Our annual Young Musician of the Year competition is taking place on Thursday 19th March in Williamwood Parish Church at 7pm.  Tickets are available from the music department and school office at the price of £4 for adults and £2 for pupils and concessions.  Please come along and support twelve of Williamwood’s finest musicians perform a wide range of instruments and repertoire.  The standard of performances this year is exceptionally high so purchase your tickets quickly to avoid disappointment.

The first of the practical examinations take place on Monday 16th.  These are the piping practicals which begin at 9.30am.  The rest of the Nat 5 and Higher practical examinations start on Friday 20th February.  Good luck everyone!

Congratulations to S5 clarinettist Lewis Graham who won the Eastwood Rotary Young Musician competition at Eastwood High School.  He now proceeds to the District final at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on Saturday 7th February.

 Congratulations to the following pupils for their success in the winter 2014 diet of ABRSM, Trinity and Rock School examinations.

ABRSM

S1 Pupils:  Orla Lang Grade 5 Oboe with merit, Aalia Shah Grade 5 Violin with distinction 

S2 Pupil:  Alasdair Notley Grade 5 Oboe with merit

S3 Pupils: Becky Paton Grade 7 Violin with distinction, Eilidh Galloway Grade 7 Piano with distinction

S4 Pupils:  Honor MacPhie Grade 4 Violin with distinction

S6 Pupil:  Daniel Higgins Grade 7 Violin with merit

Trinity College London

S2 Pupils:  Kitty Lamont and Catriona Macintosh Grade 3 Flute with merit, Emma Hunter Grade 4 Clarinet with merit

S4 Pupil:  Callum Robson passed his Grade 6 Piano

S5 Pupil:  Sarah McCluskie Grade 7 Oboe with distinction

S6 Pupil:  Amy Clark passed her Grade 7 Oboe

Rock School

S6 Pupil:  Daniel Higgins Grade 7 Guitar with merit

If we have missed out any pupils let Mrs Selbie know.

Congratulations to  S3 pupil Chris Vettraino and S5 pupil Lewis Graham who have been chosen to perform concertos with the Junior Conservatoire this session.  This is a huge accolade and we are delighted that out of the three places two have been achieved by Williamwood pupils.  The dates for their performances are:

Oboe concerto performed by Chris in December 2015  

Clarinet concerto performed by Lewis on Sunday 29th March 2015 at the RCS at 7pm.

Congratulations to Tom Potter S3 who is again through to the final 10 in the UK.  He will be competing at the Spa Centre, Lemington Spa on Sunday 1st February. Click on the link below to read all about it:

Young drummer of the Year 2015

Tickets are now on sale for our Christmas Concert which takes place in the Ena Millar Theatre on Thursday 18th December at 7pm.   Tickets are priced at £5 and £2.50.  Further information can be obtained from staff in the Music Department.

A belated congratulations to S3 bassoonist Campbell Lang who along with Lewis Graham has gained a place in NYOGB.

Congratulations to S3 pupils Campbell Lang (bassoon) and Chris Vettraino (oboe) who were performing in the Royal Festive Hall in London at the weekend with the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain.

Any pupil wishing to take part in this year’s competition should collect an audition form from Mr Zochowski in the performing arts base. To enter you should prepare a programme of 6 minutes and pick pieces of music that are contrasting in style. As always, there shall be junior (S1-S3) and senior (S4-S6) categories and the final shall take place in March 2015 in Williamwood Parish Church. All auditions shall take place before Christmas, therefore all interested applicants must return their form as soon as possible.