McKinnonNEWS

PERFORMING ARTS

Welcome back to the final term of the year. We wish all our Unit 4 students in both Music and Theatre Studies the best with both their performance and written exams in the next few weeks.

 

Congratulations to the flute students who undertook their AMEB exams at the end of term 3, we are incredibly proud of the work that you did and the fact that you undertook such a challenge. We wish all students about to undertake their AMEB exams on a number of other instruments the best of luck.

 

We have a number of performances coming up over the next few months and look forward to seeing you there. The dates are at the end of this report.

 

Congratulations to the Senior Singers who performed at the final General Assembly for 2024 on Monday 14 October. It was fantastic to see and hear their work over the year. Thank you to Blanka West who has worked with these students all year.

Congratulations to all the percussion students who took part in the Percussion Night performance on Monday 14 October in the McKinnon Road Music Auditorium. There was an amazing array of talent on display, and the enthusiasm was incredibly high. Thank you to Sergei Golovko for his fantastic work with all these students.

We also congratulate Isaac Wong (Year 8 ) who is a finalist in the MBS "The Talent" Competition on October 22. 

 

This is an incredible achievement for Isaac who will be performing amongst many other instrumentalists. We wish him the best of luck for this performance. Read more about Isaac in our Success Stories.

UPCOMING DATES

  • Big Band Bash - Friday 18 October - McKinnon Road, Hall
  • Piano By Candlelight - Thursday 24 October - McKinnon Road, Music Auditorium
  • Woodwind Concert - Thursday 7 November - East Campus, Mezzanine stairs
  • Intermediate Concert - Thursday 21 November - East Campus, Gym
  • Junior Concert - Thursday 28 November - McKinnon Road, Hall

Megan Papworth

Head of Performing Arts

VCE LEADERSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY 

Congratulations to the Saxophone Quartet who were invited to perform at the presentation ceremony of this year's VCE Leadership Awards on Friday September 13th. The quartet performed a well-received program of music to the appreciative audience at this event, organised annually by the VCAA and held at the Treasury Theatre in the presence of the Minister for Education. 

 

Thank you to Mr Martin West for preparing and directing the ensemble and to the members of the quartet;JJ Braithwaite (Year 11), Michael Liu(Year 11), Tonya Mikhaylova(Year 12) andAmelie Villella(Year 11)for their splendid performance.

Martin West

Music Teacher

VCE PERFORMANCES

Over the holidays our VCE Unit 4 Music Performance students performed their entire music performance program in preparation for their final assessment. Students were well organised and performed to an outstanding level, demonstrating their ability to outline the VCAA assessment criteria. 

 

Congratulations to all students involved, and all the best to all students on their final performance.

 

Andrew Albanis

Music Teacher

THEATRE STUDIES

Congratulations to the wonderful Year 12 Theatre Studies class on their Monologue Showcase Night held Monday 7 October. Each student over the past two months has worked individually to creatively interpret a scene and justify their choices through an oral presentation. 

Rather than perform in an ensemble piece together, which has been done since Year 9, each student supported each other, and 1-by-1 presented their finished pieces. It was a wonderful night of celebration for all their hard work and provided valuable insight. Students will perform these solos once more on Monday 14 October, in which they will be in front of a panel of examiners.

 

We wish them all the best for their final performances at McKinnon and hope they are as proud of themselves as I am for their final products!

 

Ellie Adler

Theatre Studies Teacher