03 Jul 2024
On Sunday 23/6/24, the GRC Combined Concert Band and GRC Stage Band competed in the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival, held at UNSW Kensington Campus.
Each group presented a fantastic performance, showcasing the talents and musicality of our students. Bands were adjudicated on technical aspects of musicality, ensemble playing and stylistic understanding of the test pieces.
I'm thrilled to report that the GRC Combined Concert Band were awarded GOLD in their division of Intermediate Secondary Concert Band, competing against much bigger ensembles from some prestigious schools!
The GRC Stage Band were awarded SILVER in the difficult division of Secondary School Open Big Band. When delivering his competition notes to the audience, the adjudicator made special mention of the quality of GRC's vocalists and singled out our instrumental piece Bye Bye Blackbird as being an excellent example of nuanced playing.
Many thanks must go to the team of parents who attended throughout the day to support our students, Assistant Musical Director Mr Tim Payne and Musical Director Angela Pryce for their efforts in preparing the bands.
