September 2018

TREES, MUSICALS AND LUNCHTIME CONCERTS!
The Arts Department has been strangely quiet this
past month as we slow-cook our way to an explosive
performance season this November and December.
However, you can now see Mr Nolan’s new, colourful
Core Values’ Tree that proudly stands outside the
Principal’s office, filled with the handprints of GIS
students.
We have also recently launched the private music
lessons for more than 100 students this year. We
are waiting to welcome a new part-time teacher,
Khun Piano, who has been hired to teach, guess
what, the piano! If all goes well, we will be able to
accommodate more students soon.
Bubbling in the background are staff and students rehearsing scenes and songs, cutting and sawing
sets, sourcing costumes and preparing to launch this year’s Secondary musical: Holes. This show
promises to be a unique experience as Holes has been specially converted from a play into a musical
by our very own GIS artistes. In other words, this is the world premiere of Holes, The Musical!
Stay tuned…
Next week, the orchestra’s president, Amy Dowling, will be organising the first Live @ Lunch (L@L)
performance by a mixed group of Primary and Secondary musicians. We hope to give students
many opportunities to share their artistic talents with each other throughout the year, in both formal
and informal settings.
Finally, the school orchestra and choirs have already started preparing music for the Christmas season.
This year, we are planning to perform not only in school but also in public spaces, hence the
intensive rehearsals. You will see them in all their glory this December, along with many other ensembles
from different year groups.
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