Arts

Y11 Charity Gig - Monday 28 November

What a marvellous display of Musicianship as well as commitment, inspiration and enthusiasm by our Y11 IGCSE Musicians on Monday evening. A few months ago Nazneen, Felix, Callum, Natalie, Yana, Grace, Samantha and Sarah approached the music department enquiring about putting on a Charity Concert for the Children's Cancer Foundation. After some initial guidance they completely led the planning, marketing and implementation as well as the final execution of the event which raised nearly 500$ for Charity!

An eclectic mix of songs from Greenday to Dolly Parton; full band to soloists and duets our audience was thoroughly entertained. A huge congratulations to all involved on stage and behind the scenes. It is these moments that as a teacher we feel very proud. The intrinsic motivation, love for music and the want to simply bring joy to others through song. It is great to see many of our learners inspired by others and leading such events.

NEXUS Musicians@New Zealand High Commission Christmas Party

Our wonderful Chamber Choir and soloists are performing at the New Zealand Chamber's Christmas Party 2022! We are very excited to be invited to represent our school and share our Christmas cheer with the New Zealand community next Wednesday 7 December.

NEXUS Musicians@Australian High Commission

As part of the International Schools IB Art Exhibition our NEXUS musicians were invited to perform at the opening event on Wednesday 30 November. The evening was a wonderful display of Art work from 15 International schools in the region. A big thank you to Nazneen Bhatia, Amy Su, Emily Wang and Oliver Jefferson who volunteered to serenade the attendee's and represent the NEXUS Music Department.

Drama News

On the 30th of November 28 Learners from Y9 - 13 took a Music & Drama trip to the Sands Theatre to watch the production of The Sound of Music! This highly acclaimed original production tells the uplifting true story of Maria, the fun-loving governess who changed the lives of the widowed Captain von Trapp and his seven children by re-introducing them to music, and culminating the family's flight across the Austrian mountains as tensions rise prior to the outbreak of World War II. It was a wonderful evening where we were whisked away to the mountains of Austria and the angelic voices of the Nonberg Abby. Our Favourite was the mother superior whose operatic voice was seriously impressive while singing 'Climb every Mountain'. The seven Vonn Trapp children were played by local kids and they did a really well convincing us that they were from the same family.

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The Y10 IGCSE learners have been busy learning and crafting their first of 3 monologues for their IGCSE course. On the 16th of November a select audience were invited to an evening of monologues and the quality of the work from this group was most impressive. with pieces from Arthur Miller, Jessica Swale, Debbie Issit and Mark Wheeler amongst others, there was a wide range of both comedy and emotion from these learners.

Carols by Candlelight Wed 14 December

We welcome our NEXUS Community to join us for a big Christmas Carol Singalong on Wednesday 14 December. What better way to round off the end of term and kick start the holidays!

Led by the Primary Choir, Secondary Choir, Chamber Choir and Secondary Orchestra our Christmas Carols are always a highlight in the school calendar. families come together to watch the performances and join in with our audience carols.

Although the formalities do not start until 6.30pm additional music led by our soloists and Chamber strings will be performed at the Eco Cafe and along level 2 walkway. We also invite our families to celebrate Christmas with us after the Carols by listening the Secondary Jazz/Pop Ensemble and enjoy some mulled wine, mince pies and hot chocolate!!!

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