Encore Music & Theatre
Head of Performing Arts & Instrumental Music - Mrs Carolyn Hernandez
Burrito Band – Performance at Book Week
The Burrito Band travelled to Canowindra last Friday to perform as special guests at the Junior School Book Week Assembly. The younger students appreciated the music. It is amazing the progress our Year 6 musicians have made this year since starting to learn their instruments.
The Burrito Band will perform again at the Festival of Music’s Winds of Radiance concert. Ticket information below.
Battle of the Bands!
Overnewton rock bands, Hit By the Sun and Crash Out entered the Battle of the bands at Penola Catholic College on Friday night. Nathan Yuan was our representative in the “Super Band” that featured students from all the competing schools.
We look forward to performances from all our rock bands at Out of the Blue at the Bowery Theatre. Booking details below.
VCE Performance
On Monday our Year 12 VCE students presented an evening of music in the Assembly Hall. It was impressive to witness the performances of our Senior School students who are preparing for their final performance assessments.
Those undertaking VCE Music Inquiry (scored) will be recording videos to submit to VCAA on Friday and Saturday. We wish them well
Let it Go!!! Frozen Kids staged at Overnewton
This week the Year 5/6 Cast presented Frozen Kids. They have been focused on rehearsing. A report and photos of the performances will appear in next week’s Whispers.
Gravity Band at VSMF
This week Gravity Band are performing at the Victorian Schools Music Festival. A reflection on the event will appear next week.
The Festival of Music – Light!
Tickets are now available for all but one of the Festival of Music concerts.
| Concert | Date | Time | Venue | Ticket Link |
Luminescent Strings
| 1/9/25 | 5:00 | Brimbank Salvation Army | Book Tickets |
| Winds of Radiance | 1/9/25 | 7:00 | Book Tickets | |
| Shining in Song | 16/9/25 | 7:00 | Clocktower Centre | To Be Announced |
| Out of the Blue | 17/9/25 | 7:00 | Bowery Theatre | Book Tickets |
Term 3 Performances
Details of the exciting Term 3 performances are below. Families of participants will be notified of specific detail by email.
| Week | Day Date | Time | Event | Notes | Venue |
| 5A | Friday, 29 August | 1:20 – 3:25 | Recording Session | Symphonic Band | Stage |
| 3:25 – 8:00 | VCE Music Inquiry Recording Session #1 | Unit 3/4 Inquiry students video their assessments to submit to VCAA
| Yirramboi Campus Stage | ||
| Saturday, 30 August | 9:00 – 4:30 | VCE Music Inquiry Recording Session #2 | |||
6B
| Monday, 1 September | 9:30 - 11:00 | School Alive - Canowindra Campus
| Performance TBA | Yirramboi - Assembly Hall |
| Monday, 1 September | 5:00 - 6:15 | Festival of Music #5 - Luminescent Strings Concert
| A String Soiree featuring various string ensembles & Orffestra | Brimbank Salvation Army Community Church | |
| 7:00 - 8:30 | Festival of Music #6 - Winds of Radiance Concert | A musical concert showcasing various College bands featuring students from Years 5 - 12.
| Brimbank Salvation Army Community Church | ||
| Wednesday, 3 September | 12:00 – 5:15 | VSMF | Symphonic Band | The Hawthorn Arts Centre | |
| Thursday, 4 September | Period 1 | Middle School Chapel | MS Chapel Band | Sports Hall Yirramboi | |
| Period 2 | Senior School Chapel | SS Chapel Band | |||
7A
| Thursday, 11 September | 9:55 - 10:45 | SS Assembly | Performance TBA | Sports Hall Yirramboi |
8B
| Tuesday, 16 September | 7:00 – 8:30 | Festival of Music #7 - Shining in Song Concert | A Vocal Extravaganza featuring various Choir and vocal performances | The Clocktower Note: Participants’ families are asked not to book Parent/teacher interviews at this time |
Wednesday 17 September | 7:00 - 9:00 | Festival of Music #8 - Out of the Blue
| Performances by the College Rock Bands
| Bowery Theatre, St Albans |
Individual Music Lessons – Term 3 is a great time to start lessons!
The College offers individual lessons on a range of woodwind, brass, string, percussion and keyboard instruments. Information regarding organisation and lesson cost can be accessed in the Instrumental and Vocal Lesson Handbook in the Compass Performing Arts folder here.
Families can register their children for lessons here – Music Lesson Enrolment.