Music Notes
Harmonies for Harmony day: 23 March, 2021
We encourage all music students from Years 7 to 12 to perform! You can perform any kind of music.
If you are interested in performing on Harmony Day, please contact Ms Bull or the Music Captains.
Friday Afternoon Soirees
Friday Afternoon Soirees will recommence this Friday, February 26. The Soirees are held in PVC7 from 3.45 to 4.30pm. All KGS music, speech and drama students are welcome to perform, as well as students who attend external lessons.
All performances must be booked in, either by writing your name and details of your performance on the Friday Afternoon Soiree forms pinned up on the Notice Board in the Music building foyer, or by emailing Ms Carmel Slater (Head of Keyboard and Theory) at slaterc@kilvington.vic.edu.au.
Items should be no longer than 3 - 4 minutes, with a maximum of 12 items. Please contact Ms Slater for further information.
Jazz Cabaret Evening
On Friday 26 March, we will be holding a Jazz Cabaret Evening including performances from our Senior musicians.
Our Music Captain, Cindy Wu, Choral Captains, Matt O’Leary and Charlotte Glassel, Production Captain, Natasha Redlich, and Dance Captains, Sara Dorne and Kaitlyn Connolly, have been working hard to organise the event.
Our talented students will be performing an array of musical, jazz and blues items. Due to COVID restrictions, parents will be asked to bring food for their individual family only.
The evening will commence at 7.00pm and conclude around 9.00pm. Trybooking details will be communicated to you in the coming weeks. If there are any parents who can assist on the night, please contact Music Reception.
Matilda the Musical
Rehearsals for the Kilvington production have commenced. All students have been working incredibly hard two nights after School each week. Performances will be held on May 13 to 15. Ticket details will be available soon.
Kadenza Beginner Band
I would like to encourage any new students to the School and the Year 5 Band program students from 2020, to join the Kadenza Beginner Band. Kadenza is a concert band aimed at students who have been learning music for two years or less.
Students are assisted with their playing by Music Mentors from Senior levels. The band rehearses each Thursday from 3.45 – 4.30pm in PVC7. All students are welcome to attend. Please contact Mr Chris Higgins for further details.
Brass ensemble
Our new trumpet teacher Mr Paul Coyle will be commencing a brass ensemble on a Thursday lunchtime for all brass students. Please check updates in the bulletin.
Student achievements
Student achievements is a regular segment in our newsletter. Please let the Music Department know of any student achievements in performing arts, such as a performance in an Eisteddfod or a dance competition, a part in a dramatic play, or a performance in the wider community. Please email music.admin@kilvington.vic.edu.au.
Contemporary choir – new members welcome
Contemporary choir is open to all students from Years 7 to 12. The choir rehearses on a Friday before school at 7.30am in PVC7 in the Music School. The repertoire is fun and engaging and includes songs that everyone knows.
Melbourne Recital Centre’s 2021 – Bach competition
Now in its 12th year, Melbourne Recital Centre’s Bach Competition is dedicated to young musicians passionate about J.S. Bach.
The competition repertoire needs to be any work of J.S. Bach not exceeding 10 minutes in total duration. Soloists and ensembles of up to five members who are 17 years of age and under (at 1 January 2021) are welcome to apply.
Applications close on Wednesday 21 April 2021 at midnight. The finals will be held at Melbourne Recital Centre on Sunday 30 May 2021. Cash prizes of up to $4,000 are available to be won. For further entry information and competing guidelines, students can visit the competition page.