Music Notices
Posted July 23 2010WAVERLEY EISTEDDFOD
We are now really looking forward to preparing for the Waverley Eisteddfod. A notice will be posted this weekend to all instrumental musicians from Years 7 to 12 and the Junior School notices will be handed out to the students on Monday 26 July.
The performance times have just been released so please take note of them below – if your child is unable to attend the Eisteddfod please inform me immediately as numbers are crucial in each section (Lynley Bramble BH 9807 8888 AH 9803 7701 or email lbramble@huntintower.vic.edu.au)
WAVERLEY EISTEDDFOD ENSEMBLE SECTIONS
Saturday 21 August – Huntingtower Performing Arts Centre (Full details are in the notice)
NB. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE
ARRIVAL TIMES
Arrival Time: 8.30am 18y and under Large Ensemble (9am Section)
(Senior Music Classroom) Concert Band
Irish String Orchestra
Britten String Orchestra
Arrival Time: 10.40am 21y and under Small Ensemble (11am Section)
(Senior Music Classroom) Mendelssohn Quintet
Arrival Time: 2pm 14y and under Large Ensemble (2.20pm Section)
(Junior School to Music Junior Orchestra
Centre Ensemble Room. Middle School Orchestra
Middle School Orchestra
to Senior Music Classroom)
Arrival Time: 4pm 15y and under Small Ensemble (4.20pm Section)
(Senior Music Classroom) Vivaldi Ensemble
Junior Ensemble
Beethoven Trio
Schumann Quintet
A detailed rehearsal schedule is included in the notice (which will be received by every parent next Monday) so it would be greatly appreciated if parents could ensure that their students attend all rehearsals. Many thanks for your wonderful help.
SOLO CONCERTS
As this Bulletin is printed a Year 11 and 12 Solo Concert will have just been held. These concerts are extremely important performance opportunities for VCE Music Performance students but it is also wonderful to hear students perform who are not necessarily studying music as a VCE subject.
During this term there will be solo concerts for Years 8, 9, 11 and 12 musicians and concerts for Years 7, 10 and Junior students in Term 4. You are extremely welcome to attend any of these entertaining and thoroughly enjoyable concerts.
IPSHA BIENNIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR JUNIOR SCHOOLS
On Tuesday August 10 members of the Junior Orchestra will perform at Dallas Brookes Hall as part of this extremely exciting festival. Unfortunately there is a limit on the number of orchestral players who can participate and the children involved have already received an initial notice. A second notice with full information will be distributed very soon.
HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO……….
The following for the wonderful recent events or events to come:
1. The VCE Piano Trio (Jacob Davey, Elliot Kitchingman, Eloise Verbeek) for being chosen to perform at the inaugural Showcase Concert for the South Eastern Arts Festival. This ensemble won the section at the South Eastern Arts Festival and it is a great honour that they have been asked to perform at the Showcase Concert.
The VCE Trio will also perform at a special church service for Australian Women to be held at High Street Road Uniting Church next Friday.
2. The 14 Huntingtower students who were chosen to attend the State Music Camp which was held at Caulfield Grammar, Caulfield during the first week of the school holidays. Two hundred students attended from all over Melbourne and Victoria and a very exciting concert (4 orchestras performing) was held at Robert Blackwood Hall at the conclusion of the camp.
STRING ORCHESTRA TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND – JULY 2010
The Huntingtower String Orchestra has just returned from a magnificent 10 day tour of New Zealand. It was such a wonderful experience to see this beautiful country in the grandeur of winter and to meet so many warm, friendly, enthusiastic people. The days were packed with excitement (from floods and landslides to soothing hot spring swims and Hangi feasts) and the five concerts were all received with standing ovations from the large audiences. It was a humbling experience to have the privilege of performing in such amazing venues for such friendly audiences and also to be able to perform with our soloists Prudence Davis (Principal Flute – MSO) and Jeffrey Crellin (Principal Oboe – MSO). The purity and beauty of the sound produced by Prue and Jeff in the huge cathedrals will be something which we will always cherish.
