Arts

Music Night 2024

Thank you to everyone that came along to our annual Music Night on Tuesday 11 June. The evening featured stellar performances by all of our College Ensembles including the Jazz Band, Chorale, Guitar Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, String Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Liturgical Choir, as well as our self-managed Year 10 Bands and our powerhouse Certificate III Music Bands. It really was a showcase of the incredible talent and dedication of our students and left everyone in awe of the rich musical culture at the College.

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to our dedicated Arts Department for helping out. Thank you to Ms Tania Harvey for assisting front of house, Ms Karen Cassidy for helping back stage, Mr Craig Mecham for taking photos and Ms Jennifer Rigg for operating the lighting. Also thanks to Mrs Jenny Palermo, Miss Jane-Marie Lee, Ms Cecilia Loh, Ms Jaime Paulin and Mr Scott Arnold for helping around the Xanten Performing Arts Centre on the night.

Blessed Ricvera Music Scholarships

We're excited to announce that applications for our Blessed Ricvera Music Scholarships are now open. Scholarships are offered to students who demonstrate an aptitude and enthusiasm for music and a willingness to participate in our Instrumental/Vocal Music Program.

The Blessed Ricvera Music Scholarships cover 50 per cent of applicable College tuition and full instrumental/vocal tuition fees for students in Year 7 and 10 in 2025. It is subject to satisfactory annual review of musical and academic performance, as well as commendable progress in all areas of College life. Students are also required to participate in at least two College Ensembles. Auditions will take place in Term 3. 

For more information, visit the College website.

Farewell to our String Ensemble Director

This week we farewell Mr Oscar McDonald who has been our String Tutor and String Ensemble Director since 2021. You may not be aware, but Mr McDonald is also a former student and returned to St Norbert College just two years after he graduated (Class of 2019), to assist with our Instrumental/Vocal Tuition Program. We thank Mr McDonald for his commitment, from Training Band last year, to leading a String Quartet full of our scholarship students this year, and wish him all the best as he takes on a new role as a Town Planner.

Whilst it's always sad to say goodbye, we're excited to welcome Ms Sonya Maher in Semester Two.

Mr L Di Labio

(Music Teacher)

Term 3 Instrumental/Vocal Lessons

All fees for Term 3 Instrumental/Vocal Tuition were due to tutors on Wednesday 19 June. In accordance with the 2024 St Norbert Music Handbook, ‘once a student is enrolled for lessons, they are automatically enrolled for selected lessons from term to term’. In order to cease tuition without financial penalty, Arts Administration must have received a written request from a parent/carer by today, Friday 28 June. Any withdrawal from tuition for Term 3 will now be with financial penalty.

Ms T Harvey

(Arts Administration)