Once again The Street was full to capacity for this year’s Spring Concert.  Pupils performed to a very high standard and feedback from parents and friends was extremely positive.  Thank you to all involved and to Mary’s Meals for providing refreshments.

Photographs can be found here.

Congratulations to the following pupils for their success in this year’s Young Musician of the Year competition:

Chris Vettraino (oboe) – winner of the junior section

Lucy Gibson (bassoon) – runner-up in the junior section

Richard Scholfield (saxophone) – winner of the senior section

Stuart Vettraino (French horn) – runner-up in the senior section

This was an excellent evening and all who took part performed to a very high standard.

Photographs from the evening can be found in the website gallery.

Our contributor to Desert Island Discs this month is Mr Sudding (Science) who has allowed us to have an insight into his life beyond the Physics classroom.  A number of staff have come forward with their selection and if you would like to be involved for the month of June, please see Ms Williams.

Miss Allan has chosen this month’s composer.  Have a look at the side panel to see who she has chosen.

Please note that all information for the New York trip will now be on a separate site which can be found by clicking on the New York icon on the home page of the Performing Arts department.

Congratulations to Mark Hendry who was successful in his audition to become the bass player for the Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra!

Our composer for the month of December is Zoltan Kodaly and the Desert Island Discs selection is brought to you by Ms Williams.  Pupils in certificate classes are encouraged to listen to the examples of music regardless of the genre.  If anybody is interested in being a guest on Desert Island Discs, please contact Ms Williams.

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.

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.

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!