Director of Music | Acting Director, Mr Jan Hewerdine

Over the holidays, we have a couple of workshops for the ANZAC band and Red Peppers Pep band being held at Tennyson. These workshops will be focusing on performance techniques for tightening up our marching and outdoor performances. Please ensure you have responded to these tour notifications and that you have let Ensemble Directors know if your son is unable to attend.

Please note an addition to the calendar below. The Terrace Jazz Combo will be performing at the Football Launch on Saturday 21 April 3.30-8.30pm at Tennyson. I ask all members to please respond promptly to the memo.

For those students who perform with our beginner and intermediate level ensembles, it is a requirement that they wear grey trousers for performances. This provides a more formal and unified look as opposed to a mix of trousers and shorts. The first big concert event for these groups will be the Winter Concert in Term 2. Trousers are available from the Uniform Shop in sizes from 8 to 18. Students who perform only as part of the Years 5 and 6 Band and Strings classes do not need to purchase trousers.

Please check the Terrace App and Parent Lounge regularly as this is where information regarding various events (see the list below) will now be published. As events are approved and posted to the Parent Lounge, you will be sent an email advising the name of the event, including the Event Memo, to check and you will be required to give a response regarding attendance. Event Memos will also be available through the Terrace App in Culture>Music.

Holiday Workshops

• ANZAC Day Marching Band (consisting of BCB, RCB and Red Thunder Drumline), Thursday 12 April 9-12pm Tennyson.
• Drumline, Thursday 12 April 12.30-2.30pm Tennyson.
• ANZAC Day Marching Band (as per above + SWE), Friday 13 April, 9-12pm Tennyson.
• Red Peppers Pep Band (TJO, BBB, Percussion Ensemble Two’s drumline and all tuba players), Friday 13 April, 12.30-2.30pm

Term 2 Events

• Football Launch Terrace Jazz Combo Saturday 21 April 3.30-8.30pm Tennyson
• ANZAC Day Marching Band, Wednesday 25 April, 8am – 12.30pm, meet at Terrace, march in Brisbane CBD.
• Senior Music Production, Wednesday 16-19 May, selected performers only. 
• Winter Concert, Wednesday 30 May, 6.30pm. 
• Norman Clarke Concert, Sunday 3 June, Villanova College. Sound checks from 10.45am, concert at 3pm.
• Drumline and RBB band Workshop Monday 25 June 
• First Percussion Ensemble BBB band Workshop Tuesday 26 June 
• Percussion 2, Percussion 3, TJC band Workshops Wednesday 27 June