AWAKENING OUR SPIRIT
Awakening our Spirit
Music Festival THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF MUSIC AND SONG PERFORMED BY LORETO NORMANHURST STUDENTS AT MUSIC FESTIVAL EACH YEAR IS QUITE LITERALLY, MUSIC TO OUR EARS! WITH THE THEME OF ‘AWAKENING OUR SPIRIT’ OUR MUSIC CAPTAIN SHARES HER REFLECTIONS ON WHAT THE POWER OF MUSIC AT LORETO NORMANHURST HAS MEANT TO HER.
M
y time as Music Captain at Loreto Normanhurst was a rewarding experience that I will never forget. I am extremely grateful to have had this opportunity and to have called Loreto my school for the past six years.
“Our annual Music Festival at the Sydney ICC, was an exhilarating night inspired by the theme ‘Awakening our Spirit’.” As the girls presented their hard work and talent to an audience of thousands, they created a breathtaking atmosphere of joy
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and celebration; exuding immense pride in their school. It was my privilege to co-host this event with Isabelle Humphries, the Performing Arts Captain. We thoroughly enjoyed showcasing our school’s wonderful talent. Leading up to Music Festival, I was inspired by the immense hard work the conductors, accompanists and every girl gave to their House Choir performances. Each choir overcame numerous challenges in the rehearsal process to ultimately showcase a beautiful collection of angelic voices for the audience. Of course, this celebration of music continued throughout the year as we witnessed girls singing their heart out at Wednesday long recess, joining in the hymns
of school liturgies and singing our school song, ‘Cruci’, with pride at every Assembly. It has been an honor to lead these wonderful music events at the school this past year. I am very grateful for the endless support from my peers, the Music staff and all other staff who have helped me as Music Captain. It gives me great joy to imagine the many more wonderful musical moments and happy memories that will be made, through creating beautiful music, by future generations of Loreto girls. I know they will be encouraged and supported just as I have been. JAYDA GURSEL Music Captain 2018-2019
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