Music & Performance
Vocal Night
Last night, Wednesday 31 March, saw the MGSC Music Department end its 12 month drought of live performances with our first opportunity for students to perform to an audience since the beginning of the pandemic last year. This performance was for our All Star Choir and Madrigal as well as small groups and solo performances from vocal students. We have many more performance evenings planned. All of these performances are subject to change as guidelines around music and audiences are constantly changing.
Performance Calendar
Term 2
- Wednesday 21 April – MGSC Information Evening (Symphonic Band and Funkadelics Performing)
- Monday 26 April – House Performance Assembly
- Thursday 29 April – House Performance Competition
- Monday 31 May – Junior Music Showcase (Evening Performance) (Year 7 Band, Year 8 Band, Junior Strings, Junior Guitar, Junior Percussion)
- Wednesday 2 June – Music Soiree (VCE Music Students and other selected soloists and small groups)
Term 3
- 15 – 17 July – Music Camp (TBC)
- Tuesday 3 August – Winter Concert (All College Ensembles)
- Tuesday 7 September – Mentone RSL (Funkadelics/Stage Band/Guitar Ensembles)
- Wednesday 15 September – Music Soiree (VCE Music Students and other selected soloists and small groups)
Term 4
- Thursday 7 October – Grade 6 Information Night (Year 8 Band)
- Tuesday 12 October – Grade 6 Music Information Night (Year 7 Band)
- Wednesday 20 October – Vocal Night
- Monday 29 November – Presentation Evening (Symphonic, Funks, Stage Band, Madrigal, Senior Strings - TBC)
- Tuesday 7 December – Orientation Day (Year 7 Band and All Star Choir)
House Performance
House Performance is just around the corner! Thursday 29 April. Last week the first house assemblies for all students and staff was held. Students were led by their house leaders in preparation for their massed items for House Performance. There will be another one of these assemblies on Monday 26 April.
I was also extremely impressed with the number of students who expressed interest in house performance this year as featured performers. We had more students audition to be soloists/small groups than ever before. The standard of these auditions was extremely high. Auditions have now finished.
I would like to congratulate the following students who have been selected by the house captains to represent their houses as a soloist or small group item. Many other students auditioned, all who will be featured performers in their houses massed items and have earnt house points for their house.
Jackson
Music – Sasha Moroz 12F
Dance – Maddie Lewis 7G
Drama – Arli Phillips 7C and Jordania Kouspos 7C
Kenny
Music – Emily Or 10G
Dance – Eva Brennan 7B and Lola Henderson 7E
Drama – Tara Haigh 7C and Matilda Harmer 7C
Mackellar
Music – Chris Barnshaw 12A
Dance – Irene Lambrou 10D
Drama - Alizea Lingi-Kambaja 8B and Katerina Zouzoulas 7G
Melba
Music – Paige Friedrich 12D
Dance – Raga Khan Bhaduri 7B, Trudie Miller 7B and Cerin Luke 7B
Drama – Charlotte Finnin 12C, Maisy Woodhouse 7C and Claudia Short 7C
Meet the Adjudicator
Ana Mitsikas
Ana is a graduate from the Rusden, Deakin University BA Performing Arts course. She also has an AmusA diploma in classical piano performance. For many years she has run her own private studio in Melbourne teaching piano and singing.
Whilst in the UK Ana was the resident Musical Director for the Diploma course at Brooklands College, Surrey and was voice teacher at Britain's largest part-time performing arts school.
An experienced performer Ana has performed in the national tours of 'The Sound of Music', 'The Buddy Holly Story' and 'Wrung Out' with Glynn Nicholas.
Tim Veevers
Director of Performing Arts