Music News

A big thank you to all families and students for what has been a successful start to the year for Instrumental and Co-curricular Music at Marist College Ashgrove. The past fortnight has seen the welcoming of over 150 new enrolments into the Instrumental Music Program and the beginning of ensemble rehearsals for our twenty large and small groups. With some ensembles already preparing for performances later this term, there has been no shortage of music making across the College. We are pleased to share the Semester One Concert Dates below. These include new dates for the rescheduled Premier Ensembles Concert and Autumn Concert, with the goal of these events running with a live audience (rather than online), pending any further changes to the 2022 Back to School Plan. In curricular music, our Year 5 students are beginning instrument allocation for the Year 5 Band and Strings immersion program, as well as beginning preparations for their debut Draney Theatre performance in the 2022 Year 5 Musical “Dig It!”

Semester 1 Concert Dates 

Booking links will soon be available for Term 1 Concerts. Please see all Semester 1 dates below:

Term 1

• Friday 11 March to Sunday 13 March, Music Camp (Term 1, Week 7)
• Thursday 24 March, Year 5 Musical (Term 1, Week 9) 
• Thursday 31 March, Premier Concert (Term 1, Week 10)

Term 2 

• Thursday 28 April, Autumn Concert (Term 2, Week 2)
• Thursday 12 May, Winds and Percussion Concert (Term 2, Week 4)
• Friday 13 May, Brisbane Youth Jazz Festival with Big Band 1 (Term 2, Week 4)
• Thursday 26 May, Marist Jazz Night (Term 2, Week 6)
• Monday 30 May, Studio Concerts (Term 2, Week 7)
• Thursday 2 June, Cathedral Concert (Term 2, Week 7)
• Sunday 5 June, Battle of the Bands (Term 2, Week 7)
• Thursday 16 June 16, Year 5 Band and Strings Concert (Term 2, Week 9)

Marist Vocal Ensembles

A reminder to all families of the below opportunity for your son to be involved in Co-curricular Music at Marist.

At Marist College Ashgrove, all students have the opportunity to participate in our diverse offerings of the Co-curricular Music Program. Beyond our Instrumental program, the College has two non-auditioned Vocal Ensembles where all students can further involve themselves in College culture, through a fun and supportive choral singing environment. Participation in Co-curricular Ensembles involves the weekly commitment of a morning rehearsal, as well as providing multiple performance opportunities for students throughout the year. Please email music@marash.qld.edu.au to sign your son up to join one of the Vocal Ensembles below (Please include Year Level and Full Name). 

• Marist Voices - Open to all students in Years 5-6 
• Performance Choir - Open to all students in Years 7-12 

Shedfest

Year 12 Marist College Ashgrove Band “Everso” (Alex Gibson, Tom Horton, Ruben Darwin and Will Fitzgerald) performed at All Ages Event “Shedfest” last weekend, supporting headliners and 2021 Old-boys “Special Features”. It is great to see Marist College Ashgrove students continuing to have a strong presence in the local music scene, as well as those who attended in support of original music. 

New Music Staff

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome new staff members to the Instrumental Music Teaching Staff at Marist College Ashgrove this year;

• Ms Evalyn Legried (Cello Tutor)
• Mr Monash Lal (Flute Tutor)
• Mr Dominic Machen (Percussion Tutor) 

 COVID-19

Please be reminded of the following health guidelines relating to the return of Instrumental Lessons and Co-curricular Music Ensembles:

• Students must wash and sanitise their hands immediately before attending their music lesson or ensemble rehearsal (hand sanitising stations will be provided at each rehearsal venue and teaching room)
• Students must wear a mask upon arrival to their lesson or rehearsal, while moving around, setting up their instrument and until seated. Once seated (or stationary), students can remove their mask if required to play their instrument 
• Students are asked to maintain their instrument hygiene and cleanliness as much as possible
• Students are not to share instruments and/or instrument accessories