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Composing with Composure
Senior day student, Victoria Dubois, has been featured in quite a few of my Headmaster's Newsletter articles, and for good reason. This talented young lady is a full Diploma Candidate who will test out in IB Higher Level Music in the spring. Her portfolio demands are not slight, even though the written exam component has been removed due to COVID-19, still there are challenges. She is a capable flautist and must perform and record her recitals. She is required to produce a 2000-word musical links investigation artistic-style media script comparing two diverse musical genres. In addition, she is required to compose and perform two original selections. With his famous composition, Kermit The Frog sang "It's Not Easy Being Green"; however, this clip reveals Victoria wearing her cadet greens and performing her latest composition, The Place You Go with creative musicality and composure. She makes green look and sound beautiful!
Victoria adds:
"The Place You Go"
This composition was initially inspired by a summer love as I normally compose dark and tragic pieces. This composition is a stark contrast to this, its major 7ths and arpeggios creating a light and airy feeling. The song is intended to feel like a dream, with a mystical and heavenly aspect to it.
Jeff Smith
Director of Visual & Performing Arts
King’s-Edgehill School is located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq People.
