The Junior and Senior choirs are performing at a number of venues to raise money for charity.  These are:

Junior Choir on Fri 30th November at St Enoch Centre, Glasgow from 2.00 to 3.00pm

Junior Choir and dancers on Thurs 6th December at Braehead from 2.00 to 3.00pm

Senior Choir and dancers on Mon 10th December at Princes Square from 2.00 to 3.00pm.

Pupils from Williamwood and the cluster primaries who are learning to play the cello took part in a workshop led by the famous Amici Cello Trio (featuring our own Mrs Dippie!).  This was an amazing experience for the pupils who got to play together at the end of the workshop.  Photographs can be viewed here.

If you are presently studying Drama or Music  in S3 or S4 and you wish to go on the New York Trip in 2014 you must let Mrs Selbie know as soon as possible.

Tickets are now on sale for our annual Christmas Concert at Greenbank Parish Church. This year’s concert takes place on Wednesday 12th December at 7pm. Tickets are priced at £4 and £2 for children and can be purchased from any member of the department. We look forward to seeing you there.

Congratulations to our very own woodwind teacher, Stephen West, who won Classic FM’s Music Teacher of the Year 2012. Stephen received the award of Peripatetic Music Teacher of the Year on Wednesday 14th Nov in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Click on this link to see his interview.

A packed crowd fitted into Music Studios 1 and 2 to listen to the first ever Williamwood’s Young Singer of the Year competition.  All singers delivered great performances making the decision all the more difficult for the judges, Helen McVey and Nick Zekulin, who are both members of staff at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire.  After much deliberation, the results were as follows:

Junior Category                         Senior Category

Winner: Eubha Akilade              Winner: Alex Renfrew

Runner-up: Sophie Aziz             Runner-up: Callum Gairns

Over £150 was raised for Marie Curie’s “Sing Out” campaign.  Well done to all involved in this great event.  We look forward to next year!

Photographs are in the website gallery.

This event has now sold out but a few tickets will be made available to purchase at the door.  We are hoping for a prompt start at 7pm.  Good luck to all the singers taking part!

Congratulations to Frances Paton S4, Luke Maher S5 and Stuart Vettraino S5 who were all chosen to perform alongside the Royal Scottish National Orchestra yesterday. See attached pictures.

Performing Arts Colours are awarded to students who have excelled in music outside of school. Click on the criteria link below to see some examples of the types of activities which qualify. Students should bring in written evidence to prove their involvement in any such activities this session. The deadline for this term is Monday 12th November. There will be a further opportunities in the next two terms to bring in any evidence.

Criteria