Music News- Week 27
Chamber Choir 2023 Auditions
Auditions for Chamber Choir will be held on Thursday 15 September from 3:15pm in the Performing Arts Centre. Students currently in Years 9 – 11 are invited to audition and are required to perform a short excerpt in groups of four. These excerpts and a sign-up sheet are available in the Music Office, with a rehearsal of the piece to be held on Monday 12 September during lunch, in the Performing Arts Centre. Students intending to audition are strongly recommended to attend the rehearsal, when the four individual parts will be workshopped. Auditions will also include sight-singing and range-testing.
With any questions, please visit the Music Office or email Ms Alexander: kath.alexander@cewa.edu.au
Catholic Performing Arts Festival
Congratulations to the following students and ensembles for their recent achievement in the Catholic Performing Arts Festival:
- Primary Singers – Excellence
- Wanju Voices - Outstanding
- Keeva Kirwan – Woodwind – Outstanding
- Laura Rutherford – Woodwind – Excellence
- Jennifer Ong – Woodwind – Excellence
- Xavier Jeffrey – Electric Guitar – Excellence
- Jamie Floyd – Electric Guitar – Excellence
- Nicholas Skerratt – Strings - Outstanding
Online Lessons
For students learning at home and requiring an online music lesson, please ensure advice is provided to tutors or to the Music Office on 9383 0440.
Please be reminded that all absences from Music lessons due to illness must receive proper notice, by 3pm the day prior to the lesson, to either the Music Office or directly to tutors.
Thank you, to all students, parents and staff who have been participating in online lessons. All online lessons are conducted through Teams, so families with younger students may need to arrange login details ahead of their lesson. For assistance with any aspect of online music lessons, please contact the Music Office on 9383 0440.
If an instrument stored in the Instrument Storeroom, in the Performing Arts Centre, is required to participate in online lessons, please contact the Music Office.
WAAPA Auditions for Bachelor of Music
WAAPA’s new Bachelor of Music was designed to reflect today’s music industry. The music industry has changed a lot over the last few decades – classical musicians are working with pop artists, pop artists are working with jazz musicians, composers are writing for the gaming industry and artists are creating masterpieces from home. Music streaming and Youtube have created new pathways for success in an industry that thrives on creativity and originality, which is the focus of the new course.
Interested students can apply at: https://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/courses-and-admissions/our-courses/music
Spring Soiree
Congratulations to all our musicians on a wonderful Spring Soiree performance. The audience was captivated with music from all of the College’s Secondary large ensembles, including Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Treble Choir, Wind Band, Concert Band, Chamber Choir, Senior Guitar Ensemble, Swing Band and Junior Swing Band. It was also a wonderful opportunity to thank the Year 12 students for their outstanding contribution to music at John XXIII College.
James Kros
Head of Learning Area - Music