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THE MUSIC OF TERMS 2 AND 3 IN RETROSPECT
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FROM CHOIR CAMP TO TCHAIKOVSKY
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1 & 2 . ADRIAN LIN PERFORMING CHOPIN ’ S PIANO CONCERTO NO 1 . 3 . THE SCOTCH COLLEGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TAKES A BOW AFTER TCHAIKOVSKY ’ S SYMPHONY N 6 - WINTER CONCERT
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Term 2 opened with Choir Camp . This camp started in 1995 , and it has been running ever since ( aside from the COVID years ). This year , some 200 boys participated , and worked hard to get the repertoire for the rest of the year essentially ‘ down ’, under the guidance of a team of staff , led by the meticulously demanding Andrew Hunter .
The last of the choral strains from Choir Camp had barely died away before the opening of the biennial Piano Festival , designed and led by the Head of Keyboard Studies , Elaine Chin . As Elaine has written : the festival provided a wonderful opportunity for many students and staff to unite in their journeys of music exploration . During the four days there were informative masterclasses , exciting concerts , recitals and inspiring lectures presented by visiting guest artists and Scotch staff .
At the 2022 festival , attendees may recall the daring and
massive ‘ Five Piano Project ’, with 15 student pianists and five grand pianos on the Ian Roach Hall stage . This year the opening night concert , named Tchaikovsky Project Plus , involved 32 pianists , three harpists and nine narrators , bringing to life a unique interpretation of the Nutcracker Suite . Students from both Junior and Senior Schools rose to the challenge and successfully executed a fine example of collaboration and unity . It was a wonderful way of bringing them together to showcase eight hands playing two pianos , and four hands playing two harps on stage at the same time . Also included in the concert ( the ‘ Plus ’ part ) was a duet ( four hands at one piano ) and a chamber music trio ( clarinet , cello , piano ) demonstrating other ways of connecting as musicians .
Students , parents and teachers ( from other schools as well as Scotch ) attended a variety of sessions by highly acclaimed guest artists : Timothy Young , Yasmin Rowe and Ian Munro (’ 80 ). Our
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