Senior School Performing Arts

HSC Music Showcases

Music 2 and Extension Music – 1pm Sunday 3 September, at Orange Regional Conservatorium of Music

This will be a fabulous concert, featuring HSC repertoire from this year’s Music 2 and Extension Music students.  A QR code is included on the poster which links to the program for the concert.  As this concert will be quite long, audience members should elect when they would like to attend.  Tea, coffee and slice will be provided. 

The program for the concert can also be accessed below.

Please support our wonderful Year 12 students!

Music 1 – 6pm Wednesday 6 September, in the Performance Theatre

This concert will feature HSC repertoire from our Music 1 students – from rock to jazz to contemporary pop, this concert will have something to appeal to every lister. Please come along to support the fabulous students in this year’s Music 1 class.  Supper provided.

11 DRAMA SHOWCASE: 6pm Friday 15 September, in the Performance Theatre

STRINGS CONCERT – Friday 8 September, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm

We’re looking forward to our annual Strings Concert, which features performances by the KWS Junior School Beginner Strings, Junior School String Orchestra, Junior String Quartet, iStrings, the Thompson Ensemble and Chamber Strings.

Further information has been emailed to families.

Orange Eisteddfod

SPEECH AND DRAMA RESULTS

Congratulations to Alexandra Whitehead and Alice O’Neill-Scholte for their wonderful results in Speech and Drama at this year’s City of Orange Eisteddfod:

Alexandra Whitehead     

• Very Highly Commended - 14 Yrs Inspirational Verse          
• First - 14 Yrs Original Verse           
• Second - 14 Yrs Prepared Mime  
• Third - 14 Yrs Dramatic Monologue           

Alice O’Neill-Scholte        

• Highly Commended - Open Australian Verse         
• First - Open Indigenous Verse      
• Third - Open Prose Memory         
• Highly Commended - Open Prepared Reading      
• Highly Commended - Open Reading at Sight         
• Third - Open Prepared Reading Religious Text       
• First - Open Original Verse            
• First - Open Prepared Speech
• First - Open Impromptu Speech  
• Second - Open Humorous             
• Highly Commended - Open Prepared Mime          
• Second - Open Duo Prepared Mime          
• Highly Commended - Open Impromptu Mime      
• Third - Open Dramatic Monologue            
• Third - Open Impromptu Monologue       
• Second - Open Banjo Paterson Championship      
• First - Open Australian Monologue           
• Very Highly Commended - Open News Reading   
• Second - Open Story Telling          
• Open Sections   Open Highest Score Award

Julia Barnett

• First – 14 years and Under Inspirational Verse
• Third – 14 Years and Under Humorous 
• First – 14 Years and Under Dramatic Monologue 
• Second – Open Duo Prepared Mime

Abbey Cunial

• Second – Open Duo Prepared Mime

INSTRUMENTAL RESULTS

Woodwind and Brass sections of this year’s eisteddfod are currently underway, and some results are beginning to come through for some of our younger musicians. Congratulations to the following students for their wonderful achievements:

Phoebe Wong

• First – 12 years and under Junior Woodwind Championship
• Second - 12 years and under woodwind solo
• Second - Open Grades 5 and 6 woodwind solo
• Melissa Buchholz Junior Woodwind Encouragement Trophy
• Second – 12 years and under piano solo restricted
• City of Orange Eisteddfod Piano Encouragement Award

Ella Kerdic

• First – 12 years and under woodwind solo
• First - 14 yrs and under woodwind solo
• First – 14 years and under Jazz solo (with a score of 99)
• Second – Open Grade 7+ woodwind solo

Nethuli Pathirana

• Third – Open Grades 5 and 6 woodwind solo

Aston Lett

• 1st in open grades 3&4 woodwind solo
• 3rd in 12 years and under woodwind solo
• 3rd in 14 years and under woodwind solo