Grammar Gazette- Issue 3, 1993

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Grammar girls, Melbourne and music Kym Sinmt 10 explore lire sights am slum with lire "_,, Ire, , of cor bin". Winter ^, 10 a reality for folly By S"day noning. mmy 91ts had mmUy as they b ,, d ,, . . 10 coldsnuadlay, @ti;. byI Maimne\, direr. rum Thrustay5 tilelugi"ghinilire *\, eke, xi: lireF";, al to Saday8A^I, "Its untilngerit"r- tofuL topled in a 11^ Mon^ Opening tire onom \t's Sumpimic TireG ^ . . us by. JoinRigi"inun mum rs of eleven oita schools nom variety of pieres. tirelxhig Hoist's "First around Australia. incltuling Brisbane Suiie un E Hat" anxitiie chikha, i's nomh Gnuruior. Can berm Grimnnr. Can hem '^r furnu at xi Far Awa ". wine EC on o pines. including "All hCOUegeto formagmipofanmiiul called "I'm Gonna walk on Home". 450 sinfuls in an orchisi, a choir "xi The choir was conducted b . Phil sympliortic wiad haul. Robertsoii from Scotch College. MeI Ahar, re^amig delays at Brmmre boume and Heather Buchanan from annularxil. kiwi, re's realtorwiic. Brisbane Gnunmar. wentallynndeilioScatchCOUegeahait After ashortinierva1.111eorcheslru

Solving the problems of keening, a dead body, and a hand-knitted sock

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Whni beller \\."y 10 sinri Ihe weekend 111an tviih champagne and madrigals before all evenin" or su perlaiive 1'0ices? Tlii* 11. as the ex perleiice oilhe audience bcforeilie \'OCal ConC, ri. IbJ'r, 31'11 71/11, 1'0tdlj, ,, mry JP"",, ing five Cmi"- tie$. held at inc Gehrm"rin Theatre Friday. Augusi 27 The- pre-conceri madrigals wcre performed by the Year 12 music elec live students and their voices her aided a wonderful evening of sonn. wi!h special guest performances by Tnnta Butsman. a past Grammarsiu dent recenily relurned from open 51udies in Italy. composer Saran Hopkins. Run Buller from the Queensland Conservatorium or MM siC. and Brisbane Gramiiiar Group. The Groininarphones. Vocal ensembles from Girls' Granimar. LaCapelln. Cameramand a . tile 8/9 Vocal Group. sarin be au:i- ~ fully and the audience heard solos front grad, nine students Svndia Lazarus and Kirsiy Do Us wonh. and sen, ors Anna I{awl*y. Naomi Jusi

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This special concert featured origi Celticabout'RidersjojheSe",, andjj ' y muslCe "live 51u. opportunity for Ih"e $1ud. 1115 to have their works perlonned in public. Cum- ence mads to grasp the concept or POSilions by Kakina walker. Jenny living PCrs"venngthroug1,111"black- Velkovic and Eve Wilson were per ness or the tragedy. formed by the 9.2 Innsic class. 9.1 I\tany people saw the play us a presented Ihe work or F10na Daley. Silvana Koban. Sarch Mona"hon and Anna Bekessy Run Butler. permrnier. Ieacher

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Drumaproductioirscanpr"sent 111e actors; ills also Ih" way 111" audi interesting staging problems; none more so than John M. Sy"ge's one act play. "Rid"rs to tile Sea". Tiltsshort but in1.1tse play was chosen by staff member. Trish y s a mein er. r's dimcullchoice;indeed. tiposedclial kilodes, as Grammar s cuntribu- ICngcsforthethreeniainactors. These lion to them tern, adjaie swimirs or uu " young peoplehadtomadelli"tragedy the annual Jean Trundle Festival convincing. maintain b"lievable at and the Sandg"IC Yangeh Drum" c"nts and depict n culture completel reslivnl. roreig, , to IhEir understandin . Trish Rhodessnidslie chosen, e

