Carols by Candlelight Concert on Thursday, 5 December

If you haven't marked your calendar yet, please do it now! Many of our finest music ensembles are working hard to showcase our excellence by performing beautiful Christmas carols at our annual Carols by Candlelight concert. Our special Carols by Candlelight concert is repeated twice on the day, the first concert from 4 to 5pm then the second from 6 to 7pm. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Our Carol Concerts are some of the most anticipated in the music diary: and it looks like this year’s concerts will be no exception. Featuring the combined forces of several of our music CCAs, including the Primary Choir, Secondary Choir and Orchestra plus the Secondary Guitar Ensemble, we estimate over 130 of our learners will take to the stage. Audience participation is always welcome, as we sing Christmas favourites old and new, including ‘Hark The Herald Angels Sing’, ‘Once In Royal David’s City’, 'Rocking Around The Christmas Tree’, ‘Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!’ and ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’. This year we will also feature some Christmas Stories, brought to you by our very diverse learners from all year groups.

Tickets (which are free) will be released shortly: check your emails as these events get booked up very quickly.

A note to performers:

Wednesday, 4 December: Rehearsals in Auditorium

Rehearsals will take place during the whole of Wednesday the 4th in the Auditorium. Primary School learners will be called as A schedule will be placed in the Learner bulletin (and emailed via CHQ) at the beginning of next week (week starting Mon 25th).

Please note that a FULL DRESS REHEARSAL will take place at 2pm-3.20pm. Please wear concert dress (ie. what you will be wearing at the concert), as some of the rehearsal will be filmed and shared on the school’s media channels (Facebook and Instagram).

There will be no Secondary Orchestra CCA rehearsal at 3.30pm on this day.

What to wear:

Primary Choir

Beige shorts/skorts and Nexus Music shirt which will be provided by the school. This will be given to you at the rehearsal before the concert, to take home. Please return it washed and ironed before the end of term. Shoes and socks suitable for a performance situation, suggested black. A Christmas accessory if you wish.

Schedule:

3.30pm: Tune up and warm up!

• A2-11 Primary Choir
• E2-51 Secondary Orchestra
• A2-31 Secondary Choir & Chamber Choir
• A2-23 Guitar Ensemble
• A2-22 Tech Crew

Leave all your bags and instrument cases in these rooms.

3.50pm: Move to the auditorium and take our positions

4 - 4.45pm: Carols By Candlelight Concert 1

5.00pm - 5.45pm: Pizza break/film or explore the fair with your parents

5.45pm: Move to the auditorium and take our positions

6 - 6.45: Carols By Candlelight Concert 2

Musical Futures@Nexus

Around 40 Music Teachers from the Asia area came to Nexus School on Friday and Saturday (Nov 14th and 15th) to participate in the Musical Futures Workshop and Conference. Led by Anna Gower and Ken Owen, these workshops delved into the question of what music education can be - into discussions on learning in the classroom and beyond. With the philosophy of ‘Anyone Can Play’, the sessions were highly practical and the teachers themselves got a chance to experience what it is to be a learner - often by taking risks and exploring the unknown.

Music@Nexus is a keen supporter of this philosophy and we were delighted to share our experiences and offer tips (and resources) to our colleagues from other schools.

Musical Futures is used throughout our Primary and Lower Secondary Music curriculum, and has reaped many benefits: most noticeably in the Nexus Beats (Secondary) and Strum and Play (Primary) performances.

If you have any questions about this, please don’t hesitate to get in touch: music@nexus.edu.sg

Mr Fordham