Director of Music | Mr Jan Hewerdine

AMEB exams

Congratulations are in order to the following musicians who undertook AMEB exams recently.

Callahan Condon (Year 6) oboe grade 3 C
Cormaic  Dunne (Year 6) oboe grade 3 B+
Thomas Druve (Year 8) bassoon grade 4 B+
Nicholas Fraser (Year 9) Alto saxophone grade 4 B+
Edward Heffernan (Year 9) Tenor saxophone Grade 5 A
Isaac Hession (Year 6) bassoon grade 2 B
Matthew Plant (Year 5) Alto saxophone Grade 1 A
Oscar Plant (Year 8) Alto saxophone Grade 4 A
William Rollston (Year 11) clarinet grade 4 C+

A big thank you to the Red Thunder Drumline for their final performance at the GPS match last Saturday. Nice one!

QCMF

Today sees the commencement of the QCMF at Villanova College. Each year Terrace Music starts with a full performance calendar scheduled for the new academic year. Each ensemble prepares music to suit the unique needs of each event. However, one event dictates 12 months of preparation. This is the Queensland Catholic Schools and Colleges Music Festival (QCMF). This is the biggest music event of its type in the southern hemisphere. With 793 Terrace boys participating in 32 ensembles, we are in the top two largest participating Colleges. 
 
I would like to encourage you to come listen to our ensembles play, listen to other schools in the same section and support our boys at the end when they receive the adjudicator’s results. Standards are high across all the schools and colleges participating, so you are assured of a quality musical experience and most importantly, supporting the boys’ musical endeavours.

Monday next week, the College is holding an Open Day after school. Many of our top ensembles and choirs feature prominently during this event. 

On Tuesday 20 August, the College is holding a Music Presentation Assembly at which we will be publicly acknowledging the musical achievements of our Year 12 ensemble musicians.

Additionally, the premier ensembles will be performing at this event.

Term 3 events

• Saturday 10 August | GT vs BSHS RTD
• 15-18 August | QCMF
• Monday 19 August | Open Day 
• Friday 20 August | Presentation Assembly: Music 
• Friday 6 September | Terrace Jazz Night 
• Friday 20 September | Battle of the Rock Bands 
• Monday 23 September | AMEB Brass Clinic 
• 23 September - 4 October | European Tour