Director of Music | Acting Director, Mr Jan Hewerdine

Welcome back to Term 2 - I hope you all had a great Easter break. During the holiday period, we held workshops in preparation for some of our Term 2 events. The ANZAC Band spent some time preparing for our march in next Tuesday’s ANZAC Day Parade in the CBD. For those watching on the day, we will be following the Royal Australian Army Chaplains.

The Red Peppers Pep Band worked on their program, which they will be performing to provide some extra spirit at some Football games during the term. Event Memos with detailed information regarding these performances can be found on the Terrace App.

Musical rehearsals and workshops also featured over the holiday break. We would like to say a heartfelt thankyou to all our staff and parent/outside support for being available during this time.

The Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium of Music in Southbank is a world class tertiary music institution. Apart from providing degree courses, they also have a year-long calendar of public performances. I encourage you to follow this link http://queenslandconservatoriu...  to see the breadth of what they have on offer.

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 on Thursday 30 May. Trousers are available from the Uniform Shop in sizes 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.

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