On Thursday, 28 November, our Junior Music musicians celebrated their achievements for the year and showcased some of their work to their families. Associate Principal David Burton presented certificates for commitment and leadership and badges for gold awards for achievements in premier ensembles.
The celebration opened with the Year 9 Music Academy Orchestra performing the ‘Kahoot Theme Song’ (a classic tune often heard in classrooms), and highlights from ‘Smashmouth’.
Two of the 9MUSM Pop ensembles performed ‘Put Your Records On’ by Corinne Bailey Rae and ‘Apple Cider’ by Beabadoobee. Nota Bella choir treated us to ‘A Christmas Suite’ by David Hamilton accompanied by a string quartet and solo trumpet, and the Year 10 students performed ‘Trio in Bb Major’ by Josef Myslivecek (Con Fantasia Quartet – Tiffany Ma, Winnie Meng, Bada Jeong & Kaylie Chen). Finally, Year 10 student Hannah Kay, accompanied by Fiona Wilson, performed ‘O Holy Night’ on the oboe. It was a fantastic selection of performances to celebrate a very successful year in Westlake Music.
The Junior Music Celebration concluded with all music students performing two Christmas carols en-masse, in preparation for their trips to retirement villages in week 8.
A big congratulations to all our junior students for their efforts throughout the year in their various disciplines of the Westlake Music programme!