Aspley Choral Program

It has been wonderful to see and hear Junior and Senior Choralists back in the music classroom having fun learning new repertoire – welcome back choralists to an exciting Term 3.  Choral ensemble rehearsals will continue to be on the same days and times through-out Term 3, unless notified of a change. 

2025 SINGFEST WORKSHOP – SENIOR CHOIR

Thank you to Senior Choral families for returning the required documentation/payment for the upcoming Education Queensland SingFest Workshop to be held on Thursday 28August at Wavell State High School (Performing Arts Building), Telopia Avenue, Wavell Heights. Participation in this choral workshop required costs paid and the consent/medical forms returned to the school administration office no later than Monday 21 July 2025.  If you have yet to return the required consent forms and payment, please do so as soon as possible.

Further details regarding this upcoming workshop will be placed in the school newsletter and emailed to participating families closer to the excursion event.  At this time, please refer to the parent/carer letter for further information.  We are looking forward to a marvellous choral experience, guided by the amazing conductor Kylie Los, who will inspire the children through-out the workshop day to achieve their best at choral singing.

METROPOLITAN CHORAL HONOURS PROGRAM

The Metropolitan North and South Region Music Resource Centres are working together in 2025 to run the Choral Honours Program as a combined program on Tuesday 21 October to Thursday 23 October, 2025 at the Old Museum Building, 480 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills (this program is open to Year Six Senior Choralists only).  Students who nominated to attend the Choral Honours Program will be receiving information regarding audition outcomes in the near future. We wish choralists the best of musical luck for their acceptance to participate in this choral extension program.  Families, please refer to emails for further information regarding this exciting choral opportunity. 

 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Welcome back to Instrumental Music Students and families to an exciting Term Three.  Instrumental Music students will be involved in many exciting performance opportunities including the Northside Beginner Band Blitz Workshop and Northside Junior String Workshop. All instrumentalists have now received Term Three timetables outlining group lesson/ensemble rehearsal times/days. 

NORTHSIDE BEGINNER BAND BLITZ & NORTHSIDE JUNIOR STRING WORKSHOP

On Tuesday 2 September, Beginner Woodwind/Brass/Percussion students will be attending the Northside Beginner Band Blitz Workshop to be held at Aspley State School as part of our Woodwind/Brass/Percussion Instrumental Music Program. 

On Wednesday 3 September to Thursday 4 September, 2025 selected second year string students will be participating in the Northside Junior Strings Workshop to be held at Bracken Ridge State School, (1 Binburra Street, Bracken Ridge QLD 4017) as part of our Strings Instrumental Music Program. 

If you wish for your child/ren to participate in the Northside Beginner Band Blitz Workshop/ Northside Junior Strings Workshop, please ensure to complete the excursion consent form and return to the school administration office no later than Monday, 11 August 2025 and ensure to register for this activity using the online iVvy Registration and Payment link provided within the parent/carer excursion consent forms and information letter.  Online registrations will close at 10am, Monday 11 August 2025 (NOTE – not close of business on that day).  No extension to this close-off date will be possible – requests for late registrations will be refused. 

Please ensure to return excursion consent forms to the school administration office no later than Monday 11 August 2025. 

NORTHSIDE INSTRUMENTAL HONOURS MUSIC WORKSHOP

Congratulations to successful Senior Instrumental Music students for their participation in the Northside Honours Music Workshop held at Wavell State High School.  Students spent three days in specialist rehearsals and tutorials - it was wonderful to see and hear our musicians performing with other primary school musicians from northside schools. The workshop concluded with a concert featuring the Honours Concert Band and String Ensemble. Congratulations to our talented musicians and teachers.  Below are some recounts of participating students time attending the Northside Honours Music Workshop:

“The Honours Workshop is a gathering of selected Instrumental Music Students, from multiple schools across Brisbane, to play and learn together.  In three days, we had learnt five pieces to perform.  We had shared skills, and we worked with students from other schools.  During our time there, we experienced improvement through playing our instruments, and we grew our skills through lots of practising.  We got to interact and have fun as well.  Playing my instrument with people I was not familiar with was a challenge, but it expanded my sense of teamwork.  For me, the Northside Honours Music Workshop was an enjoyable experience, and I would love to go again”.  Natalie C

“Instrumental Music Students were selected to participate in the Northside Honours Music Workshop that was held at Wavell State High School for three days.  Honours Music Workshop was very fun.  I participated in the Concert Band which was conducted by Edward Kennedy – he was a great conductor.  It was a lot of fun to play music with other students from different schools.  I played the Alto Saxophone.  The songs performed by the Concert Band were – Sky Gazer Fanfare, Uluru, The Lions Roared and Heavy Metal”.  Clancy M

“Hi, my name is Cleo, I am one of the Aspley Music Captains for 2025 and I play the trombone. Before semester one ended, I was chosen to go to the North Side Honours Camp after auditioning, along with many other talented music students from North Brisbane.The music camp was over three days at Wavell State High School. I was part of large concert band led by, our conductor Edward Kennedy. Mr Kennedy is quite famous in the music community for composing pieces for kids in bands and at Aspley, our band has played many of his pieces. We worked hard to learn and perform four pieces: The Lions Roar , Heavy Metall (a piece spelt with two ‘l’s that mostly focused on the brass instruments) , Uluṟu (which Edward wrote himself), and  Sky Dance. The Sky Dance was my favourite!Some of my favourite times at North Side Honours were making new friends, meeting old friends, and watching our pieces come together and of course our final concert to a large crowd. Overall, the music camp was hard work but a lot of fun and very rewarding”. Cloe

CONGRATULATIONS – SENIOR STRING ENSEMBLE

Congratulations to our talented Senior String Ensemble and their conductor Ms Abul for their marvellous assembly performance on Monday 21 July.  Upcoming assembly performances include Junior Concert Band and Junior String Ensemble in coming weeks (see details below). 

UPCOMING MUSICAL EVENTS – TERM THREE:

The Aspley Music Team