Performing Arts

Music Matters

HSC Drama Performances: Congratulations to Ms Penny Lindley and the Year 12 Drama students on their brilliant HSC Trial Individual and Group Performances last Sunday in the Sarto. Their talents and hard work were certainly enjoyed by all who attended.

Exciting Percussion Workshop event:

We are excited to be holding a special percussion masterclass for all our percussionists in Week 3, next Monday, 5 August from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm in the Band Room which will be supervised by Mr Ian Talati. This is open to all our percussionists throughout the College, at no charge. We hope that all our percussion students will be able to embrace this valuable opportunity. Students should bring afternoon tea and water.

This workshop will be held by Dr Michael Crawford who is coming to Australia to adjudicate the Drumline Championships. Dr Crawford is highly regarded in the field of percussion and drumlines and is a Lecturer of Music Education at the University of North Texas. He also works within the Percussion Area, overseeing all curriculum and instruction for the percussion methods courses and co-directing the UNT Percussion Group percussion ensemble.

If your son is unable to make this workshop, please send an email to: sperformingarts@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au. Should your son have sports training on this day, he should speak to his coach about whether he is able to miss a training to attend this important masterclass.

Drumline news

Our Drumline will be participating in the Australian Drumline Competition at the Rosewood Centre, Barker College on Saturday 3 August at 6:00 pm. All keen percussionists and their families are invited to attend. Parking is available under the Rosewood Centre, via Unwin Road.

Week 2 - Saturday 3 August, rehearsal at the school 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Week 2 - 5:00 pm arrival at Barker College for 6:00 pm performance

HSC MUSIC Trials and preparation

Next week is a busy one for our Year 12 Music students as they prepare for both their aural and performance examinations in Music 1, Music 2 and Music Extension.

This Sunday, 4 August sees some of our students rehearsing their HSC programs with their accompanists in the Band Room.

NOTE: NO Band Room access, Wednesday 7 August

Please note that due to the HSC Trials Music performance examinations, there will be NO ACCESS to the Band Room next Wednesday, 7 August from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm. Students will be able to leave their instruments in the Music staff room.

Year 11 Music Excursion

Our Year 11 Elective Music 1 and Music 2 students are attending an Australian Music Composition workshop day on Friday 2 August at MLC Burwood. Presenters include an impressive array of composers and performers, including renowned Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin, and the workshop encourages students to explore new compositional styles and techniques.

PAPA NEWS

Special thanks to our PAPA parents and other Performing Arts parents who joined our online meeting last night as we prepare to support our Performing Arts students in our many upcoming events this year. Your time, enthusiasm, vision and energy is much appreciated!

And from our PAPA President

Just a reminder to please support the P&F Trivia Night on Saturday, 17 August.

All funds raised will be distributed between PAPA and the sports supporters’ clubs

BUT

the ticket price of $20 has been set lower to be budget-friendly so the focus is on community-building this year - we really hope you will join us for a fun evening!

Trivia and raffle tickets can be purchased via Humanitix.

https://events.humanitix.com/spx-p-and-f-trivia-night-2024

Many thanks,

Sylvia Ulevik

PAPA President

Upcoming performance dates Term 3

Friday 2 Aug - Year 11 Elective Music 1 & 2 Composition Workshop excursion to MLC Burwood
Saturday 3 Aug - SPX Drumline ensemble at the Australian Drumline Competition, Rosewood Centre, Barker College. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. All welcome
Sunday 4 Aug – HSC Music performance rehearsal – all courses. 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Times tbc
Wednesday 7 Aug – HSC Music 1, Music 2 and Music Extension performance Trial examination. All pieces
Friday 9 Aug – Celebration of Learning (Intermediate Jazz Band)
Thursday 15 Aug - Assumption Mass, OLOD, 10:30 am (Senior and Junior Chorales)
Sunday 25 Aug - State Band Championships - Intermediate Concert Band (time TBC, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre). All welcome
Thursday 29 Aug – Splinters, Splashes, Sounds, Snaps, Stage and Stories HSC performance (one piece per student). All welcome
Friday 30 Aug - Father's Day Mass and Breakfast - (Senior and Junior Chorales and Guitar Ensembles TBC)
Friday 6 Sept – ‘Farewell to Seniors’ Twilight Concert. 5:00 pm. All welcome
Sunday 8 Sept – HSC Music performance rehearsal – full program
HSC Music practicals – from 9 September (date tba two weeks prior)
Tuesday 10 September – Cocurricular Colour Awards Ceremony– ensembles tba
Wednesday 18 September - Forestville RSL Concert - Intermediate Jazz Ensemble. All welcome
Tuesday 24 Sept - College Farewell
Wednesday 25 September – Year 12 graduation Mass
Late September - Manly Jazz Festival - Senior Jazz Ensemble. TBC. All welcome

Mrs Annabel Westhoff - Leader of Learning, Performing Arts

Drama Matters

HSC Drama Trial Performances

On Sunday the Year 12 Elective Drama students successfully performed their Group and Individual Performances to an invited audience and external markers. For the GP this is the culmination of their Term 2 work and is a version of what they will present to the HSC NESA markers in August when it is assessed externally. This is the first time it has been seen by parents and peers. The GP is an 8-12 minute original play written and performed by the students and they have worked hard generating material and working out their characters and physical blocking. Students also presented their Major Works: Performance and every student chose to act out a character in a 6–8-minute monologue. Congratulations to all students in the work they have presented so far.

Oliver Twist Auditions

Please see the poster for details about the upcoming auditions for the next school play which will be performed next year (Week 1, Term 2) at the Zenith Theatre in Chatswood. Auditions are coming up in August and are open to any student from Years 7-11. Students are asked to prepare a short speech, and the text can be obtained from Ms Lindley. It takes over 50 characters to tell the story of Oliver Twist. You do not have to take Elective Drama to audition for a role. There will be a information session coming you very soon so watch this space!

Ms Penny Lindley - Leader of Learning, Drama