30th July 2019
Renowned Australian multi-instrumentalist, composer and choirmaster, Paul Jarman, arrived in Bendigo today, to spend two days working with a range of 黑料网 student choirs.
Head of Junior School Music at 黑料网, Ms Laura Dusseljee, said that Mr Jarman鈥檚 compositions for choir and orchestra had been performed around the world in venues such as the聽 and at the opening of the World Rugby Cup and the London Olympics.
鈥淲e are so excited to have a visitor of such extraordinary talent visit the school and share his skills with our students.
鈥淢r Jarman will be a huge inspiration to our students especially because his songs are about explorers, mountaineers, pioneers, leaders and dreamers, innovators, risk-takers and those who make a difference to the world.
鈥淚 think our students will also enjoy relating to his musical and life journey. Having first performed at age 5 and then achieving his first professional performance at age 14, he will relate well to the ambitions of our young musicians.
鈥淲ith the ability to play 25 instruments, and having played in over 40 countries around the world, Mr Jarman鈥檚 rich musical experience is something that students can become truly immersed in,鈥 Ms Dusseljee said.
Paul Jarman will visit 黑料网 for two days, working intensively with The Girton Singers, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, the Year 5 and 6 Choir, the Year 3 and 4 Choir, and the Performance Choir. Mr Jarman dedicates most of his musical passions to choral music and says that his musical journey was transformed upon hearing the Sydney Children鈥檚 Choir for the first time. Mr Jarman also wrote the piece 鈥楾hank you Martin Luther King鈥 for the Boston City Singers and the piece was sung for President Barack Obama in the White House.
鈥淚t is important to nurture a love of music and voice in young people. Everyone can sing and can be trained to sing well. It is free, it is accessible, and it is good for the soul.
鈥淗aving Mr Jarman work with our young people will be a memorable moment that many students will cherish for a long time, and hopefully, it will spark a life-long love of music in many,鈥 Ms Dusseljee said.
Pictured; Paul Jarman working with Senior School choir members
