The Hall was alive with
“The Sound of Music” “Let’s start at the very beginning, A very good place to start.” This year, our Senior School Musical was the ‘The Sound of Music’. Over four nights, our very talented girls captivated audiences in Clouston Hall, and had them singing along too!
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There is perhaps no musical as popular and well-known as ‘The Sound of Music’. This collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein, (revered as gods in the musical theatre universe who delivered ‘Oklahoma!’, ‘Carousel’, ‘South Pacific’, and ‘The King and I’) was the final show in their partnership. The book is by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, Rodgers composed the music, and Hammerstein wrote the lyrics. ‘The Sound of Music’ is a heart-warming musical set on the eve of the annexation of Austria in 1938. It tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a widowed Naval Captain with seven children, while deciding whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their father, Captain von Trapp. However, he is ordered to accept a commission in the German Navy, but he opposes the Nazis, so he and Maria decide on a plan to flee to Switzerland with the children. You will recognise classic songs in the show,
such as “Do-Re-Mi”, “My Favourite Things”, “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”, and the title song “The Sound of Music”.
Musical Director Oliver Gilmour shares with us his experience.
It was a great pleasure to be Musical Director for the St Cuthbert’s College Musical Production of ‘The Sound of Music’ this year. The show was once again a collaboration with Auckland Grammar School, from which we utilised the skills of several boys for the much-needed male roles! The show played for four nights in Clouston Hall with appreciative audiences throughout the season. There was much anticipation and excitement about this year’s musical due to the College not being able to produce a show last year due to COVID-19 lockdowns. ‘The Sound of Music’ is a classic story with muchloved music and its enduring nature was one of the reasons we selected it for this year’s show.
