Performing Arts and Music

Music Report

Welcome back everyone to a very eventful Term 3!

We commenced the Victorian Schools Music Festival, the end of last term, with Senior Strings gaining a Silver shield and RSC Symphony Orchestra gaining the highest award of a platinum shield. The chief adjudicator, Brett Kelly from Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, was extremely impressed by our performance of Rhapsody in Blue congratulating not only our soloists but also the entire orchestra on their interpretation and performance of this evergreen work. Congratulations to both ensembles.

Next week the Concert Band section of Victorian Schools Music Festival commences, followed by the Choir section and Jazz Ensemble sections later in August. Please see VSMF dates below.

Dates for Royal South Street Competitions are also included below. Events will be published on Compass in the next week.

Thank you to those families who have been selling chocolates, or has donated money for the Music Association’s fundraising drive. Anyone who would like to sell some more boxes of chocolates, please contact us in the PAC office to organise pick up of boxes. As you know without the Music Association’s tireless efforts with fundraising, we would not be able to offer the extensive range of instruments for each ensemble at the college. This wonderful association, over the years, has supplied those specialist instruments that students/ families could not afford to buy such as French Horns, Oboes, Bassoons, Tubas, Double Basses, Bari Saxes etc. If you can’t manage a box, individual chocolates will be available for purchase at recess and lunchtime. Keep bringing those dollar coins!

Thank you to the staff and students who attended the Stage Band and Choir day rehearsals prior to Term 3 starting and the master classes being held during this past week.

As you can see below we have an exciting term of performances and I look forward to hearing the culmination of almost a year’s hard work for each ensemble.

Upcoming Events:

Mon 31 July     TSB Masterclass rehearsal 3.30- 6.30pm

Victorian Schools Music Festival

31 July             Intermediate Concert Band 6pm Hawthorn Arts Centre

2 Aug               Symphonic Band 7pm Hawthorn Arts Centre

14 Aug             Junior Choir 11am The Deakin Edge

14 Aug             Senior Choir 6.30pm The Deakin Edge

24 Aug             Intermediate Stage Band 6.45pm The Australia Institute of Music

25 Aug             Training Stage Band 7.45am The Australia Institute of Music

25 Aug             Junior Stage Band 11.15am The Australia Institute of Music

25 Aug             Senior Stage Band 7.30pm The Australia Institute of Music

28 Aug             Junior Stage Band 7.30pm Hawthorn Arts Centre

31 Aug             Almost Spring Concert 7.30pm College Hall

Royal South Street Comps Ballarat

29 Aug             Junior and Senior Choirs

1 Sept              Training Strings & Intermediate Strings

2 Sept              Senior Strings and Symphony Orchestra

4 Sept              Junior Concert Band & Jazz Combos

6 Sept              Training Stage Band and Junior Stage Band

7 Sept              Training Band

8 Sept              Intermediate and Senior Stage Bands

9 Sept              Symphonic Band

6 Sept              VCE Unit 4 Recital 6.30pm PAC

21 Sept            Gala Dress rehearsal 7.15 am, Concert 7.30pm, George Woods Performing Arts centre, Yarra Valley Grammar.

Happy music making!

Ms Janine Pero

Director of Music

2017 Production CHICAGO 

Production Camp

Week 1 saw over 100 students; staff members and parents make their way off to Mt. Evelyn for the annual production camp. This is always a great opportunity to intensively focus on the bringing together of the show.

The entire company worked extremely hard for three days in order to make the show come to life and had a lot of fun along the way.

Tickets are selling like crazy with less than 100 seats remaining across the 7 shows. If you have not yet purchased a ticket, get in fast at: www.rscproduction.com.au

Karl McNamara

Director of Performing Arts