A huge thank-you to Prue and Jeff for their wonderful musicianship and camaraderie (and love of games – ask Jeff for a game of “Haunted House” or “Upbeat” and he’ll keep you occupied for hours!) and also to Helen Tillinh for her constant care of us all and to Rob Kitchingman for his wonderful interpretative and management skills and his Kiwi sense of humour which kept us all entertained!
Another huge and special thanks to the students – we could not have asked for anything better in any way – you were all magnificent!! (not to forget our 3 “old” students who kept us on our toes!)
SPECIAL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
1. Waverley Eisteddfod Ensemble sections which usually involve every player from Years 3 to 12 on NB. CHANGE OF DATE to SATURDAY 21 AUGUST – please keep this date free.
2. Huntingtower Camerata Gala Concert
Sunday 10 October at 2.30pm. There will be many more details to come but once again all players (Years Prep to 12) and choristers (Years 3 to 12) are involved in this very important event.
MUSIC DATES – TERM 3 2010
1. YEARS 11 and 12 SOLO CONCERT
Thursday 22 July 7pm Orchestral Room
2. SENIOR SCHOOL MUSICAL – PAC
Monday 19 July Sitzprobe
Sunday 25 July 1st Dress Rehearsal
Sunday 1 August Tech Rehearsal
Monday 2 August 2nd Dress Rehearsal
Tuesday 3 August Matinee Performance 12.30pm
Thursday 5 August Performance 7.30pm
Friday 6 August Performance 7.30pm
Saturday 7 August Performance 7.30pm
3. IPSHA BIENNIAL COMBINED MUSIC FESTIVAL (Junior Orchestra)
Tuesday 10 August Dallas Brookes Hall
4. WAVERLEY EISTEDDFOD (Choral Sections – Senior Chamber Choir)
Friday 20 August PAC
5. WAVERLEY EISTEDDFOD
(Ensemble Sections – Junior/Middle School/Senior Orchestras, Concert Band)
Saturday 21 August 9am – 5pm PAC
6. YEAR 8 SOLO CONCERT
Thursday 26 August 7pm Orchestral Room
7. YEAR 9 SOLO CONCERT
Wednesday 1 September 7pm Orchestral Room
8. CHAMBER CHOIR AND SMALL ENSEMBLES CONCERT
Thursday 9 September 7pm Orchestral Room
9. JUNIOR MUSIC EVENING
Thursday 9 September 6pm PAC
10. YERNGA RETIREMENT VILLAGE CONCERT
Thursday 23 September 1:30pm
11. VCE SOLO/GROUP RECITALS
During the Holidays TBA
MUSIC DATES – TERM 4 2010
1. CAMERATA GALA CONCERT REHEARSALS (Senior Orchestra only)
Saturday 2 October 2pm-5pm PAC
Sunday 3 October 2pm-5pm PAC
Monday 4 October 7pm-10pm PAC
Friday 8 October 7pm-10pm or Saturday 9 October 2pm-5pm PAC
2. CAMERATA GALA CONCERT
Sunday 10 October 2:30pm PAC
3. YEAR 7 SOLO CONCERT
Thursday 21 October 7pm Orchestral Room
4. CHILDREN’S WEEK CHURCH SERVICE
Tuesday 26 October 9:30am Police Academy Chapel
4. YEAR 10 SOLO CONCERT
Tuesday 26 October Orchestral Room
5. JUNIOR WIND AND FRIENDS CONCERT
Thursday 4 November 6pm PAC
6. HUNTINGTOWER FETE (Senior/Middle School Orchestras, Concert Band)
Saturday 6 November 10.30am-12 noon
7. LITTLE SYMPHONY and LITTLE CHOIR CONCERT
Thursday 18 November 6pm PAC
8. JUNIOR SPEECH NIGHT
Friday 26 November 6pm PAC
9. SENIOR ORCHESTRA BREAK-UP TEA and SPEECH NIGHT REHEARSAL
Sunday 28 November 5pm-8pm
10. SENIOR SPEECH DAY
Saturday 4 December 2pm Robert Blackwood Hall
