a Polish Catholic Centre has its advantages. So does knowing your way around Canberra Grammar. I too was also deserted ... until break that is! We were filmed throughout the festival and some of us even bought a copy of the video. 11 doesn't sound like much but we had the best time and we were sad to leave that peaceful city and bid goodbye to the wonderful people we met

A variety of musical styles was covered pertorrnances. May the choirs nextyear by the Houses. Beanland chose the cool strive to achieve an uivalent standard and jamy Moondo"ce while England and attomp 'n vain to knock O'Connor selected the classi Imagine. Gibson esial. in lis

Art Club

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value of offering Ih students the o nunity to explore art and craft activities for personal extension and initiated the 'dea of the Club, which commenced in Term Two. The Art Club provides the opportunity for all students to be involved in Art activities and to make use of the School s facilities Art Club students learn art procedures and skills in a relaxed environment whe enjoyment and creativity are encouraged and respect for the disciple of Art is OStered.

Screen-printing. am ting, ceramics. plaster casting, and papier mache are e activities yo t fin some o in progress on a typical afternoon in Art Club. The enthusiastic members of the Art Club are involved in exploring art activities for personal enjoyment and extension. Some students are keen to develop a particular area of interest and work on self-initiated projects

Mrs Hancock has been aware of the

A work of art in progress di, ri, 18 Ar, CIMb

successes

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