During Week 7 Balaklava High School’s talented performance troupe put on a night to remember. Two nights of cabaret were held on Thursday and Friday night, with songs from Rent, A Chorus Line, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast and many more, featuring solo performances from Abbey Bubner, Paige Bubner, Taylor White and Sarah-Ann Sanders.

The night started with the troupe singing the song Seasons of Love where the cabaret gets its name and sets up the cabaret to be about love and friendship. It finished with the song It Sucks to be Me from the musical comedy Avenue Q reminding us that when you are together it will all work out in the end.

Throughout the evening the Performance Troupe raised over $200 with the sale of raffle tickets to help fundraise for the purchase of our new football goals. We would like to thank Balaklava Community Arts and Seppeltsfield Road Distillery for the donation of our raffle prizes. 

Abbey Bubner Scholarships

We would like to congratulate Abbey Bubner for being awarded two separate scholarships to continue to pursue her studies in music. Firstly the Balaklava Community Arts Young Performers Scholarship. This scholarship allowed Abbey financial support to continue her vocal lessons here in Balaklava with Di Spence. The second is the Open Music Academy Scholarship, which is run by the Elder Conservatorium of Music (Adelaide University). This scholarship allows Abbey to have financial support to travel to Adelaide and also the opportunity to receive voice lessons at the Adelaide University, attend ensemble rehearsals and other events at the Open Music Academy. We are very proud of Abbey and her continued efforts to strive for excellence in music. 

Adelaide Youth Wind Orchestra

On Tuesday of Week 8 Balaklava High School welcomed the Adelaide Youth Wind Orchestra to the school for a performance and workshop for the senior music students and a selected group of middle year students. The Adelaide Youth Wind Orchestra is a 40-piece group that rehearses for three hours a week at the Elder Conservatorium.

One of our own students, Mitchell McLean, who is a regular playing in this ensemble. On Tuesday, the ensemble invited our students to play with the group in a number of different pieces. After some hesitation, the majority of students joined in and had an experience of a lifetime. We would like to thank the Adelaide Youth Wind Orchestra for taking the time out of their tour to come to our school.