Music

And that’s a wrap! Today saw the final performance of 2024 for the Cullybackey College Choir and musicians. They have provided music for Prize Day, the Remembrance Day Service, Radio Cracker and the Fairhill Festivities, and concluded today with the Carol Service in Cunningham Memorial Church. They are such a talented, dedicated bunch, and we […]

The Cullybackey College Choir, joined by our flautists, Hannah and Sarah-Jane, had a fantastic morning performing on Radio Cracker earlier this month, starting off their busy Christmas programme. It was lovely to have so many friends and family come to listen and to hear such praise from passers by. A special thank you to all

We had a great time bringing some Christmas joy to friends, family and shoppers as part of the Fairhill Shopping Centre Festivities Day! Our College Choir and flautists performed brilliantly, and thoroughly enjoyed the warm reception from all who stopped to listen. Many thanks to the team at the Fairhill Shopping Centre for having us.

Introducing the Junior Choir prefects for 2024 25: Lyndsey, Ava, Candice, Sasha and Lily have already made an excellent start to their role, assisting Mrs Marcus in many ways. All five girls have been loyal members of Junior Choir throughout their time at Cullybackey College and will act as role models for all the younger

Pupils from Years, 8, 9, 10 and 12 had a fantastic afternoon on Friday participating in drumming and piping workshops facilitated by Robert, Rian and Aimee from Cullybackey Pipe Band in conjunction with the college Music Department. Our students got to learn about the band and all the performing opportunities they have, and got to

On Wednesday evening, nearly 50 students took the stage on Wednesday night to perform at our Musical Showcase for parents and friends. There wasn’t an empty chair in the hall! The performers all totally rose to the occasion and performed brilliantly, with many soloists taking to the stage for the first time. We had lots

Yesterday, as a reward for all their hard work this year, a group of 30 students attended the Westend Tour of “Sister Act” in the Grand Opera House, Belfast with the Music Department. We had a fabulous time! Our pupils, as always were a credit to the school, with members of the public and Opera

A huge well done to John and Sarah-Jane Moore who recently represented the Kellswater Flute Band in the Belfast International Tattoo in the SSE Arena. The Belfast International Tattoo has become one of the top acts in the Northern Ireland events calendar, delighting fans with a one-of-a-kind show. With an international repertoire to include bands

Year 8 pupils have been learning all about “The Orchestra” this term, and were set the challenge to complete a research project on an instrument of their choice. The standard of work from each class was superb! All completed projects earned a merit point from Mrs Marcus and some of the best projects in the

This week our Year 9 pupils and the GCSE Music classes were given a presentation on music career opportunities within the army by Sgt David Porter of the Band Of The Irish Guards and LCpl Savage from the Army Outreach team. They learned of the wealth of opportunities there are to be tutored by top