Bands & Ensembles
Toowoomba Anglican School caters for students of all ages and abilities in a variety of ensembles. Advanced primary students may be invited to join Secondary Ensembles to further extend their skills. Ensembles are auditioned at the start of each year or students can be placed in ensembles by teacher recommendation at any time throughout the year.
We are fortunate to host the JEDDY (Jazz Education for Darling Downs Youth) Community Big Band on a Tuesday evening. This band comprises advanced students from a variety of Toowoomba Secondary Schools and they give community performances.
BANDS AND ENSEMBLES
Choirs
Toowoomba Anglican School is renowned for its choral program. There are compulsory year level choirs for Prep to Year 4 and then voluntary choirs for older year levels. In 2019, TAS was the winner of the ASPIRE International Youth Music Festival Choral Section.
With four voice teachers, we have many students from Year 1-12 who study voice. There are 15 choirs from Prep to Secondary and students audition for high-level choirs, sing in our school choirs, undertake vocal examinations, compete in eisteddfodau and sing in concerts.
CHAPEL & PERFORMANCE CHOIRS
Dance
We have been extremely fortunate to have our Junior and Intermediate Dance Classes and Secondary Dance Troupe taken by teachers from JE Dance House, including Principal Mrs Jameille Eugarde. Miss Sherryn, Miss Julia, Miss Ashley and Ms Jameille have truly enriched the lives of our students, from our very youngest dancers, through to our Secondary Dance Troupe.
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Drama & Music Theatre
We have a specialist Speech and Drama teacher, Mrs Ros McIvor, for individual and paired lessons.
For the ACM Examinations held in 2019, a number of TAS students gained the highest or second highest mark in the State for Speech and Drama, Speaking and Communicating, or Public Speaking. In February, 7 students were awarded with Gold medals and 5 students gained Silver medals in this state-wide exam.
Performing Arts Beyond the Ensemble
Our students have access to a wide variety of local, state and Australian experiences in the Performing Arts. Students performed in professional level concerts with adults as part of the Queensland Pops Orchestra Best of British Concert Series, performed in community musicals at the Empire Theatre, sang in the Queensland Music Festival’s Voices of Remembrance Concert, were part of the acclaimed Gondwana national children’s choirs, took part in AHEP, Qld SHEP and Regional SHEP (State Honours Ensemble Programs) with students from all over Australia, performed in the ASMF (Anglican Schools’ Music Festival) with fellow Anglican students from across the state,competed against local students and schools in the Toowoomba Eisteddfod, joined with local students in non-competitive concerts, workshops and festivals, provided acts of service for members of our community and performed at local and school events and functions.
Music Theatre Performances