Last Call for Oliver! – This Friday and Saturday

Oliver! is looking fantastic and sounding even better! With the cast and crew ready to take to the stage, this is a performance not to be missed. Bring the whole family and spread the word to your friends and community.

Come along and enjoy all the drama, music and fun of Oliver!

Performance Dates

Friday 21st August – 7:00 pm

Saturday 22nd August – 2:30 pm and 7:00 pm

Book your tickets here now!

Festival of Music – Concert 1 - A Celebration of Strings

Congratulations to the performers at last Tuesday’s Celebration of Strings. With performers from Prep to Year 12 the audience could see the remarkable development of skills that occurs when learning an instrument.

Year 12 student, Tyra, thrilled the audience with Bartok’s Romanian Folk Dances. The 2025 dux, Nathan, made a surprise appearance as “Stringman”! The climax was a massed performance of Powershift by over 100 students. It was certainly powerful!!!

Congratulations to the students and their ensemble directors.

Burritos at Junior School Book Week Assembly

The Burrito band is made up of students in the Year 6 program who dedicate time before school and/or lunchtime to play in a concert band. On Friday they will perform for the Junior School students at the Book Week Assembly. We wish them well.

Festival of Music – Concert 2 - Bands in Concert!

Next week the bands will take to the stage. Ticket sales to the Bands in Concert event are now available.

Featuring Symphonic Band, Gravity Band, Big Band, Little Big Band, Burrito Band, Senior School Jazz Band and Year 9 Jazz Band, this concert promises varied music that will entertain and challenge.

What a wonderful opportunity to listen to the college’s outstanding instrumental students.

The link to book tickets and the event program can be accessed below:

Victorian Schools Music Festival

Gravity Band performed with skill and expression in their VSMF section yesterday. A full report will appear in next week’s Whispers. Symphonic Band will take to the Hawthorn Arts Centre stage on Monday evening to represent the college. Parents are warmly invited to attend.

The Festival Continues

There is much to look forward to in the remainder of the term. As well as Bands in Concert, there are concerts featuring the VCE Music students, rock bands, the college vocalists and the season 2 cast of Seussical.

Term 3 Performing Arts Events

	Time	Event	Performers
Friday 21 August	7:00pm	College Musical: Oliver! Clocktower Centre	Oliver cast and crew
Saturday 22 August	2:00pm & 7:00pm	College Musical: Oliver! Clocktower Centre	Oliver cast and crew
Monday 24 August	Students arrive at Hawthorn Arts Centre at 6:15pm for a 6:45pm performance	Victorian School Music Festival Hawthorn Arts Centre	Symphonic Band
Wednesday 26 August	7:00pm	The Festival of Music: Bands in Concert Clocktower Centre	Burrito, Gravity, Symphonic Bands, Big Band, Little Big band, SS Jazz Band, Year 9 Jazz band
Friday 28 August	Afternoon	Burrito Band at Junior School Book Week Assembly Canowindra Campus	Burrito Band
Friday 28 August	7:00pm	Battle Down Under: The Best of Aussie Music Through the Ages Penola Catholic College	Selected Rock Bands
Monday 31 August	7:00pm	Festival of Music: VCE Concert Yirramboi Assembly Hall	VCE Music Students
Wednesday 2 September	7:00pm	Festival of Music: Out of the Blue Musicland, Fawkner	Rock Bands
Monday 7 September	7:00pm	Festival of Music: Choral Showcase Clocktower Centre	Choirs Year 1 - 12
Wednesday 9 September	6:30pm	Year 5/6 Musical Season 2: Seussical Performance 1 Yirramboi Assembly Hall	Season 2 Cast
Thursday 10 September	4:30pm & 6:30pm		Season 2 Cast

Instrumental/Vocal lessons

Instruments taught:

Acoustic guitar
Cello
Clarinet
Double Bass
Drumkit

Electric Bass
Electric Guitar
Euphonium
Flute
French Horn

Piano
Saxophone
Trumpet
Tuba
Viola

Violin
Voice
Theory

For families interested in having their child learn an instrument, please reach out via email or directly via the form below.

Last Call: Oliver! The Musical

Last Call for Oliver! – This Friday and Saturday