MUSIC
News from Cherie Spannenburg
Head of Music
MUSIC
News from Cherie Spannenburg
Head of Music
Sacred voices
During Catholic Education Week in July the Saints Choir performed in St Monica’s Cathedral alone and in conjunction with St Monica’s Colla Voce, MacKillop College Choir and the massed choir. The concert raised money for Rosies and celebrated the wonderful music programs we have across the diocese. Congratulations to all students involved in this wonderful concert.
SHEP
Five Saints students participated in the State Honours Ensemble Program last weekend. SHEP is run by the Queensland Conservatorium of Music Griffith University and is a program where students are selected from all over North Queensland to form a Wind Ensemble, Choir and String Orchestra over two days culminating in a concert.
Congratulations to those involved – Jimmy Deldot (Year 7), Jimmy Marr (Year 8), Noah Garnett, Sam Holzhauser and Cooper Connors (all in Year 9) with an honourable mention to Tommy Deldot from St Joseph’s.
Upcoming events
We have a huge term coming up with a wide variety of events such as workshops with Melbourne Ska Orchestra, the Bishop's Ordination, Saints Unplugged Senior, excursions and other incursions. Please keep on top of the parent slips and information provided.
Spirit of Arts Awards
This award has been developed to recognise the work our arts students put into the College and wider community. It also serves as an encouragement for those students to take it a step further by mentoring younger students or organising an event themselves.
The application is available now on the student portal or a hard copy can be obtained from the Arts/Music Department staffroom. If your son has exhibited artwork, entered work in a film festival, participated in the musical, sits external exams, performs at eisteddfod etc., he is eligible to apply.
2024
Information for events and performances can be found on the Arts Department Facebook page. There will be information in the newsletter and parent slips sent out. Below is a calendar of events planned so far. This is added to during the year, so please reread it in each newsletter to check that you are abreast of all that his happening.
Term 3
Date | Event | Where | Group |
Week 6 Thursday 15 Aug | Assumption Mass | Lennon Hall | Cantors |
Thursday 15 Aug | Bishop's Commissioning | St Monica’s Cathedral | Selected Cantors |
Friday 16 Aug | Workshops and performance | L105 and Tanks | Saints Big Band |
Week 7 Tuesday 20 Aug | Cerise & Blue Open Evening | Saints | All Ensembles |
Week 8 Thursday 29 Aug | Father’s Day Assembly | Lennon Hall | Saints Choir |
Friday 30 Aug | Combined Colleges primary school workshops and concert | Lennon Hall | CSC Concert Band CSC String Ensemble |
Week 9 Wed 4 September | Ensemble photos | Lennon Hall | All Ensembles, Musical cast, orchestra and crew |
Thursday 5 September | Saints Unplugged Senior | L105 | Assorted Soloists |
Term 4
Date | Event | Where | Group |
Week 3 Thursday 17 October | Valedictory Mass & Assembly | Lennon Hall | Cantors, mass musicians, senior music class |
Week 6 Wednesday 6 Nov | Saints Unplugged Junior | L105 | Assorted Soloists |
Week 7 Friday 15 Nov | Annual Awards Evening | Lennon Hall | Saints Percussion Ensemble Saints Choir Saints Big Band |
Week 9 Friday 29 November | Advent Liturgy | Lennon Hall | Cantors and Mass musicians |