On Friday 12 June, the Jazz Band, Chamber groups, and the Choir performed at the Fridays@Twelve concert in the Uxbridge Arts and Culture Centre. The concert opened with the chamber trio 鈥淐CO鈥� performing a wonderful trio for piano, and two trumpets. The Jazz Band, led by Mr Hamish Arthur, performed three spectacular pieces before performances by the trios 鈥淭riplet鈥� and 鈥淢ung, Soy, & Red Bean鈥�. Last but not least, the Choir, led by Mr Anthony Young, sang three pieces to end the performance off with a bang.
The Jazz Band played Bravito!, a Latin-American piece with a nice groove; the 鈥淐reole Love Call鈥� was a calm slow piece that showed how Jazz Bands can also be light and soft , and finally 鈥�13 O鈥檆lock Jump鈥� was the highlight of the performance of the jazz band. The audience enjoyed and were swinging along with the music played. The call and response between the saxophones and rest of the horns were truly beautiful. There were multiple solos in each piece which gave students the opportunity to show off their extra work and effort they put into practicing these solos.
Finally, the choir sang beautifully. 鈥淭e Aroha鈥�, a M膩ori love song, was warm but provided a strong embrace. In the piece 鈥淗allelujah鈥�, everyone鈥檚 voices combined and conveyed the thoughtful lyrics. The final piece of the entire performance was 鈥淭alking to the Moon鈥� by Bruno Mars. There were two solos by Amber Zuo 10E2 and Jacob Wu 12D3, who shared their incredible efforts to finish the performance.
~ Jacob Wu, Taiyo Okano 12D3, & San Choi 12B7聽