Music News

Thank you to all who came and supported our Jazz Night. It was sold out and was one of our best Jazz Nights yet. Thank you to all musicians and conductors for a wonderful night of music and thank you to music staff and Music Association members who assisted with the running of the evening and assistance with transporting equipment to and from the venue.

Last weekend 102 musicians and choristers travelled to Mt Gambier for the 2016 Generations in Jazz, which hosted 4,500 students from all over Australia and New Zealand.

It is now considered one of the largest youth jazz festivals in the world.

As well as giving excellent performances at the event we also had the great opportunity of hearing James Morrison, Kate Cebrano, Idea of North and the One O’clock Lab Band from North Texas University.

A special congratulation to Holly Watson (Lead Alto in Senior Stage Band) who was selected by James Morrison as a Future Finalist and Emily White (Piano in Senior Stage Band) who was selected for the Division 1 Super Band. Both students performed to a 6,000 strong audience.

Everyone has returned homes inspired by so many world-class performances and workshops and are looking forward to their future performances.

Over the past week we have also commenced rehearsals for the upcoming NEVR Youth Concert. The concert is Tuesday 23 May, 7.30pm at Hamer Hall. Numerous string students and our Symphony Orchestra will be involved in this concert. Details regarding sound checks and the concert are on COMPASS.

Tickets are available directly from the Arts Centre 1300 182 183.

www.artscentremelbourne.com.au

Adults $25.00, Concession $20.00 and Family $70.00 (2 adults, 2 children) Students who are performing on stage do not need to purchase a ticket.

Don’t miss our Junior and Intermediate Autumn Concert this coming Thursday 19 May, RSC Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets costs are $9 Adults, $6 Concession, $22 Family of 4 and booking will be via Trybooking on the following link: https://www.trybooking.com/LIDI

Tickets are selling fast and we do expect this to be a sold out event.

On June 10 both our Senior Strings and Symphony Orchestra will be performing at the Victorian Schools Music Festival at Hawthorn Town Hall. Entry is free and details for both events are on COMPASS.

By now everyone who is in the program should have received a letter regarding the Music Association’s Chocolate Drive. It is through this fundraising that we are able to provide our students and ensembles with much needed but expensive instruments such as tubas, baritone saxes, double basses, oboes, bassoons etc.

If you have not received this letter please contact our Performing Arts Secretary, Rae Sedergreen on rsedergreen@ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au as soon as possible. Chocolates will handed out next Tuesday 17 May in the hall. Please refer to letter sent out by the Music Association for more details.

Thank you to all for some very exciting performances to date and we are looking forward hearing upcoming performances. Please put in your diaries the following dates.

Music Dates.pdf

Ms Janine Pero

Director of Music

Music Association Raffle

A big thank you to all the companies and families that supported the Raffle. We were delighted to raise $800.

Thankyou to the following -

Trim and Tone Zone, RACV, Coles Myer, Kuranga Nursery, Honeybeez Café, Entertainment Book Co., Shoppingtown Hotel, Snowdon, Lindner and Lodge families

Congratulations to the following people who were winners -

1st Rachel Ryan

2nd Sue McGrath

3rd Jason Semple

4th Ann Craig

5th P. Winter

6th Jane Finlay

7th Ida Graham

Bernadette Holt

RSC Music Assoc President