The Music
The Music program of Brookfield High School has various groups such as: Junior/Senior Concert Band, Junior/Senior Jazz Band, the World Voices Choir, the new Percussion Ensemble,and a new Guitar class. The program recently got the prestigious MusiCounts Grant of $10,000 to upgrade their musical instruments. Brookfield High School is the only school in Ottawa to get this grant.
The program has created outstanding music and has achieved honourable accomplishments by working hard at rehearsals either early morning at 7:30 a.m. or after school until 4:45 p.m. and even beyond the instruction of Greg Prest. With this, the Senior Concert Band has achieved a Gold status at Regional Music Fest for three years in a row, with a Silver status at Nationals. The Junior Concert Band achieved silver status twice and gold moist status once at Regional Music Fest. In the 2011 music festival, the senior band achieved gold once again. However, the band size has been shrinking since 2008 which affects the quality.
The Senior Jazz Band achieved Silver status twice and a Gold status once at Regional Music Fest, with a Gold standing at National Music Fest. The Percussion Ensemble, newly formed in 2008-09, achieved a Silver status at Regional Music Fest.
The World Voices Choir is a well known choir around the Ottawa region. Their goal is to send a message to people through the language of music about the struggles for the need of freedom across the world and to spread awareness. They have performed at many prestigious venues such as the Senate of Canada, CBC radio/news, CTV news, National Library and Archives, RCMP Sunset Ceremonies, Stephen Lewis Foundation meeting, to name a few. They participated in the Gulu walk, performed at the peace hall, have created partnership with Harmonia Choir of Ottawa, and have performed at many fund raising events. Recently, they have connected with KIVA, a non- profit organization promoting micro financing for entrepreneurs in developing countries. They have released two of their own CDs: Ubuntu and We Have A Dream. These CD's convey the message that the students are trying to spread to our community not only locally but also nationally and internationally.
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