Performing Arts

Music Matters

Welcome to Term 3!

As always, this term promises to be an action-packed one, full of wonderful opportunities for our students to perform and audiences to appreciate.

Drumline news

We are very excited to announce that our newly established Drumline, under the direction of Mr Ian Talati, will be participating in the Australian Drumline Competition at the Rosewood Centre, Barker College on Saturday 3 August at 6:00 pm. All keen percussionists and their families are invited to attend. Parking is available under the Rosewood Centre, via Unwin Road.

Our Drumline will also be attending extra rehearsals in preparation for this event at the following times:

Week 2 - Wednesday 31 July, 3:15pm to 4:30pm (only for the non-Year 8 students)

Week 2 - Saturday 3 August, rehearsal at the school 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Week 2 - Saturday 3 August - 5:00pm arrival at Barker College for 6:00 pm performance

Teaching staff news

We are excited to welcome Mr Tony Wheeler to our peripatetic music staff. Mr Wheeler is a highly experienced woodwind teacher replacing Mr Dollin, teaching alto saxophone and clarinet to students from Years 5 – 12.

Year 11 Music excursion

Our Year 11 Elective Music 1 and Music 2 students are attending an Australian Music Composition workshop day on Friday 2 August at MLC Burwood. Presenters include an impressive array of composers and performers, including renowned Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin, and the workshop encourages students to explore new compositional styles and techniques.

PAPA NEWS:

Our Term 3 meeting is scheduled for next Monday evening (29 July, 7:30 pm) ONLINE via TEAMS.

All Performing Arts parents/carers are welcome to attend using this link:

https://teams.live.com/meet/9589132127904?p=V3Oj32yuBklkXOWuuM

If you would like to submit agenda items ahead of the meeting please send them to home@ulevik.com by 12 noon on Monday.

Also, please SAVE THE DATE for our Term 3 Twilight Concert on Friday, 6 September. PAPA will be looking for help feeding our students beforehand starting from 2:30 pm - helper sign up sheet link will be sent out closer to the time.

Finally, please support the P&F Trivia Night on Saturday, 17 August. All funds raised will be distributed between PAPA and the sports supporters’ clubs and, as always, it’s sure to be a fantastic night!

Trivia and raffle tickets can be purchased via Humanitix. https://events.humanitix.com/spx-p-and-f-trivia-night-2024

Many thanks,

Sylvia Ulevik

PAPA President

Upcoming performance dates Term 3:

Sunday 28 July – HSC Drama Trials - group and individual performances. Sarto Centre from 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm. All welcome
Friday 2 Aug - Year 11 Elective Music Composition Workshop excursion
Saturday 3 Aug - SPX Drumline ensemble at the Australian Drumline Competition, Rosewood Centre, Barker College. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. All welcome
Sunday 4 Aug – HSC Music performance rehearsal – all courses. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Times tbc
Wednesday 7 Aug – HSC Music 1, Music 2 and Music Extension performance Trial examination. All pieces
Friday 9 Aug – Celebration of Learning (Intermediate Jazz Band)
Sunday 25 Aug - State Band Championships - Intermediate Concert Band (time TBC, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre). All welcome
Thursday 29 Aug – Splinters, Splashes, Sounds, Snaps, Stage and Stories HSC performance (one piece per student). All welcome
Friday 30 Aug - Father's Day Breakfast - Guitar Ensembles TBC
Friday 6 Sept – ‘Farewell to Seniors’ Twilight Concert. 5:00 pm. All welcome
Sunday 8 Sept – HSC Music performance rehearsal – full program
HSC Music practicals – from 9 September (date tba two weeks prior)
Wednesday 18 September - Forestville RSL Concert - Intermediate Jazz Ensemble. All welcomeTuesday 24 Sept - College Farewell
Wednesday 25 Sept – Year 12 graduation
Late September - Manly Jazz Festival - Senior Jazz Ensemble. TBC. All welcome

Mrs Annabel Westhoff - Leader of Learning, Performing Arts

Drama Matters

HSC Drama Trial

Please come along to the annual HSC Drama Trial where the Year 12 students present their practical work to their parents, peers and the school community. This will include an 8-12 minute original performance written and performed by the group as well as the performance of their major work pieces which are excerpts from the following plays: The Producers, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, How to Disappear Completely and Never be Found, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead and Decadence.

The performances are at the Sarto this Sunday 28 July from 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm.

Drama Ensembles

Junior Drama Ensemble will begin Friday Week 1

Intermediate & Senior Drama Ensembles will begin in Week 2

Upcoming events:

HSC Trial Performances: Sarto Centre on Sunday 28 July
Year 10, 11 & 12 Drama Excursion: Sydney Theatre Company on Wednesday 31 July

Ms Penny Lindley - Leader of Learning, Drama