Senior School 

Performing Arts

Drama HSC Trial Performance Exams - Well done Year 12

The Drama Class of 2020 recently completed their Trial Performance Examinations.  The examiner, HSC marker Ms Emma Flick, enjoyed her day with Year 12 and commented on how well prepared the students were. She made particular mention of the positive support evident between students in the class. Ms Flick took time to give each student individual feedback to help refine final performances and submissions. All the very best to these students as they make final preparations prior to the HSC performance exam on 1 September. 

Lunchtime Concerts: Year 9 and Year 10 Music

Year 9 and 10 Elective Music students are busy preparing for a series of lunchtime performances which will be held over the coming weeks. Times and dates are as follows:

• Monday Week 5 Year 10 Music – outside the boarder’s dining hall
• Friday Week 5 Year 9 Music – library
• Friday Week 7 Year 9 Music – library

Students are most welcome to come along to support these concerts.

Virtual Piano Residency: Monash University 

Students from Years 9 and 11 Music 2 recently had the opportunity to engage in a virtual workshop and concert with Aura Go and Tomoe Kawabata, lecturers in piano at Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University. Aura and Tomoe discussed contemporary Australian compositions, achieving excellence in ensemble playing and interpretation in music with our students. 

Thanks to Musica Viva and Orange Regional Conservatorium of Music for providing this opportunity. Thanks also to Tracy Kelly in ICT who helped facilitate the event.

Speak Up: Speech and Drama News

On the weekend a new speech and drama competition called ‘Speak Up’ was run. It was organised by Lucy Kirk, an ex-KWS student, to aid the Country Women’s Association. The event used Zoom as a means of performing and entries came from all over the Central West and Western Sydney.

KWS students did exceptionally well:

• Milla O’Toole 1st 5-8yrs Poetry
• Milla O’Toole Junior prize for Poetry
• Aurora Everett Highly Commended 5-8yrs Humorous mono
• Keeley O’Toole Highly Commended 9-12yrs Humorous mono
• Olivia Wilson Encouragement Award
• Olivia Wilson Ist Humorous Mono
• Olivia Wilson 2nd 9-12 yrs poetry
• Samuel Martin 2nd Humorous Mono
• Samuel Martin 1st 9-12yrs poetry
• Samuel Martin Most Promising Scholarship Junior Division
• Samuel Martin 9-12years Reserve Champion
• Toby Gough 13-15 years Poetry 1st
• Toby Gough 13-15 years Humorous Mono 1st
• Toby Gough 13-15 years Dramatic Mono 1st
• Toby Gough Public speaking 1st
• Toby Gough Senior Championship
• Toby Gough Senior prize for Poetry and Public Speaking

Congratulations to all of these students!

Timetable for Co Curricular Music Ensembles

Mrs Jacqueline Shields 

Head of Performing Arts