Eltham High School Jazz Night

Please come along and support our amazing jazz musicians! Our annual Jazz Night is being held on Monday 29 April 2024 commencing at 7:00pm in the Nalleijerring Performance Space.

Special guest performance by The Rest is Silence: Flora Carbo (alto saxophone) Theo Carbo (guitar) Isaac Gunnoo (double bass) and Maddison Carter (drums)

Ensembles Performing

Big Band

Jazz Band

The Rest is Silence

Stage Band

Tickets are available now via Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/CPTGC

Adults: $20.00

Concession and Children: $10.00

All seating is general admission, with no allocated seats. We will not be selling tickets at the door, as we want to minimise the use of cash payments. We look forward to seeing you there and enjoying a great night of jazz music!

The Rest is Silence

Bringing together four of Melbourne’s most prodigal young jazz artists, The Rest is Silence’s debut album A Short Film, explores melodically driven compositions against a backdrop of indie-rock, country, and electronica. Featuring siblings Flora Carbo (alto saxophone) and Theo Carbo (guitar) alongside long-time friends Isaac Gunnoo (double bass) and Maddison Carter (drums), their music is a breath of fresh air, fearlessly moving between genres to create a soundtrack to the multiplicity of our modern lives.

The Rest is Silence is a collective, with all members contributing compositions and directing the ensemble sound. The two deeply connected halves of the quartet unite to create unique and trusting musical explorations. They are influenced by artists as diverse as Carlo Gesualdo, Bill Frisell, Leonard Cohen, Ornette Coleman, Elliott Carter and Igor Stravinsky, and studies at the VCA/University of Melbourne and the James Morrison Academy in jazz and composition.

Despite being relatively young, they have individually played with leading artists from a variety of genres including Andrea Keller, Maceo Parker, Harry Angus, Barney McAll, Christopher Hale, John Flanagan, Tamara Murphy, The Maes, Nat Bartsch and STAV. They also each lead their own ensembles, creating visionary art music in different combinations.

The result of this melting pot of experience and influence is an expansive, eclectic ensemble sound. The Rest is Silence explores the dark and the light, the gentle and heavy, the acoustic and the electronic. After numerous performances at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, the Jazzlab and the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, they are now celebrating the release of their debut album, A Short Film, in 2020.

2024 Strings Music Camps

We are really looking forward to the overnight 2024 Strings Music Camp which will be held at Ferngully Lodge, Healesville on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 March 2024. This music camp is a very important aspect of the String Orchestra and Chamber Strings calendar, and an integral part of building strong collegial and artistic relationships within the ensembles.

Please ensure you have returned the medical and dietary forms to Jane in the Music Office.

It will be a wonderful experience for our students to enjoy!

Music Lessons and Rehearsals

Year 7 Instrumental Music Lessons will commenced this week. Please check Compass for lesson details. All lessons will be located in the 300’s building. Please check the whiteboard in the music foyer area for the room your lesson will take place in. Instruments can be stored in the Music Department's storerooms.

We look forward to having our Year 7 students joining the Music Program!

Please ensure you check Compass for your scheduled lesson and rehearsal times.

Please see a list of the 2024 large ensemble rehearsal times listed below.

String Orchestra	Monday 7:30 - 8:40am in 111 (students to arrive by 7:15am)
Stage Band	Monday 3:30 - 5:30pm in 111
Training Band	Monday 3:30 - 4:45pm in 306 (commences 18/3/2024)
Training Strings	Tuesday 7:30 - 8:40am in 306 (students to arrive by 7:15am) (commences 19/3/2024)
Chamber Strings	Tuesday 3:30 - 5:30pm in 700 Open Space
Concert Band	Tuesday 3:30 - 5:30pm in 306
Big Band	Friday lunchtime in 306
Symphonic Band	Wednesday 3:30 - 5:30pm & Friday 3:30 - 4:45pm in 306
Wind Ensemble	Thursday 3:30 - 4:45pm in 306
Jazz Band	Thursday 3:30 - 5:30pm in 101
Choir	Friday lunchtime in 111

2024 Instrumental Music Fees

The 2024 Instrumental Music fees are currently being added to family accounts and you will soon receive a statement via email which will have the 2024 Music fees added. A copy of the 2024 Instrumental Music Program fees is attached. Also attached is a credit card payment form.

