Big Week for Henrik Beasey

On Monday night, BHS lead trumpet extraordinaire, Henrik Beasy joined a select list of prominent Melbourne student musicians, when he was given a guest spot playing lead with the Australian Showband, at The Apartment, Little Bourke St.

Henrik played with plenty of power and great assurance on the great Count Basie number Shiny Stockings – much to the admiring glances of the rest of the trumpet section (Shane Hughes, Ross Irwin BHS 2000, Vinnie Bourke and Danny Madden father of Andrew / Chris BHS 2001) and band. Later in the night he joined the trumpet section again to play a few more numbers.

Many BHS friends and families were there to be a part of the night. The Showband features some of Melbourne’s leading professional musicians and they perform the last Monday of each month at The Apartment.

Incidentally, just to give an indication of the BHS impact on music around town: five of the current band of 16 are BHS graduates!!

… and about 6 hours later…

The Last Post resounded on ANZAC morning
Whilst many were still tucked up in bed on a very chilly morning last Tuesday, the haunting strains of the Last Post and Reveille filled the air around Blackburn, when Henrik Beasy played for the Blackburn RSL sub-branch dawn service.