Attention All Students!

DO YOU ENJOY MUSIC ... THEN GET INVOLVED !

There are several music programs available here at SLSS
Here are a few that we have currently running

Music Lynx
Our group of musical leaders takes the responsibility quite seriously when involving Lewis-Music with SLSS life. We plan, organize, produce and implement Arts Nights (with the Integrated Arts Council), we advocate for the importance of music in all schools in our family. Further, we encourage student/staff involvement in Lewis-Music, create and upkeep our website and promote our department through various means and initiatives.

IF YOU WISH TO GET INVOLVED, check out the Application for Music Lynx (.pdf).

Concert Bands
We experience the B300 level of band repertoire in our largest teams in the Music Department. Preparing for festivals, competitions and concerts is our goal; getting these large groups to develop into musically sensitive machines is our mission. Other Lewis ensembles are based on the configuration of the Concert Bands. All instrumental music students are mandated to be involved in: The Junior Lynx Winds and/or The Senior Lynx Winds; others are required to audition.

Wind Ensemble
Playing at B300, this small ensemble involves the process of each performer to know their own part, to share their art. With the rest of the team, producing a cornucopia of beautiful sounds is our goal. The Lewis Winds represents the upper wood winds from the configurations of larger concert bands.

Stage Band
Stage Band brings out the funky, groovy aspects of Lewis-Music. The Lewis Rhythm experiences music brought to us from the juxtaposition of African rhythms with European harmonies, with a flare of North American experiences. This ensemble represents the mixture of saxes, brass, kit, bass and electric guitar from the configurations of larger concert bands.

Sax Quartet
We bring the instruments introduced a mere 100 years ago, by Adolf Sax, alive in our quartet. The Siwel Sax Quartet explore and experience music from the 20th Century written for such a vibrantly, musically sensitive and quite adaptable instrument. This quartet represents auditioned performers from the configurations of larger concert bands.

Flute Quartet
We use one of the Western world's oldest instruments to introduce a subtle, yet quite powerful, sound to Lewis-Music. We perform pieces written and transcribed for flute quartet at a B400 level. The Lewis Flute Quartet represents auditioned performers from the configurations of larger concert bands.

World Drumming
Taking hand drumming a step further, we perform pieces and rhythms indicative to cultures across our planet. We improvise sounds that give Lewis-Music a unique experience. With djembes, dumbeks and tubanos we create pieces indicative to many, many of our cultures at SLSS. World Lynx is open to every SLSS student!

Guitar Ensemble
This group takes the softness and subtlety of the guitar and explores its vastness in all types of music from traditional guitar to rock. We investigate the unique nature of the guitar and share in its cultural malleability. All guitar music students are mandated to be involved in The Lewis Strings.