Performing Arts
Important Dates
Summer Sounds Concert - Wednesday 27th of November in the Theatrette
All the younger ensembles will be performing at this concert: Swing Sisters, Honk, Year 7 class ensembles, Year 8 advanced ensembles, Heartstrings. It will be held in two sessions. Concert 1 5.00pm-6.00pm and Concert 2 7.00pm-8.00pm. Details will follow in Edsmart as we get closer to the date.
The Jazz Night - Saturday 30th of November
Killester College Theatre - 7.00pm
Featuring: The Killester Stage Band
Special Guests: The Julie O’Hara Quartet
Tickets $8.00 per person.
BYO food and drinks
Tickets are available at
https://www.trybooking.com/BGFYT
"An outstanding singer".....Laurence Donahue-Green (All about Jazz Magazine, New York)
"O'Hara's vocals are imbued with a strong jazz feel with eloquent phrasing, melodic variations and rhythmic expression" John McBeath (The Australian)
"With her perfect pitch, skillful improvising and ego-free style, O'Hara has carved out a reputation on the Australian and international music scene for high-quality performances that are accessible to everyone". Ken Turnball (Castlemaine State Festival review - vocalese project)
Vocalist, improvisor and songwriter, Julie O'Hara has been active in jazz for over twenty years, growing up in Melbourne, Australia, performing with Big Bands, gypsy swing, traditional jazz, R&B swing, bebop and vocalese. Julie has earned a reputation for her prodigious activity in Melbourne's jazz and music clubs, national and international music and jazz festivals as a versatile and committed vocalist and songwriter. She has performed with jazz lumineries such as Bob Sedergreen, Gil Askey, the B# Big Band and the Cat Empire.