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Open Morning Concert

The Start Up Strings and the Orchestra played at the Open Morning concert on Wednesday. Thank you to all the people in the audience who helped provide a great sense of occasion.

It was the Start Up Strings’ first ever public performance with their string instruments and it was wonderful to see their excited faces. They played all their pieces with great attention and energy. It was so exciting that one student said, “Can we do the concert again this afternoon? What about tomorrow? Every day?”

The Orchestra played fabulously too. Edward (6P) and Penny (6R) introduced each piece and explained a bit about how the music works, getting sections of the Orchestra to demonstrate small passages. It helped everyone hear the adventures of Don Quioxte and the groove of the Mamba Samba more clearly.

Donated piano causes excitement

Andrew and Jeanette Martin have generously donated their piano to Ivanhoe Primary School. The piano was moved into the Old Italian Room on Monday. We can’t wait until it’s had time to settle, been tuned and we can use it.

Victorian Opera premieres its newest opera for kids, The Lyrebird’s Voice 

Darebin Arts Centre

Friday 16th May, 6:30pm

IPS Strings Co-ordinator, Margaret Butcher, will be performing with the Victorian Opera for a production of the children’s opera, “The Lyrebird’s Voice”. As well as performances in Frankston and Ringwood, there will be a performance at the Darebin Arts Centre on Friday 16th May, 6:30pm.

The story for the opera was created following workshops with six 15–20 year olds from various cultural backgrounds, who reflected on the difficulty of finding their place in Australia. The participants picked a lyrebird as the protagonist, because one girl with an immigrant background said she would mimic the way her friends spoke to try to fit in.

Packed with recognisable hits from the world’s best-loved operas, such as Carmen

and The Barber of Seville, The Lyrebird’s Voice is the perfect introduction to opera and

classical music for children. 

Book now via www.victorianopera.com.au.