Rhythms of Place and Time
By Mrs Kirsten Knight, Head of Co-Curricular Music
On Wednesday 10 April we held a special Foundation Concert to celebrate our 40th year. It was held in the newly renovated T.B. Millar Hall and along with Collegian performances, featured six of our music ensembles. The concert was titled “Rhythms of Place and Time” referencing not only the element of rhythm in music, but also the rhythms we experience in our school and community.
As is tradition we invited Collegians to perform at this event. It was a treat to welcome back Anthony Chen (Class of 2013) on piano, Sally Isaac (Class of 1997) on cello, Adam Matthews (Class of 1995) guest conducting one of our bands, Ben Marston (Class of 1998) on trumpet, and Lachlan Coventry (Class of 1996) on guitar.
Our MC for the evening was Katie Wyman, one of our 2024 Performing Arts Prefects. Throughout the evening, we were offered a beautiful blessing by Rev. Dr Katherine Rainger, and wonderfully uplifting words by our Interim Principal, Mr Andy Gordon, both referencing our theme and celebrating how far we have come as a school community.
Radford College music groups Three-Sided Die, Camerata, Corelli Chamber String Orchestra, Bernstein Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Wet Fish Quintet, and Chorale all gave polished performances on the night, and the evening was finished with a combined choir made up of Chorale, Collegians, and community members including several staff members, coming together especially for this performance.
I would like to thank everyone involved on the night including our Collegian performers, conductors, accompanists, speakers, group managers, Media Crew, Tech Crew, and other college staff who helped to make this a successful night. A special thank you to our other 2024 Performing Arts Prefect, Ellie Archer, who created the stunning artwork for the poster and program. Congratulations to all the students involved in this fabulous evening of music.