Encore Music & Theatre
Head of Performing Arts & Instrumental Music - Mrs Carolyn Hernandez
Don’t Miss Out! We Will Rock You – THIS WEEK
We had a visit from local paper – the Star Weekly. You can access their article about our College musical here.
The College musical opens on Thursday this week! Tickets can be purchased here.
The musical is being performed at the Bowery Theatre – just 11 minutes from the Yirramboi Campus 15 minutes from Canowindra Campus.
Sessions:
Thursday 7 August, 7pm
Friday 8 August, 7pm
Saturday 9 August, 2.30pm (matinee)
Saturday 9 August, 7pm
Strings off to a Music Festival!
In Week 3, our string ensembles are performing at the Victorian Schools Music Festival. Junior Strings and String Fusion will travel to the Hawthorn Arts Centre on Monday, and the String Orchestra have their opportunity on Friday.
These ensembles have been practising with focus, and are looking forward to their opportunity to shine.
We wish them well.
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 |
| 2B | Thursday, 7 August | 7:00 – 9:30 | We Will Rock You | Performance 1 | Bowery Theatre St Albans. |
| Friday, 8 August | 7:00 – 9:30 | We Will Rock You
| Performance 2 | ||
| Saturday 9 August | 2:30 – 5:00 | We Will Rock You | Performance 3
| ||
| 7:00 – 9:30 | We Will Rock You
| Performance 4 (Final) | |||
3A
| Monday, 11 August | 8:15 – 12:45 | VSMF | Junior Strings
| The Hawthorn Arts Centre |
| 12:45 – 4:00 | VSMF
| String Fusion | |||
Wednesday, 13 August,
. | 9:30 - 11:00
| Schools Alive YC Middle and Senior School Open day | Performance TBC | Yirramboi - Assembly Hall | |
| Thursday, 14 August | Period 1 | MS Assembly
| Performance from String Orchestra | Sports Hall Yirramboi | |
| Period 2 | SS Assembly
| Performance TBA | |||
Friday, 15 August,
| 12:30 – 5:30 | VSMF | String Orchestra PRJ | The Hawthorn Arts Centre | |
4B
| Friday, 22 August | Schedule TBC | Rehearsal Day | Rehearsals in preparation for the Festival of Music | Different locations throughout the day YC |
| 7:00pm | Battle of the Bands | Several bands participating in this regional event | Penola Catholic College - selected rock bands GRS | ||
5A
| Monday, 25 August | 7:00pm - 8:15pm | Festival of Music #1 - VCE Stars Concert | Performances by the VCE Music Students
| Yirramboi - Atrium |
| Wednesday27 August | 9:15 – 1:45 | VSMF | Gravity Band | The Hawthorn Arts Centre | |
| 4:30 - 5:45 | Festival of Music #2 - 'Frozen' | Year 5/6 Musical Performance 1 | Yirramboi - Assembly Hall | ||
| 6:30 – 7:45 | Festival of Music #3 - 'Frozen' | Year 5/6 Musical Performance 2 | |||
| Thursday, 28 August | Period 1 | Middle School Assembly | Performance TBA | Yirramboi - Gym | |
| Period 2 | Senior School Assembly | Performance TBA | |||
| 6:30 – 7:45 | Festival of Music #4 - 'Frozen' | Year 5/6 Musical Performance 3 | Yirramboi - Assembly Hall | ||
| Friday, 29 August | 1:00 bump in 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 Please note this date was incorrect in some previous information | 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.