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MUSIC NEWS

THISTLELONIAN AFTERNOON TEA

Thank you to the String Quartet (Daniel Lee, Nina Lopez, Andrew Seamer and Fanxuan Xia) who performed at the Thistlelonian 50th Afternoon tea on Sunday 5 May 2019. The feedback about your performance was fabulous. Thank you also to Ms Clare Bujega for her organisation of this group.

CLAREMONT TERRACE PERFORMANCES

Congratulations and thank you to the String ensembles who performed at Claremont Terrace on Monday 6 May. It is fantastic that you have represented the school so well in the community. Thank you to Ms Clare Bujega for her organisation of this event and to Mr Stuart Cook and Ms Rose Kavanagh for their assistance with this event.

VOCAL NIGHT

Congratulations to all the students who performed as part of the first Vocal Night for 2019 on Tuesday 21 May. The standard of performance was very high and reflected the development that is taking place. Thank you to Ms West for her amazing organisation of the event and to Ms Theresa Ford and Ms Tania Kaev for their assistance on the evening.

STRINGSFEST

McKinnon Secondary College hosted the South East Victorian Region Stringfest. It was a fantastic day of music for our string students with Nathan Scerri as Guest Clinician. There were 50 students and staff present from 7 SEVR schools.

STRINGS NIGHT

Congratulations to all the students who performed at the 2019 Strings Night on Thursday 23 May. All the students performed brilliantly as part of ensembles, small groups or as soloists. Thank you to Ms Clare Bujega for her organisation of the night and to the string teachers (Mr Stuart Cook, Mr Andrew Albanis and Ms Rose Kavanagh) for their attendance on the evening.

VCE PERFORMANCES

Congratulations to all the Unit 1 and Unit 3 students who have presented their mid-year recitals in class. The standard has been quite high. Continue with improving your work as you prepare for the end of year performances.

CRANBOURNE LIONS CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL

Congratulations to the Symphonic Wind Band who represented McKinnon at the Cranbourne Lions Concert Band Festival on Sunday 26 May. Thank you to Ms Su Rogerson for her organisation of this event and her development of this band.  Thank you also to Mr Martin West for his attendance at this event.

MAY ENSEMBLES CONCERT

Congratulations to the Ovenden Band, Orchestra, Chamber Strings, Intermediate Stage Band and the Percussion trio for their fabulous work at the Ensembles Concert on Tuesday 28 May in the Lecture Theatre. The standard of performance was very high. Thank you to Ms Tracy Videon, Ms Clare Bujega, Mr Martin West and Mr Sergei Golovko for their development of these ensembles and creating a fantastic nights’ entertainment.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Thank you to the Symphonic Wind Band for their performance at the General Assembly on Wednesday 29 May. Thank you also to Oliver Wiles for singing the National Anthem. Thank you to both Ms Su Rogerson and Mr Martin West for the ongoing development of the band.

TERM 2 DATES

  • Tuesday 18 June - Tri-school Senior Bands Concert;
  • Tuesday 25 June - June Ensembles Concert (Junior/Intermediate groups);
  • Thursday 27 June - Year 12 Night.

Megan Papworth

Head of Music