Please note the music fees cannot be paid via Compass; they are to be paid via your family statement. If you do not receive a family statement via email, please contact our Accounts Department on 9430 5118 or by email at 7805-Accounts@schools.vic.edu.au

The first instalment, which covers your Instrumental Music Lesson fee, is due for payment on the following dates for each ensemble

Concert Band	$1300.00 due for payment by 1 March 2024 - now overdue
Wind Ensemble	$1200.00 due for payment by 1 March 2024 - now overdue
Chamber Strings	$1300.00 due for payment by 1 March 2024 - now overdue
String Orchestra	$1200.00 due for payment by 1 March 2024 - now overdue
Year 8 String Orchestra	$1200.00 due for payment by 1 March 2024 - now overdue
Training Band	$1100.00 due for payment by 26 April 2024
Training Strings	$1100.00 due for payment by 26 April 2024
Symphonic Band	$1750.00 due for payment by 7 October 2024
VCE Music	$1950.00 due for payment by 7 October 2024

Please note for the Symphonic Band and VCE Music the first instalment is the Main Ensemble levy ($850.00), the second instalment is any other items that may be applicable, and the third instalment is the Instrumental Lesson fee.

Payment of the Music Fees can be made by completing and returning the credit card details on the attached form or by cash, BPay, credit card (over the phone by calling 9430 5118) or by cheque made payable to “Eltham High School”. The music fees will appear on your family statement, not in the Compass Parent Portal.

If you make a payment via BPay please ensure you email our Accounts Department at 7805-Accounts@schools.vic.edu.au advising that the funds paid are for music fees. If you do not email, they may allocate the funds to other areas. If you do not know your BPay reference number please contact the school’s Revenue Administrator, Jacinta D’Avoine on 9430 5118 or by email at 7805-Accounts@schools.vic.edu.au

We encourage families to set up a weekly, fortnightly or monthly re-payment plan to pay the annual music fees with our Revenue Administrator, Jacinta D’Avoine on 9430 5118 or by email at 7805-Accounts@schools.vic.edu.au

The second instalment is for the Main Ensemble levy which is due for payment on the following dates for each ensemble:

Concert Band	$750.00 due for payment by 3 May 2024
Wind Ensemble	$650.00 due for payment by 3 May 2024
Chamber Strings	$750.00 due for payment by 3 May 2024
String Orchestra	$650.00 due for payment by 3 May 2024
Year 8 String Orchestra	$650.00 due for payment by 3 May 2024
Training Band	$500.00 due for payment by 7 June 2024
Training Strings	$500.00 due for payment by 7 June 2024
Symphonic Band	$850.00 due for payment by 21 June 2024
Symphonic Band (VCE Music)	$850.00 due for payment by 21 June 2024

The third instalment is for any other items that may be applicable i.e. instrument hire ($500.00), percussion equipment hire ($300.00), other ensembles - Stage Band ($500.00), Jazz Band ($500.00), Big Band ($250.00), Choir ($250.00 or if in a large ensemble $100.00).

The third instalment is due for payment on the following dates for each ensemble:

Concert Band due for payment by 28 June 2024

Concert Band	Due for payment by 28 June 2024
Wind Ensemble	Due for payment by 28 June 2024
Chamber Strings	Due for payment by 28 June 2024
String Orchestra	Due for payment by 28 June 2024
Year 8 String Orchestra	Due for payment by 28 June 2024
Training Band	Due for payment by 2 August 2024
Training Strings	Due for payment by 2 August 2024
Symphonic Band	Due for payment by 2 August 2024
VCE Music	Due for payment by 2 August 2024

Please do not hesitate to contact Jane Nicholson in the Music Office if you have any queries on telephone 9430 5127 or email: jane.nicholson@education.vic.gov.au

Please note if you have a student in the Choir or Big Band, these fees have not yet been added to the family accounts. As soon as they are added we will advise you.

Your prompt payment of the music fees by their due dates is appreciated.

RICK KEENAN, Director of Music