Instrumental Music
Melbourne Girls' College
Semester One Performance Season
We have just finished our Semester One Performance season- thank you to all students for performing and to all parents for attending and supporting our Instrumental Program. A huge thank you to our talented and inspiring instrumental teachers for all their hard work mentoring our music students and for creating performance opportunities for them.
String Soiree
Leading up to the String Soiree on the 17 June, the Viola, Cello and Violin students worked really hard to make the musical performances the best they could be, and it really paid off. All of the pieces were absolutely beautiful, with lots of impressive performances from all year levels. The VCE students’ pieces were also something special as they really displayed all of their talent (which is a lot) and there was a really beautiful piece that they had learned by heart which was really beautiful. Lots of thanks to all our amazing music teachers, Les, Lore and Keely for sharing all their knowledge to make us great musicians and of course a massive thanks to Ms Corry for organising and putting so much hard work to make all of the Soirees possible.
Char Martin
Year 8 Music Captain
Congratulations to the following students who played so beautifully on Tuesday 17 June, culminating with the String Ensemble performing Bach’s famous “Air on G”:
- Emily Pilepich (Violin)
- Leo Creaney (‘Cello)
- Madison Chia and Charlotte Robinson (Violin)
- Gabrielle Wee (Violin)
- Grace Bland (Violin)
- Isabella Ward (‘Cello)
- Suri Ajai Kurian (Violin)
- Yutong Xu (Violin)
- Milly Bainbridge (‘Cello)
- Aimee Bole (Violin)
- Lizzy Wee- (Viola)
- Alirah Dowling (Violin)
- Yagmur Ozcelik (‘Cello)
- Gaia Hui (Violin)
- Amy Wu (‘Cello) and Char Martin.
Thank you to our string teachers,Les Gyori and Keely Moggach (Violin) and Lore Burns (Cello)
Guitar and Drum Soiree
On the 18 June, MGC’s Guitar and Drums Soiree took place, where students had the opportunity to showcase their work over this semester.
The evening was filled with a range of different music, from rock, to pop, to jazz and more.
Thank you and congratulations to all the performers for your excellent playing, and a shout out to the Year 11s who performed despite being in the middle of exams!
Thank you to Andy (Guitar) and Marrissa (Drums), for your support in helping us thrive in our music, and for going above and beyond to make the evening the excellent event it was!
Indi Lewis
Vice-Music Captain
Thank you to our guitar and drum students who performed, and a special shout out to our Year 12’s: Eli Rampono-Kelly, Genevieve Chia & Swathy Nair (Guitar) & Nina Lovett (Drums).
Guitar Soloists: Indiana Lewis, Ananya Baskin, Sophie Nisiforou, Isabella Leigh, Isabella Ward, Yuriko Lily Matsumato and Xanthe Bowden; Elsie Falkiner & Xanthe Maguire, Leah Bleby, Eden Gutierrez, Gemma Hibberd, Lucy Chow, Frankie Laurance, Lucy Lynch, Nadia Mortazavi, Misha Rastogi & Suyali Xu, Belinda Edgar, Ana Phan & Anouk Smart, Adelie Doyle & Jollie Tong, Mackenzie Loch, Cora Peutherer, Youmaneh Atti Ur Rehman, Isabella Cobby, Anran Peng, Lily Joel-Pitcher, Olivia Powyer, Lottie Croatto,Sylvia Nguyen, Ellie O'Donnell, Layla Setiawan, Disney Subasing Arachchige & Isabela Tejera, Juniper Anstee-Brown, Beatrix Carlyon, Alice Georgelin, Beatriz Gugil, Skye Kim, Kaira Sharma & Tamara Tran.
Drum soloists: Isla Kanaan, Aarya Agarwal, Willow Gaylard, Archer Hulls, Henrietta O’Bryan and ensemble Phoebe Bowden, Sasha Carmody, Sophie Kovac & Francie O’Shea.
The evening opened with all guitar students onstage. Here is their rendition of “What I Like About You” by The Romantics.
A huge thank you to teacher’s Andy Clarke (Guitar) and Marissa Di Marzio (Drums).
Piano and Flute Soiree
Congratulations to our Piano and Flute students who performed on Tuesday, 24 June:
Lucy Kowalski, Maya Pennay and Zoe Whittaker (Flute) and Beatrice Flugge, Mila Eterovic, Sylvia Nguyen, Sapphira Friendship, Reese Tran, Eden Madhumachy, Hadley Dillon, Jess Middleton, Maia Guest, Paula Graham, Emilia Graham, Evelyn Nandarian, Ava Evans, and Kristen Wu.
Thank you to teachers Karen Doyle (Piano and Flute) and Hayden Dun (Piano).
Hayden has been busy composing- please find the Spotify link to his original Piano Sonata in 5 Movements!
Pyjama Piano Soiree
This Tuesday, 24 June, we had our Pyjama Piano Soirée and what an unforgettable night it was! We heard so many talented performances, full of passion and the joy of sharing music with others. Thank you all for being part of something truly special.
A big shout out to Alegra for the best bowing and her wonderful cartwheels, and to Joli for being the best dressed in pajamas with her supportive teddy bear! And last but not least, thank you to Kat Halliday and Ms. Corry for organising such a fantastic event.
Lily Matsomuto.
Year 8 Music Captain
Congratulations to Katrina Halliday’s Piano Students
Cindy Bu, Audrey Taylor, Amelia Nathan, Alba Stalls, Alessia Virtuoso, Maya Schuffelers, Freida Clarke, Amber Jensen, Jolie Phan (winner of Best Costume) Alexa McPherson, Allegra Jones (winner of best bowing competition) Waratah Liknaitzky, Charlotte Barrow, Amelia Palavos, Addy Webber, Stella Yardley, Shreyasi Saha Choudhury, Isla Went, Mika Begelfor, Frances McCurry, Maddy Peh, Charlotte Head, Bridget Van Vliet, Lily Matsomuto and Elena Salmas.
Anne Corry
Instrumental Music Leader