Wyvern House Musical monsters and more During Term 2 all Wyvern House boys performed in one of the Annual Music Showcases. The stars of the circus wow their parents and carers at the K-2 Music Showcase. The K-2 Music Showcase, ‘We’re the ‘The best part about performing in the ‘My favourite song we performed was Stars of the Circus’, was a fantastic Music Showcase was getting to play the final item, “Thriller”, because it was opportunity for parents to see a “Circus Tricks” on my violin in String great to perform with so many people.’ snapshot of what boys do in their music Factory – it was fun!’ –Richard Wilson (Year 3) lessons at Wyvern. Boys sang their way –Brandon To (Year 1). ‘I really liked singing “Double Trouble” through a range of songs about clowns, ‘The costumes looked really good – my from Harry Potter– it was very spooky!’ strong men, jugglers, human –Joe Everett (Year 3) cannonballs, acrobats and lion tamers class were human cannonballs and so on their quest to discover who was the we had really strong helmets!’ Ms Alina Belshaw ultimate star of the circus. –Theodore Wong (Year 1) Head of Music, Wyvern House There was much joy as students sang, moved and played. Wyvern’s beginner string ensemble, String Factory, were guest performers at the concert. The Years 3–6 Music Showcase was another exciting event in Wyvern’s 2018 music calendar. This was a great celebration of the many musical talents of the boys at Wyvern. The evening explored the world of weird and wacky monsters. The audience enjoyed performances from Wyvern Winds, Strings, Percussion, Choir, Jazz, the Training and Concert Bands, Dragonetti and Stage 2 and 3 Choirs. Here’s what the boys had to say about Benjamin Macdessi and Edmund Dam sing in the Stage 2 Choir as part of the Wyvern performing for their friends and families: Music Showcase. Photo: Jared Leibowitz (ON 2013). GRATITUDE | NEWS SPRING 2018| 39