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6.0^ionThL"viay. Than wonueil^ in10 agilelting monm"s oldnu"ls of tire dulknging music gloried for earh omanble. Hiday was army halvay cokiand so Iha Glamor^, is ruggerIupin fuelayers or clchhg themrichly MeIborintiam innm"tire to lire cold neatier. as we noticed are\v bravesCUIsin slims anxiT slim!) Tire F"UValSymplinntc Band mac tidal Scoldi Collegewliichis a boys' school him aled in lire leafy streets of Hawimm. Considering thrillliegounds or B. G. G. S. could almosi fit into hair oniondIhai"re 15:01 nestlicolcould houseB. G. CS. alleasisixii, neg. it is rin WO, xierthat tile eigliiGr"rumorsnideniS in the a, inchortic wiad band were awed attiresizeolilrecarnpus. During a break from tile nunrernus sectional and full relre^s. two obiigin" Scoreh College sindentsiookthegoiipofcuiiousGram mar girls on a giltled tom or the school whichincludedilrehugenewihiee-level gymnasium and lire new library. Tire foml point orilre ionr was hair sacred ovalacrosswhich students amiorbid, ren to walk 0111re rune dayllre antnls in tint anti inclre^ were nationg at Danas Broth Hull^conimlMel^re. fire wire^hired untilaimt5. byn. Tky Minimibrafivehmrr"Minions^y full^akinhaeevimjgulmmimg

presenled Rimsky-Kursakov's "CapriccioEspng"o1". under Ihe halon oreuesicoiiducior. the excitable Peler Bandy. The highlight or Ihe concert followed : ing combined choir and orchesim'spyrfonn"riceofCarlOrfFs masie, piece. "CantinaBumna". This spectacular rendition earned a stand ing ovaliun from the appreciative au dience. Nunugliilreilnee, bys wanemum ing tile expe, knee was a rewarding an xi winchle orre for all lire 'in jusi*lintels" involved

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10na Conion"s. ,, ho portray"d lvlaurya, had to play a niiddle aged \40man tvhn had lust "everything she taral for; a VCry demandln" role for

play because 511e "loves the ian gunge". She also belie, CS the playis special becauseit "should haterri bly depressing but it isn't litmuseil is so beautiful. "

a co\ent"en year old .en con year old. senied "Aw:Lenin" Earlh". h in in . as Amurya s danugl, I"rs. co Ijvaicd the aud'e ' h . ences I, ilh their efreeti\e. jilting ac- I\\0 \, ice\ 51mulian*o, 151>. "A1\ alien cents and Ih" Ivayin which 111ey Fur- ing Earth" also intoIVCd a runge or tray"d *cry rompl"Kissu"s and char \Diced sounds irum niusical bird call* acters so convincingy. 10 did gendo, halving Krillierine Benzell Ivas awarded Twin Butsman \\as 111e final per Best Aclressin a dramatic role nt the toriiier o, 111, erening. SinceleaTing Tarrg"h Fesliv"I und 10na Conomus Girls' Gruntniarin 1988. she has 51ud he rein, 11nl were higlily led one'a in Brisbane and. - * conily. in 11niy. 511e redonned "La The play won an adjudicator's PromCssa""Id"Labienz""by Rossini award at the sume festival. where it was praised for its "r"creation or at an . . '"" 011e. O Quanje. . by musphere". The adjudicat"r also fall coptivaicd the audience wiih a unique displayufhanii, nitu\'erioii**inning in

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it was a v"ry challenging choice. The playhadspeci"1staging prob I'ms. They director had to ,, ork out the logistics of carrying the body or the son. Barney. played bothaliveand dend by Ginny Jay, on and off the singe. Some props were more dim cull to acquire than others : the spin rung wh"elwas r"lullvely cosy butthe hand knitted sock proVCd more relu 51VC The other aspect or the play vital toils success and atmospl, rere was the "keening" or the women who return the body or Bartley to his mother and mourn with her his death. No one in the cast had ever heard this sound before and it was Important to produce the appro Driately chilling and mournful sound. As it turned out, the SIu dents who played these roles cre. aled a compelling and scanry moan ing that emphasised the emotions and tragedy of the whole play

Thanks for the opportunity I'm wrtiingihisleiieriniellilie school how much my friends andl enjoyed Ihe music tour to MeI boume. 11Nasagreaiexpenencc us it Ineanl we were able to ricei 51n denls irum schools in Melbourne. Canberra. Sydney and Adelaide " also meant we were able to play' some challenging music in groups Dr a very high skindard. I foundworkingwiihihc variouscon ductors. especially Peter Bandy. an enlightening experience. Iwould alsolike10 pointouithe hard workputin by the musicieach ers to organise the tour. k is just another example of their excellent work and I hope that all the girls realise just how lucky we are 10 have such a wonderful music de padmenr Congaiulaiions must goto staff and students for the brilliant con certs HeIen Buchbach. Year 12

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