Arts News
Mrs Karen Gordon - Director of Co-curricular Music / Coordinator of Strings
Mr Adrian Walker - Artistic Director, Creative and Performing Arts
Arts Day
Wow, what can we say! It was an amazing day, full of fun and creativity. Thank you to all who got involved in the inaugural Arts Day, ‘Wildest Dreams’.
Guest dancer, adjudicator and speaker, Montanna Stoneman, inspired us with her solo performance and her speech, highlighting the importance of the Arts in our lives.
Congratulations to all students who performed in the House Dance Competition with enthusiasm and energy. A special mention to the winning House for Dance; Ashburn, who presented a polished dance piece to Whitney Houston’s, ‘Dance with Somebody’.
During the middle session of the day, students participated in workshops by industry professional in the fields of Visual Art, Music and Drama. The day culminated in the House Song Competition, adjudicated by Shaun Brown, who gave valuable feedback to our students on performance and choral techniques.
Congratulations to Radcliffe, whose performance of ‘A Million Dreams’ was a standout and won the House Song section. We are now busy tabulating all the points throughout the day to announce the overall house champion for Arts Day 2023.
Well done on the staff performance of ‘Can’t stop that feeling’! The reaction from the students says it all!!!
Check out the dance video and photos below:
Musicfest
The annual Clayfield College Music Festival was held in the Middle session of Arts Day. The following sessions were on offer and we were fortunate to have experienced professionals who worked beautifully with our students.
Piano: Adjudicator Brendan Murtagh
Vocal: Adjudicator and workshop clinician Shaun Brown
Band: Workshop clinicians Elena Katahanas and Julie Fixter
Primary Strings: Adjudicator Justin Bullock
Secondary Strings: Adjudicator and workshop clinician Katie Betts
Thank you to our Cultural Captains, Katie Lennon and Sofia Peter for presenting the String and Piano sessions, and to our String Leader Hannah McDonald for assisting in the Secondary String section. Thanks also to our piano accompanists Christian Gante, Sharon Bourne and Lynne Backstrom.
Finally thank you to all our Musicians for your hard work and enthusiasm on the day. Your light was truly shining!
The House Winner will be announced in the coming days.
Staff Performances
Mr Tim Opstelten will be performing at the Old Museum Concert Hall this Sunday 4 June at 2:30pm with the Queensland Wind Orchestra.
