House Concerts 2022

House Concerts represents weeks of intense work by girls across various categories of endeavour and the leaders of various House Concert categories share their thoughts about their achievements. Stirling won the event for the first time in 10 years, with Balmoral second and Glamis third.

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Rosslyn - House Spirit

As Rosslyn House Captains, we were very proud to work with the girls to produce our Concert this year. They demonstrated amazing House spirit and we were delighted with everyone who dedicated their time, effort, imagination and talents to the performance. It is so heartening to see their passion for everything Rosslyn!

Seshani, Catherine and Tulasi

Glamis — Costume

It went from an initial, quirky idea in 2021 to undertake the project together, into reality in 2022 that saw us win the Costume category. The numerous video chats and shared documents with inspiration and fabric from Spotlight made this an experience we will never forget. Although there was little sleep on some nights, it was worth it to see our name at the top that had us in tears of happiness. Huge thanks to every girl that helped us out and our Captains for trusting and believing in us. Good luck and all the best for the Heads of Costumes in 2023!

Joumana and Margot

Stirling — Script

After bouncing ideas off one another to create our storyline, we were mentally transported to the world of our play and spent many hours discussing, sharing moments of laughter, and even some actual script writing! With Ms Garrett’s and Ms Archman’s wonderful support, we were able to translate these initial ideas into the final script.

Atholl — Singing

The surreal feeling of listening to extremely talented singers bringing our original musical arrangement to life is genuinely indescribable. Although it was a work in progress at the start, our Athollite singers executed their performances beautifully. We are truly grateful for the experience. Winning the category and seeing everyone’s hard work recognised was simply the cherry on top! It was an amazing performance by every House and we look forward to singing with everyone again next year!

Tiffany, Alexa and Alison

Balmoral — Backdrop

As this is our second year being Heads of Backdrop, we learnt from past experiences and drafted multiple scenarios, then compared and chose the most stunning design. We found it hard to organise the helpers and work productively at the same time, but we managed to divide the work between the Heads and present to the best of our ability for Balmoral.

Zoe and Coco

Atholl — Direction

We adopted a friendly and open approach when directing our House Concert performance, ‘The Taste of Paradise’. In addition to including stage directions in our master script, it was equally important to listen to and understand each actor’s interpretation of her character to help ensure that the entire process was as inclusive and supportive as possible.

Isabella, Sangeetha and Maddie

Stirling — Sound and Lighting

Stirling’s win in the Sound and Lighting category was a reflection of the immense effort made by our crew. Through many meetings and rehearsals, we were able to develop the technical elements that helped showcase the performers on stage and at the same time, form some wonderful inter-year level bonds. It was a joy to celebrate at the end with everyone!

Ava, Bianca, Scarlett and Ivy

Leven — Props

Anna and Erica

By incorporating highly recognisable tunes, we created an engaging musical overture that reflected our play’s themes. We led the ensemble by providing guidance and working closely with each section. It was incredibly rewarding to watch our orchestra members flourish like flowers, as they slowly improved over time to create a polished performance, executed with maturity and adeptness.

Maddy, Caitlin and Claire

Stirling — Characterisation

With a talented and enthusiastic cast of capable actors, it was plenty of fun to explore their characters with them and see how they made them their own. All our actors did such a wonderful job of bringing the story to life, and we had a BALL working with them.

Cheryl, Faria and Caitlin

Glamis — Hair and Makeup

From late night video chats to early morning meetings, from strangers to close friends, we built a strong bond and help lead our department to success. Of course there were occasional road bumps along the way but they were easily resolved with glitter and stick-on moustaches. Congratulations to all the Glamis girls, the crew and our mums, and an even bigger congratulations to our House Captains for trusting our crazy ideas. All the best to the Hair and Makeup girls next year!

Clarissa and Lucy

Atholl — Backstage

We will never forget our overwhelming joy when Atholl placed first for Backstage. We are truly grateful to our crew, who consistently attended meetings, listened to instructions and took initiative in solving problems and helping ensuring our success! Ultimately, having confidence and faith in our crew enabled us to achieve this fantastic outcome.