Arts News
Mrs Karen Gordon - Director of Co-curricular Music / Coordinator of Strings
Mr Adrian Walker - Artistic Director, Creative and Performing Arts
Arts Day
Congratulations to all students who participated in our Annual Arts Day, ‘Wildest Dreams’. We are pleased to announce that the inaugural House Champion for 2023 is Ashburn House. Their enthusiasm, zest and energy was electric in their House Dance, and they demonstrated confidence, creativity and spontaneity in their theatre sports masterclass. They received a traditional silver cup, which was originally an interhouse gymnastics trophy, and then reimagined as an interhouse Music and Drama Cup in the 80s, and now reframed to our Arts Day Cup. We love this nod to tradition.
Drama
Our Year 10 Drama students have been workshopping a script devised by Steve Pirie, A Thousand Points from Zero, for Queensland Theatre Company. As a new initiative in our drama program, we are participating in the ‘scene project’ for young people. Students had a chance to create scenes with actor, Tom Yaxley, and will now polish these ideas to present at the Billie Brown Studio to a live audience in Term 3.
Dance
Dance Troupe are channelling their inner mermen and mersisters, as they start to create routines for The Little Mermaid. Dancers have been inspired by choreographer, Emma Whitefield, and are excited about developing new routines.
Our Irish dance class on Wednesday afternoons is growing! Our Primary School students are busy learning the foundation steps of the traditional dance form and having a heap of fun along the way.
Musical
Musical auditions continued for The Little Mermaid 2024. We were so impressed with students in their call back auditions and have the cast list below:
Pilot: Sherry Yang Year 9
Sailors/Chefs: Myla Gant Year 4, Alexandra Anictomatis Year 4, Ada Keir Year 4, Alynah Djandilinga Henriksen Year 7, Savaana Kapur Year 7
Prince Eric: Finn Latimar Year 7
Grimsby: Seb Mackay Year 7
Mersisters – Dance Troupe (Ivy Jessen-McIntyre, Sarah McDonald, Elodie Whitaker, Abbey Hinder, Ruby Exmann, Iara Chaves, Rylee Scot)
King Triton – Luca Gout Year 7
Sebastian – Dana Solomon Year 9
Ariel – Phoebe Lockyer Year 8
Flounder – Olivia Solomon Year 7
Ursula – Do Hee Lee Year 8
Scuttle – Vera Zhang Year 7
Flotsam – Abril Cuellar Year 4
Jetsam – Leila Geere Year 5
Carlotta – Jessie Talbot-Cooke Year 9
Chef Louis – Darwin Aziz Year 4
Princesses – Alegria Heinemann Year 5, Sari Weyer Year 5, Thinomee Leelasena Year 7, Laura McPherson Year 6, Lia Lee Year 4, Ivy Jessen-McIntyre Year 8)
The students above are invited to a read through of the script on Friday lunchtime in the Drama Room. You must attend.
Congratulations to all who participated. The audition process involved acting, singing and movement, and students who had a strength in all the areas were invited to attend a call back audition. We also explained the commitment is required of leads for Terms 3 and 4. A rehearsal schedule and contracts will be sent to students by the end of Term 2.
Term 3 – Tuesday afternoons until 5:00pm
Term 4 – Tuesday afternoons & Friday afternoons until 5:00pm
All interested students in Years 5-9 who would like to be part of the sea chorus and minor roles please submit your names on the following form. Rehearsals for the chorus will start next term. We can’t wait for you all to be involved!
https://forms.office.com/r/5qb0KfZLZU
Musicfest
Musicfest – and the winner is…. Henderson
The annual Clayfield College Music Festival was held in the Middle session of Arts Day on Wednesday 31 May. Results are now in …. Henderson House have taken out the 2023 Music Festival Shield! Congratulations to Henderson and all the students who participated on the day.
Private instrumental and vocal tuition billing
As we draw closer to the end of term, this is a timely reminder for parents to notify the Music Department if your child is withdrawing from Private Tuition. Late cancellation of lessons will result in a 2-week cancellation fee. Please send an email to music@clayfield.qld.edu.au by the end of this week.
At the end of term, Instrumental Tutors will advise their students if there are any lessons owing due to explained absences. These lessons will be credited on the next term’s fee statement.
Please see the following link for 2023 Tuition fees and Terms and Conditions related to Private Instrumental Lessons.
2023 Europe Music Tour
Our Music students are about to embark on the 2023 Music Tour to Austria and Italy! Students have been working hard and looking forward to performing in some amazing venues such as the Salzburg Mirabel Gardens, St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna and the Musica San Paolo in Rome. We will be giving an impromptu concert this Sunday 11 June from 3:00 - 4:00pm in the Drama room for parents and friends.