Music Notes 

Nicole Bull, Academic Dean of Performing Arts 

Speech and Drama Concerts 2023

ELC TO YEAR 4 SPEECH AND DRAMA CONCERT 

The Speech and Drama students are looking forward to performing a variety of plays and monologues that display their talent and creativity. 

The ELC to Year 4 students are really excited about performing on stage in Dalton Hall. They've been learning their lines and rehearsing their poems and plays ready to perform on stage on Wednesday, 1 November at 5.00pm. 

The Prep to Year 1 Drama Ensemble students will be acting as jungle animals in the play ‘It’s a Jungle Out There’. The Year 2 Drama Ensemble students will be performing the play ‘Superheroes Save the Day’ and the Years 3 and 4 Drama Ensemble students will be acting in the play ‘The Perfect Fit’. 

This Concert is a great opportunity for the students to increase their confidence in performing and to showcase their skills in a safe and supportive environment. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event.

YEARS 5 TO 12 SPEECH AND DRAMA CONCERT 

The Years 5 and 6 Drama Ensemble are performing a very challenging play ‘Goodnight Princess Sleepless in Fairytale Land’ involving many diverse characters. The Years 7 to 9 Drama Ensemble students will be acting in the comic play, ‘Muck Up at Murder Mansion’. 

This Concert is being held in Dalton Hall on Wednesday 1 November at 6.15pm. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event. Please come along and support the Speech and Drama students. 

Hush Foundation - Gathering of Kindness 3

Edgar Chen, Year 11, will be performing at the Hush Foundation Annual Conference with the Melbourne Youth Orchestra (MYO) on Sunday, 29 October at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre. The event is called 'Gathering of Kindness 3'. 

This HUSH Foundation movement is focused on bringing together all voices in healthcare to envision a kinder, safer, and better healthcare system. HUSH is internationally renowned for its pioneering approach to combining the latest research with the creative arts (original music, theatre, literature, dance, audio-visual and narrative), to support professional learning and culture change.

As well as their remarkable work supporting patients and doctors, HUSH has commissioned hundreds of Australian works for their HUSH albums. We are forming a small string ensemble of 12 and 18 players to perform the pieces listed under 'Instrumental Music Soirees and Performances', once at the beginning of the conference and then again inside the hospital for patients and doctors.

Instrumental Music Soirées and Performances

In addition to actively participating in Kilvington’s orchestras, concert bands, and choirs, many of our students dedicate themselves to honing their solo and small ensemble abilities. 

Alongside our regular Senior and Junior Masterclasses held each Friday lunchtime, we are pleased to announce a series of outstanding performances scheduled for the upcoming six weeks. 

Petite Pianists, 27 October, 4.00pm, PVC7

Led by Mrs Kate Cole and Miss Sarah Bouquet, piano students from ELC to Year 2 will present music they've been learning in their individual lessons.

VCE Music Unit 2 and Year 10 Recital,  2 November, 6.00pm, PVC7

Edgar Chen (violin) and Joe Ashmore (voice/piano) will present a program of works as part of their VCE Music Unit 2 assessment. They will be joined by students from the Year 10 Performing Arts class for what is set to be a diverse and enjoyable evening of performances. 

Suzuki Strings Soiree, 3 November, 4.00pm, PVC7

Ms Vanesa Nagel and her talented Suzuki Strings students, including the Intermezzo String Ensemble, will showcase their mastery by performing beloved timeless melodies like 'Long Long Ago', 'The Happy Farmer' and 'Twinkle Variations'.

Senior School Soiree, 17 November, 4.00pm, PVC7

Students from Years 6 to 11 will present a varied program of solo and group music. 

Years 2/3 Strings Concert, 28 November, 11.30am, Dalton Hall

Conducted by Mr Darko Kolosov, students will showcase a marvellous concert featuring the pieces they've diligently practised throughout the semester.

Year 5 Band Program Concert, 30 November, 11.30am, Dalton Hall

Led by Mr Paul Jenkins, students from Year 5 will showcase an impressive concert featuring the pieces they've diligently prepared throughout the semester.

Goodbye and good luck to our Year 12 musicians, actors and dancers

A huge thank you to all our Year 12 Performing Arts students who've been actively involved in Performing Arts over the course of their time at Kilvington. 

We'd like to wish them every success for their future endeavours and hope that they will come back as Kilvonians and perform alongside our staff and students in future events. We also hope that they will take away some cherished memories from their time in our program and remember the connection they made through performing arts.

'Hold onto the memories, they will hold onto you'. – Taylor Swift

Diary dates - Term 4