Year 10 VCAA Assessment

Thank you to our following Year 10 Music students for giving up their time to perform for two VCAA assessors- you all did a fantastic job!

Virani Aboetan (Violin)

Helen Alonso (Cello)

Georgia Clarke (Voice)

Melissa Cu (Violin)

Charlotte Dirckze (Voice)

Nina Harrison (Piano)

Sam Kintanar (Voice)

Tiffany Li (Violin)

Jessica Liu (Violin

Aimee Stranks (Guitar)

Ross Irwin Vocal Workshop

On Monday, 28th May, our A’capella Choir was lucky enough to participate in a vocal workshop with Ross Irwin, following up from hearing them perform at Generations in Jazz.

Ross is the Program Director for Generations in Jazz. Ross is a songwriter and trumpeter and as a result, has ended up working as a multi-instrumentalist and sideman with artists like Washington, Brooke Fraser, Magnolia and Tinpan Orange, as well as a co-writer, arranger and producer for bands and artists like The Cat Empire, Lanu, Felix Riebl, and The Bamboos.

A huge thank you to Ross for his time and constructive feedback.

AMEB Exams

Could the following please go in next week's newsletter thanks:

Congratulations to the following piano students who recently completed their AMEB exams with excellent results:

Louella Breach - 1st grade

Gwyneth Opt'Hoog- 4th grade

Lucinda Opt'Hoog- 4th grade

Mia Surkitt - 7th grade

Thank you to Katrina Halliday for preparing them.

Year 12 Music Evening

Congratulations to our Year 12 Music students, who performed two pieces from their end of year program on Monday evening:

Claudia Carlton-Allen, Georgia Carr-Leo, Franny Fleet, Rachel Wat (contemporary voice) and Mina Chen. (Flute) A huge thank you to Ellyce Calder for her work with the girls every Monday, Period 3, and to Wen Chin for accompanying.

Year 11 Performance Evening

Congratulations to our Year 11 Music and Drama students for their wonderful showcase evening on Tuesday, 28th May. Our music students performed a group number and a solo each and the variety of instruments and song choice made for a very entertaining evening.

Year 10 Drama

On Tuesday the 14th of May the year 10 Drama class visited the Melbourne Theatre Company to see the performance of “The Violent Outburst That Led Me To You”. This new play by Finegan Kruckemeyer was a great foray into professional performance work that students will be exploring as they move into VCE drama. The play was a wonderful demonstration of the theatrical conventions and dramatic elements that the students have been studying this semester. The play told the story of Connor, a sixteen-year -old boy who is angry. He doesn’t know why and he doesn’t know where to direct it. People and things he once liked annoy him. His parents, his best friend, his once cool uncle, now all officially suck! Then, after a final outburst, his parent drop him off in a forest… for a week… by himself…. to calm down. It is then that Connor’s rite of passage begins. Funny yet poignant – “The Violent Outburst That Led Me To You” was a great play – highly recommended.

Year 11 Drama Ensembles

This year the year 11 drama students had to create a presentation that was eclectic in performance style. The topic given for the girls to explore was "Witch Hunts". The three groups each created fabulous interpretations of this topic. Each performance was a wonderful blend of comedy and pathos with clever insights into both traditional and modern day witch hunts. Congratulations on fabulous work girls. Well done.

Year 12 Drama

The year 12 Drama class presented their Unit 3 Ensemble to family and friends on the evening of Tuesday the 21st of May. In twenty minute performances the students demonstrated their use of conventions and elements of Drama they have studied through out VCE. With a given stimulus “Artificial Intelligence”. Background information was as follows:

“Artificial intelligence (AI) in practice is the ability of computer systems to perform tasks normally undertaken by humans, thus being capable of human behaviour. Although AI has existed for some decades, many believe this field of knowledge has now advanced to the point where computers can think autonomously from humans. Recently, several of the world’s most intelligent and respected computer scientists have warned of the power of artificial intelligence.”

Both groups crafted clever and engaging performances that acted as cautionary tales. Set in any location, between the past, present and future, these plays were eclectic in performance style. Congratulations to both performance groups, on creating funny, entertaining and evocative pieces. Good luck as you move into Unit 4 – Solos!

Congratulations to the following Dance Students and our Dance Teachers for Dance Night:

Unit 3

Siobhan Henderson, Gorran Katinic, Eadie Rawson and Honey Stoove

Unit 1

Gabrielle Brace, Charlotte Carney, Ava Den Elzen, Berry Durad, Charlotte Edwards, Marnie Florence-McNeil, Kennedy Jones, Zara Jozsa, Saskia Junge, Shantelle Pham, Harper Waring, Abigail Williams and Felicia Yang

Year 9

Maya Blinco, Olivia Burns-Bradley, Anthea Christensen, Danae Cox, Amy Deller, Lhonegan Foxman, Nicole Fukunaga, Rebecca Gibson, Phoenix Goodwin, Maddison Harb-Tongue, Sophie Hunter, Kira Le Souef, Don Sandu Natharie Mahapatuna, Beth Pert, Holly Shearman-Raine, Polly Sherman, Ella Stewart and Lucinda Watkins

Year 8

Chanelle Aaron, Lily Axiak, Amelia Bell, Raphaelle Bevernage, Sian Chinnick, Sasha Economos, Amelie Elischer-Sproul, Sahara Endean, Sarah Hibberd, Luella Hofstede, Charlotte Lam, Milla Maccarone, Poppy Rose, Quinn Simpson-Tuckey, Cara Srblin Comelli and Christina Torchia

Year 7

Lili Aquisto, Thicia Aquisto, Bella Black, Sophia Blake, India Buckley Jackman, Sophie Crawford, Leilani Crellin, Scarlett Cusmano, Nicole Denipitiya, Ava Evans, Ava Rose Firman, Katya Gibson, Charlotte Gilbo, Frances Graham, Milla Harris, Scarlet Harrison, Freya Jain, Chloe Johnstone, Mia Karamitros, Sara Lay, Lily Major, Sinead McClay, Alexandra McCurry, Polly McHarg, Ruby Monro, Georgia Morison, Taylah Mulholland, Lily Murrihy, Caitlin Nitschke, Chloe Papadimitriou, Sylvie Parker, Mischa Paspaliaris, Charlize Pecotic, Zoe Quinlan, Josephine Robinson, Halle Rose, Freya Roudavski-Young, Sienna Rowell, Anika Scully, Manon Shaw, Lara Sjoblom, Ella Sorenson, Alicia Thompson-Whiteside, Krystal Trinh, Ava Turton, Nellie Wade, Gemma Watson, Darby Wells, Scarlett Whyte, Sarah Wills, Madeline Yong and Darcy Yorston

Dance Teachers

Samantha Bruzzese, Claudia Busetti, Jordan Evans, Courtney Gledhill, Kaitlin Malone, Georgia McGeechan and Adrian Spuria

A huge thank you to Coco Smith (Unit 3/4 Dance 2018) for all her help and support.

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