Art Festival 2023

Last Friday we held our annual MCC Arts Festival. It was a wonderful celebration of the artistic pursuits of our students across both Primary and Secondary Schools. The Art Room, Library and other College walls came to life with wonderful artworks and installations. There were some outstanding musical performances from Year 7-10 Music classes, the Middle Years Voices, the Senior Singers, the Ceilidh Band, and Instrumental Students on the Lauramont Stage and Undercroft Stage. The Studio Stage in the Drama Room hosted the Year 7 Drama performances which were as well prepared and full of skillful delivery as ever. The Concert Hall was the venue for some very vibrant items by the Primary School, Fiddlesticks junior string group, College Orchestra, the Primary Instrumental Group, Year 7/8 Dance class routines, and an impressive solo routine by Mia Cairns. An addition this year was the Sofia Stage, where the Dance Troupe, Junior Dance Ensemble, and a group of very talented soloists all performed their dance routines to a large and appreciative audience. Once again, this year’s festival concluded with our Year 8 students leading a samba bucket band procession around the College to the undercroft where MC Squared, the staff band, played a rollicking rendition of Obladi Oblada to send everyone home.

An event such as the Arts Festival doesn’t happen without the involvement of many staff members. If I was to list them all here, the number would exceed 40 members of staff who contributed in a variety of ways. Many thanks to all of them for their hours of preparation beforehand, and assistance during, Arts Festival. 

Our students’ willingness to be involved in the Arts Festival (and several other artistic happenings at MCC throughout the year) in large numbers never ceases to amaze me. From experienced performers and artists to first-timers, the atmosphere created by their combined artistic energies was a real highlight of the year so far in the life of our College. Many thanks and congratulations to all of the students who participated in the event and gave themselves real reason to be proud of themselves.

Thank You

Thanks must also go to those in the College community who volunteered their time and supported the event.

Thank you to the parent volunteers who helped make sure hungry tummies were fed on the College run BBQ and Hot Chips Stall. Thanks to Anne Haward, Sarah Gillie, Eddie Jager, Rowena Salter and Hellen Varveris.

Thank you to Bentley's Wildside Vineyard and Peattie Events for generously donating wine and alcoholic drinks for the evening.

Thank you to Blue Sage Patisserie, Miss Whippy, Taco Taco and Kung Fu Canteen for bringing their food vans to our event.