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Coming EventsInstrumental Music in the SpotlightKAPA presents some exciting theatricalperformances including Curtains, The SmallPoppies and a surprise end of year spectacular.CurtainsCurtains is a hilarious new comedy musicalfrom the creators of Cabaret and Chicago.Based on the original book, the musical is asend-up of backstage murder mystery plotsset in 1959. Reserve and book your seatsnow at http://www.trybooking.com/OVG forone or more of the following performances:• Friday 3 June 7.30pm• Saturday 4 June 7.30pm• Sunday 5 June 5.00pm• Thursday 9 June 7.30pm• Friday 10 June 7.30pm• Saturday 11 June 2.00pm• Saturday 11 June 7.30pmTickets: Adults $30; Concession $25.The Small PoppiesThe Small Poppies is a play about the firstyear of school and is set in Australiaduring the 1980s. Students presenta variety of contemporary issues in achallenging but entertaining blend ofacting, music, dance, dramatic movementand production design. The Small Poppiesis an innovative and exciting performanceexperience and will involve students fromKnox and Abbotsleigh. It will be playing on:• Friday 9 September• Saturday 10 September• Sunday 11 SeptemberThe Symphonic Wind EnsembleStarting off this year with theAnnual Music Camp was like aninjection of performance adrenalinefor our instrumental musicians.The instrumentalists struck a chord with theeagerly awaited Camp which was held on thelast weekend of January for 109 boys in theKnox Symphony Orchestra (KSO), SymphonicWind Ensemble (SWE), Chamber Strings andConcert Band. The opportunities for teambuilding and for the boys to enjoy a musicaland social program were endless ahead of ahectic Term 1 schedule.Knox At Home on Friday 18 Februaryprovided the Symphonic Wind Ensemblea terrific opportunity to air some of thenew 2011 repertoire on a tremendouspurpose built outdoor stage complete withprofessional sound and lighting.The Year 7 Wind Band Workshop wasessentially a mini Music Camp for our Year 7Knox woodwind, brass, and percussion studentsin the newly formed Year 7 Wind Band. Duringthe day the boys enjoyed a most comprehensivemusical experience, covering a wealth ofmaterial within a consolidated period of time.The Big Band Boys were hitting the high noteswith an outstanding lunchtime concert in theAmphitheatre on Wednesday 9 March. Openingwith In the Stone made famous by Earth Windand Fire, the Knox Big Band performed a diverserange of tunes such as In the Mood, Vehicle, ZootSuit Riot, concluding with Count Bubba’s Revenge,a most exciting and dynamic chart which is alsoa signature tune for the world famous GordonGoodwin’s Big PHAT Band.The Symphonic Wind Ensemble performedtheir exhilarating 2011 Australian NationalChampionships Tour Program ‘LIVE’, for ourhometown audience, ahead of the Adelaide trek.This brilliant evening was recorded; the CD maybe purchased from KAPA.Competing in the premiere Junior A Gradedivision at the National Band Championships,SWE performed for approximately 50 minutesand presented four pieces, Liturgical Dances(Test Piece), Ave Maria (Hymn Selection), TinTin: Prisoner of the Sun (Own Choice MajorWork), and Army of the Nile (March). SWE wasawarded a staggering 479/500 and brought homea number of trophies as the 2011 AustralianNational Junior A Grade Champion ConcertBand; an achievement that has not been attainedby any other single school based band.The adjudicator, Major Graham Lloyd, describedthe performance as, “A stunning rendition of atremendously written work. Solid, exciting – theadjectives can go on.”In the months ahead there are performancesin the Sydney Eisteddfod, Dickson’s YamahaBand Festival, meet the Symphony Orchestraconcerts, and of course the opening of theGreat Hall.Mr James BriceDirector of Instrumental PerformanceThe Thistle / June 2011 | 20
Why Should Boys Sing?‘The only thing better thansinging is more singing.’– Ella FitzgeraldThe Gallery ChoirWith the average boy being so busy with sport,study and modern life, why should we find timefor him to sing? Singing is good for you andsinging along is good for the globe (the AAryaFoundation). It builds peace and understandingamong people. We are hardwired to makemusic and according to neurologists singing inchoirs is the most natural way to make music.‘...singing is like running to the brain – it facilitatesbilateral stimulation and whole-brain integration’says Barry MacDonald, clinical counsellorand author of Boy Smarts – Mentoring Boysfor Success at School. Singing has tremendousbenefits to a child’s intellectual, emotional,physical and spiritual development.Studies have shown that young people whosing in choirs…• Do better in their school studies, especiallyin mathematics,• Develop personal confidence andovercome shyness when speaking in public,• Have a tendency to be healthier,• If ESL, they learn the language more swiftly,• Make lasting friendships,• Learn to work as a team, and• Report increased levels of happiness.Rich Choral MusicOpportunities at KnoxWith the many benefits of singing weare making sure boys at Knox have theopportunity to sing in a variety of contexts,with a focus on achieving and having fun.Through assemblies, chapel services, musicalsand age appropriate choirs, boys can singvarious styles of music ranging from Handelthrough to contemporary pop music.Knox Prep School Choirs include: K-2Choir, Year 3 Choir, Year 4 Choir and a nonauditioned4-6 Senior Choir. Knox SeniorSchool Choirs include: Gallery Choir, Kappella,Male Voice Power (MVP) and Voice Male. In2011 music joined sport at the Knox Gala Day.While the camaraderie of a male choir is likethat of a sports team, singing should not beinstead of sports, but it should be part of themulti-dimensional 21st Century Knox man.Recent Choral Successes• The Prep School Senior Choir sang at theCity Recital Hall in Angel Place as part ofthe 2011 IPSHA Music festival. The boysperformed as a choir and participated withsix other schools singing a mass choir item.• A new Chapel program in 2011 hasenabled more focus on singing in theSchool’s Services. The breakdown ofChapel into smaller year group sizes hasmeant that in Term 1, Year 7 was ableto gain an insight into the traditionalformat of services with traditional music,while Years 9 and 10 were able to enjoya contemporary service format with arange of popular songs with a Christianfocus. Many of this year’s PreparatorySchool Chapel services will be held in theKnox Chapel and this has already provedMike Brewer OBE with members of the Gallery Choirworthwhile with senior boys singing for theyounger boys, which allows for beneficialchoral collaboration across K-12.• At Harmony Day celebrations MaleVoice Power Choir joined the Boardersfor team building through drumming.This new initiative was so powerful thatthese 200 boys were invited to sharetheir songs and rhythms with the Knoxcommunity at the opening of the wintersports season on Gala Day.• In Term 1 members of Kappella andthe Gallery Choir enjoyed an intensiveworkshop with leading choral conductorMike Brewer OBE, who is the musicaldirector of the National Youth Choirs ofGreat Britain, and in Term 2 boys in theMale Voice Power Choir will undertake asong writing workshop with Sean Peter,who has worked as a sound designer, soundengineer, and composer/lyricist for many ofAustralia’s leading arts companies includingCompany B and the Sydney SymphonyOrchestra.It is our goal for everyone in the Knoxcommunity to find their voices and enjoy thebenefits of singing.Mrs Pip Waters, Mrs Erzsi Marosszeky,Mrs Karen Bruce and Mr Ashley GeorgeK-12 Choral TeamThe Thistle / June 2011 | 21
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