Catholic Performing Arts Update (Week 3)

Week 3 of the Festival saw Holy Cross College participate in the Contemporary Band section and both the Junior and Senior Bands travelled to Corpus Christi College to perform alongside ten other bands from other Catholic Schools and Colleges. Special thanks to Mr Liam Benton, Ms Anne Hodgson and Mr Gareth Elliot for their work with the bands and for their attendance on the night as well as Mr Peter Collins for representing the College Senior Leadership Team at the performance.

CONTEMPORARY BAND: Corpus Christi College (Friday 4 August)

Junior Band
In their ever first performance, the Junior Band performed as the third band of the evening and represented Holy Cross College with pride. They presented stripped down arrangements of Oasis' 'Wonderwall' and 'Play That Song' by Train. Adjudicator Shaun Street and described the sound of both songs as 'very relaxing with clear practice being done behind the scenes'. Congratulations to Caitlyn Jarman, Kiera Perks, Erin Butterworth and Perez Vishnu for a fantastic performance!
RATINGS: Arrangement (Very Good), Technique (Very Good), Feeling (Good), Interpretation (Good), Rhythmic Accuracy (Good), Overall Impact (Good), Musicianship (Fair)

Senior Band
Being veterans of the Catholic Performing Arts stage, The Senior Band took to the stage at Corpus Christi with plenty of confidence and stage presence. They performed the contrasting songs 'Where The Streets Have No Name' by U2 and 'Clint Eastwood' by The Gorillaz. The energy these boys produced was electric and the enthusiastic crowd loved every minute with some audience members and teachers dubbing the group the band of the night. Adjudicator Shaun Street said that the group were "such a great, tight band who communicated so well together" He continued to say that they looked like "a great bunch of mates making music together" and was highly impressed. Congratulations to John Topliss, Anthony Menegola, Owen Fisher, Riley Boyle, Calvin Thiel and Pearse Topliss for an amazing performance.
RATINGS: Arrangement (Very Good), Technique (Excellent), Feeling (Excellent), Interpretation (Very Good), Overall Impact (Excellent), Musicianship (Excellent)

UP NEXT

Tuesday 8 August 10:00am: Secondary Monologues at Chisholm College (Zophia Paluszak and Abbey'Lee Quantock)

Wednesday 9 August 1:15pm: Primary Sacred Choral at St Benedict's (Junior Choir)

Thursday 10 August 7:00pm: Jazz Combo at Sacred Heart College (Jazz Ensemble)

Mr Chris McRae
Performing Arts Teacher