MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Winter Term has begun with a fantastic first event, the magnificent Jazz Night "Sounds of the 70s", presented on Friday, 2 August. A fully booked-out night of musical entertainment was enjoyed by all with great bands, dancing, singing and solos. My thanks to all the boys who performed with their teachers, old boys who returned to play with some special guests at the end of the night, and to James Flynn who sang some choice numbers, together with Garry Lee who fulfilled the very demanding role of MC. Special thanks and congratulations to all members of the FOSM team who created a spectacular venue and of course, Jazz Night would not be as great as it always is without the creative efforts of Mr Tim Simpson together with Ms Tess Palmyre. Three choice photos are below.
Following Jazz Night, on Thursday 8 August, the senior musicians from Years 11 and 12 presented a range of solo and small group performances at the Senior Recital and Upson Award Performances. This showcase of the senior boys musical talents as they prepare for their end of year performance exams was a great event for them, and for all in the audience. We also welcomed Ms Sojan from Presbyterian Ladies' College who was able to provide some special comments and feedback for the performers which also assisted in the selection of the recipient of the Will Upson Performance Award.
On Sunday 11 August, the Combined Symphony Orchestra and the various Big Bands and Jazz Combo performed at the WA Schools' Jazz and Orchestra Festival held at Churchlands High School and John Septimus Roe Anglican Community College. This was a great opportunity to see Scotch musicians side by side with their peers from across the state of Western Australia and while potentially a "high stakes" performance, the boys, together with their PLC colleagues, performed admirably.
On Wednesday 21 August, the Scotch College String players are performing at their annual Strings Soiree, "Con Brio" at 7pm in the Memorial Hall. This free event is open to all who enjoy high quality string music performed by students from our Junior School through to our senior musicians in Year 12. A great event that highlights the pathway available to our string players across our three sub-schools.
The Senior musicians' term concludes with the "finale" performances of the 2013 academic year, the Scotch College Senior Spring Concert, held at 6.30pm in the Dickinson Centre on Friday 6 September, and the PLC Senior Spring Concert, held the following day on Saturday 7 September. These free performances which are open to the whole Scotch College community, are an opportunity to celebrate the work of all performers in the senior ensembles and to farewell our senior Year 12 musicians who give so much of their time and energy supporting the musical life of the school.
A final performance for Junior boys, held on Thursday 12 September in the MacKellar Hall, is the Junior School Strings Soiree, an opportunity to enjoy the work of our youngest string players - the Year Three String Programme musicians.
The Music Department holds a variety of performances for the Scotch College community throughout the year plus events for Scotch College boys and the girls from PLC who participate in Combined Ensembles. A more detailed version of the Music Department's Newsletter can be found by following this link.
https://ishare.scotch.wa.edu.au/groups/thevmdthevirtualmusicdepartment/wiki/a583e/Music_Department_Newsletter.html (Please use your Scotch Parent login.)
