Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2018

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CATHEDRAL CONCERT—23 MAY 2018 Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s annual Cathedral Concert reflected the high quality of musical performance and technical precision of the School’s musicians. This year’s diverse repertoire included a suite of four gypsy dances in Puszta , the traditional Kenyan religious song Wana Baraka and the lively Ritmo , which prompted a captivated audience to ‘stomp’ their feet. Suite in G major for Organ and Strings paid homage to baroque composers including Bach, Frescobaldi and Corelli, while well-known composer of religious choral music, John Rutter, was honoured in The Lord Bless You and Keep You . Year 12 students, Miranda Chan (12H) and Sara Watson (12R) (the 2018 Edmee Gainsford Viola Prize recipient), also performed a spectacular rendition of Federico Sardelli’s Concerto for Two Violas in C Minor . The School welcomed the community to the second premier event in the Girls Grammar concert series, Gala Concert, in October.

Eilish Chopra (9W) performing at the Cathedral Concert

PAST STUDENT, CATHY MILLIKEN (1973), RETURNS TO THE SCHOOL World-renowned composer and Associate Composer for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Ms Cathy Milliken (1973), visited Girls Grammar to speak to Year 12 Music Extension students about her career. Ms Milliken has composed music for theatre, opera, radio, film and installations, and has been commissioned by the Berliner Staatsoper, Staatstheatre in Darmstadt and South Bank Centre London, among other esteemed organisations. Reflecting on her time at the School, Ms Milliken said she was grateful for the opportunity to be curious and explore her talents. ‘As students, we were emboldened to take the bull by the horns and have the confidence that we could do whatever we wanted. That has stood me in fantastic stead,’ she said. During her visit, Ms Milliken also met with Tiffany Yeo (8E), whose original composition Love and Peace received first prize in the 2017 Australian Society of Music Educators Young Composers Competition (Middle School). The School thanked Ms Milliken for sharing her wisdom, and inspiring those students with a passion for music.

Tiffany Yeo (8E) with Associate Composer for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Ms Cathy Milliken (1973)

QUEENSLAND YOUTH MUSIC AWARDS (QYMA) Students in the following ensembles received prizes as part of QYMA 2018: Wind Symphony (Silver Award, Concert Bands Advanced); Chamber Winds (First and Gold Award, Concert Bands Intermediate); Albinoni Strings (First and Gold Award, String Orchestra Intermediate); and Encore Choir (First and Gold Award, Choir Years 7 to 9).

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