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News from Cherie Spannenburg

Head of Music

Instrumental music

Ensemble rehearsals began this week. If your son plays an instrument and is interested in joining an ensemble, please email me at cspannenbu@cns.catholic.edu.au asap. The rehearsal schedule is below:

Combined Saints Colleges Wind EnsembleL105Monday 7:20am
Saints Percussion Ensemble  L105Monday 3:30–4:30pm
Saints Guitar Ensemble  L101Tuesday 7:20am
Combined Saints Colleges Concert Band L105Tuesday 7:20am
Saints Choir      L101Wednesday 7:20am
Combined Saints Colleges String OrchestraL105Thursday 7:20am
Saints Big Band   L105Friday 7:20am

A reminder that times given above are starting times. All students should arrive at least 5 minutes beforehand. Early is on time – on time is late.

 

Instrumental lessons also began this week. If your son is interested in learning an instrument, please email me at the address above for more information. We offer lessons in voice, piano, guitar, strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.

 

Music Camp

Thecamp is at the end of Week 5. We have invited a clinician, Mr Craig Kennedy, from Brisbane to work with our students to help prepare them for next term's eisteddfod. Mr Kennedy is Head of Music at St Rita’s College, Brisbane and works in the Young Conservatorium Program as well as the State Honours Ensemble Program (SHEP) around the state. It will be a fantastic weekend of music making and team building to get our groups to gel.

 

2025

Our program is, as always, busy and vibrant with many opportunities for performances. We entertain at assemblies, perform in productions and music nights as well as provide liturgical music for the College. Our students have plenty of performance opportunities.

 

Information for events and performances is on the Arts Department Facebook page. This information is also in newsletters and in parent slips. Below is a calendar of events planned so far. This will be added to during the year, so please reread it each edition to check that you are abreast of all that is happening, and make sure you diarise these dates.

 

Term 1

DateEventWhereGroup

Week 4

Thurs 20 Feb

Commencement MassLennon HallCantors & Mass Musicians

Week 5

28 Feb – 2 Mar 

Instrumental Music (IM) CampMusic Block and Lennon HallCSC Wind Ensemble, CSC Concert Band, CSC String Orchestra

Week 8

20 Mar

College AssemblyLennon HallTBA

Week 10

3 Apr

Easter LiturgyLennon HallCantors and Mass Musicians

 

Term 2

DateEventWhereGroup

Week 1

Thurs 24 Apr

Fri 25 Apr

Anzac Assembly

Anzac Dawn Service

Lennon Hall

Cairns RSL

Saints Big Band

College Choir

Week 3

Thurs 8 May

Mother’s Day AssemblyLennon HallTBA

Week 4

15 & 16 May

Primary Schools TourVarious schoolsCast and musicians

Week 5

23-25 May

Choir CampSt Monica’s CollegeSaints Choir

Week 6

Tues 27 May

Saints Unplugged JuniorL105Assorted soloists
Thurs 29 MaySaints Unplugged SeniorL105Assorted soloists
Sat 31 May – Sun 1 JuneCQU Jammin’Saints Music BlockJazz and contemporary musicians

Week 7

Fri 6 June

Champagnat MassLennon HallCantors and Mass musicians

Week 10

Mon 16 – Wed 19 June

Cairns & District Junior EisteddfodCPAC

CSC Wind Ensemble Saints Percussion Ensemble

Saints Choir

CSC String Ensemble

Saints Big Band

 

Term 3

DateEventWhereGroup

Week 1

Thurs 17 July

Academic AssemblyLennon HallTBA

Week 3

Thurs 31 July

NAIDOC AssemblyLennon HallTBA

Week 5

Thurs 14 Aug

Assumption MassSt Monica’s CathedralCantors

Week 5

Thurs14 - Sun 17 Aug

QCMF Villanova College BrisbaneSaints Big Band, Saints Percussion Ensemble, Saints Choir, Saints Rock Band

Week 7

Tues 26 Aug

Cerise & Blue Open EveningSaintsAll ensembles

Week 8

Thurs 4 Sept

Father’s Day AssemblyLennon HallTBA
Fri 5 SeptPrimary IM WorkshopsLennon Hall and Music BlockCSC Concert Band + primary schools

Week 9

Wed 10 Sept

Ensemble photosLennon HallAll ensembles, musical cast, orchestra and crew
Thurs 11 SeptSaints Unplugged SeniorL105Assorted soloists

 

Term 4

DateEventWhereGroup

Week 1

7 Oct-8 Oct

Recording ensembles with CQUSaints Music BlockAll combined ensembles

Week 3

Thurs 23 Oct

Valedictory Mass & AssemblyLennon HallCantors, Mass musicians, senior music class

Week 6

Tues 13 Nov

Saints Unplugged JuniorL105Assorted soloists

Week 7

Friday 21 Nov

Annual Awards EveningLennon Hall

Saints Percussion Ensemble

Saints Choir

Saints Big Band

Week 8

Fri 28 Nov

Advent LiturgyLennon HallCantors and Mass musicians
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