Pupils in S1 and S2 who are interested in auditioning for the Junior Ensemble should see Ms Williams on Thursday 29th March at 12:30 in Music Studio 3. You will not be required to sing on the day.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Spring Success
Well done to all involved in last night’s concert; it was a great success. The feedback from those who attended has been amazing commending not only the standard and variety of performances but the smooth running of the evening thanks to the stage help and the sound engineers. Photographs will be uploaded to the gallery next week.
A donation has been made to the Malawi fund from the sale of tickets. Thank you for supporting this project.
Spring Concert
Thursday 22nd March, 7pm, Williamwood High School
Tickets are still available for this week’s Spring Concert priced at £4 and £2. These can be bought from the Performing Arts base or on the door. The programme offers a wide variety of musical styles to suit all tastes with over two hundred of our pupils performing. We look forward to seeing you there!
Congratulations!
Young Musician of the Year
A reminder that our Young Musician of the Year competition is taking place this evening at 7pm in the Music Department. Tickets are still available from Miss Allan. Good luck to all taking part!
Junior Ensemble
Pupils in S1 – S3 are invited to audition for our newly forming Junior Ensemble which will consist of approximately 15 pupils. The repertoire will include more traditional styles of singing in contrast to the great work that is being carried out in the Junior Choir.
Auditions will take place in the final week of this term and rehearsals will commence in the summer term. Please see Ms Williams for further details.
Percussion Ensemble
On Thursday 15th March Ross Gunning, Freyja Wilson and Johnny Friend are meeting with John Wilson in the East Renfrewshire Council offices as they are members of the East Renfrewshire Percussion Ensemble which recently won the Percussion competition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Cello Masterclass
On Monday 19th March Mrs Dippie’s cello trio will deliver a masterclass and concert in the department.
Glasgow Music Festival
Congratulations to the following pupils and ensembles for their success at the Glasgow Music Festival:
Senior Concert Band – First in School Concert Band A
Lewis Graham – First in the Woodwind Solos A
Anna Gillespie – Second in the Viola Solos Open
Samantha Greenwood – First in the Viola Solos B
Senior French Horn Trio – Joint First in the Brass Ensembles A
Junior French Horn Trio – First in the Brass Ensembles B
Bassoon Quartet – First in the Woodwind Ensemble
Stuart Vettraino – First in Brass Solos Open and Second in the Brass and Woodwind Concerto
Andrew Vettraino – First in Brass and Woodwind Concerto
Hopefully there are more results to come! Please let Ms Williams know of any successes.
Young Musician of the Year Competition
The junior and senior Young Musician of the Year competition will take place on Thursday 15th March at 7pm in the music department. This year’s adjudicators are Jane Loney, Andrew Dickie and Graeme Barclay.
