Rehearsals and Instrumental Music Lessons

Ensemble rehearsals and instrumental music lessons recommenced this week. If you wish to enrol for these lessons, please get a handbook from the office or email me at cspannenbu@cns.catholic.edu.au. Places are filling fast, and some instructors have a waiting list so get in quickly.

Our ensemble rehearsal times are outlined below:

Monday CSC Wind Ensemble 7:20am Lennon Hall

Saints Percussion Ensemble 3:30pm Lennon Hall

Tuesday CSC Concert Band 7:20am Lennon Hall

Wednesday Saints Choir 7:20am McLaughlin Theatre

Thursday CSC String Ensemble 7:20am Lennon Hall

Friday Saints Big Band 7:20am Lennon Hall

Caramina Burana

This is a wonderful choral and orchestra work composed by Carl Orff. Our first rehearsal went better than we could have hoped for. All instrumental music students, most particularly choir, are expected to participate. If you are interested in participating, please contact me asap to secure your spot. This is an amazing opportunity to experience a major work – something not many in Cairns get the chance to do. The show will be held in CPAC and Saints will be working with St Monica’s and St Andrew’s. There is only one performance on Thursday 27 April. It will be an evening not to be missed, with plenty of talented students in the first half of the show and Carmina in the second half.

Our other major event of the year will be the Brisbane tour. The Saints-only ensembles will be performing at the Queensland Catholic Music Festival, taking in a show at QPAC and visiting some university campuses. Expressions of interest will be sent out soon.

Term 1
Date	Event	Where	Who
Week 2 Wednesday 15 Feb	Carmina in Cairns rehearsals each Wed until end of term	St Monica’s College	Carmina Kids
Week 2 Thursday 16 Feb	Academic Awards Assembly	Lennon Hall	Senior Music Class
Week 4 Thursday 16 Feb	Commencement Mass	Lennon Hall	Cantors and Mass Musicians
Week 8 Thursday 16 Mar	Assembly	Lennon Hall	TBA
Week 10 Friday 31 Mar	Easter Liturgy	Lennon Hall	Cantors and Mass Musicians
Term 2
Week 1 Wednesday 19 April	Carmina in Cairns rehearsal Wednesday	St Monica’s College	Carmina Kids
Week 2 Tuesday 25 Apr	Anzac Day Dawn Service	The Esplanade – Cairns RSL	Saints Choir
Wednesday 26 Apr	Carmina dress rehearsal	St Monica’s College	Carmina Kids
Thursday 27 Apr	Carmina bump in and tech rehearsal Evening Performance	CPAC	Carmina Kids
Week 4 Thursday 11 May	Mother’s Day Assembly	Lennon Hall	TBA
Week 6 Wednesday 24 May Thursday 25 May	Saints Unplugged Junior Saints Unplugged Senior	McLaughlin Theatre	Instrumental Music Students
Week 7 Friday 2 June	Champagnat Mass	Lennon Hall	Cantors and Mass Musicians
Week 8 Thursday 8 June	NAIDOC Assembly	Lennon Hall	TBA
Term 3
Week 1 Thursday 13 July	Academic Awards Assembly	Lennon Hall	TBA
Week 6 Thursday 17 Aug	Assumption Mass	St Monica’s Cathedral	Cantors
Thursday 17 Aug – Tuesday 22 Aug	QCMF Music Tour	Brisbane	Percussion Ensemble, Choir and Big Band
Week 7 Tuesday 22 Aug	Cerise & Blue Open Evening	SAC	Percussion Ensemble, Choir and Big Band
Week 8 Thursday 31 Aug	Father’s Day Assembly	Lennon Hall	TBA
Thursday 31 Aug	Combined Colleges Ensemble Evening	Lennon Hall	CSC Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Chamber Singers and String Ensemble
Week 9 Wed 6 Sept	Arts Photos	Lennon Hall	All Groups
Term 4
Week 2 Thurs 12 Oct	Saints Unplugged Senior	Music Block (Lavalla)	Instrumental Music Students
Week 3 Thurs 19 Oct	Valedictory Mass & Assembly	Lennon Hall	Cantors and Mass Musicians Music Class
Week 5 Friday 3 Nov	Annual Awards Evening	Lennon Hall	Music Ensembles
Week 6 Wed 8 Nov	Saints Unplugged Junior	Music Block (Lavalla)	Instrumental Music Students
Week 8 Fri 24 Nov	Advent Liturgy	Lennon Hall	Cantors and Mass Musicians

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