17 Feb 2017
CHLOE Brown has sung Etta James’ At Last hundreds of times over the past four years.
“I say I’m sick of it, but then I hear the music start and I just think ‘I absolutely love this song’,” Chloe said.
“It’s like hearing it for the first time all over again.”
The former Mount View High, Cessnock, student sang the song to open Reprise, a showcase held on Friday at the the University of Newcastle's Conservatorium, comprising 16 exceptional performances from last year’s Higher School Certificate Music 1, Music 2 and Music Extension practical examinations. “I’m really excited – it’s affirmed all of the hard work I put in.”
Former Belmont High student Tom Johnson sang a ballad version of Gavin DeGraw’s Not Over You. “It’s changed every time I’ve sang it, it’s just got better,” he said.
Tom has common variable immune deficiency disorder and sat his HSC over two years. He received early entry to study Creative Arts (Music) in Wollongong and hopes to be a high school music teacher.
“I want to give back, to repay what I’ve been given.”