Carnival of the Animals

Dear Parents, Recently, you have received a letter regarding Grade 1 students’ performance of the Carnival of the Animals – a selection of songs from the production featuring the music of Camille Saint-Saens. The performance is scheduled on the 21st...

Let’s Gamelan!

One of the first westerners to hear the gamelan was the English explorer Sir Francis Drake (c1540-96). He described the music: “which though it were of a very strange kind, yet the sound was pleasant and delightful.” Gamelan is a traditional music from the...