Performing Arts News

Dance News

Dance Night

Well done to the girls who performed at Dance Night on the 19th and 21st October 2016.  The girls have worked exceptionally hard over the semester and performed solos, duos, trios and group dance works over two nights. Keep up the good work girls!

Unit 3/4 Dance 

Congratulations to the Unit 3/4 Dance students who performed their solo dance works for assessment on the 4th October.  The girls have worked hard throughout the year to choreograph two solo dance works; one technique and the other a composition solo.  Good luck and well done!

State School Spectacular

Congratulations to the following students who represented MGC at this year’s Victorian State School Spectacular on Saturday, 10th September:

Sophia Pappas (Principal Dancer) Anais Keenan (Ensemble Dancer) Jamila Jalloh (Ensemble Vocalist) Varaidzo Chipuna (Backing Vocalist) Sophie Toomey (Audio Assistant) Miranda Moloney (Orchestra-Alto Saxophone) Georgia Clarke (Victorian State Schools Choir)  and our students in the Mass Choir.

Thanks to Jess Bouchaud, Ellyce Calder and Wen Chin for all their work with our mass choir.

The special 2016 Victorian State Schools Spectacular broadcast will be air on Channel Seven on Saturday 3 December at 7pm.

It will also be simulcast via livestreaming on the PLUS7 app and be available on the PLUS7catch-up website for 30 days from the broadcast date.

Continuation of

Lessons for 2017

Just a reminder that we are beginning to plan for 2017 and need to ascertain instrumental student numbers for staffing purposes. Please note that there has been an increase due to the new DE&T payroll structure, as we must meet the standards and obligations under the Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award.

Please return the attached form to the General Office by Friday, 18th November.

Chinese Musicians

On Thursday, 20th October, we were lucky enough to have three eminent Chinese musicians visit MGC to work with our music students. Professor Qui Jiang performed on the Er Hu (Chinese Violin), Professor Xu Xiaoyan performed on the Pi Pa (Chinese Lute) and Professor Wang Rong performed on the Gu Zheng (Chinese Zither).

They then all performed with our students at a lunchtime concert, culminating with a beautiful collaboration of a traditional Chinese song,"Jasmine Flower". Many thanks to our music staff, Tony Hicks, Jhana Allen and Wen Chin and to Lucy Chen for organizing this amazing opportunity for our girls.

Spring Soiree

Thank you to all our student performers, parents and friends who attended our Spring Soiree on Tuesday, 25th October. It was a great night celebrating the musical journey of our guitar, woodwind, brass and percussion students. Here is some feedback from a parent:

“We loved the soiree last night, especially "Heard It Through the Grapevine" at the end and the relaxed atmosphere you created that had the girls improvising and having a good time.”

Thanks to Tony Hicks and Les Gyori for all of their work and inspiration.