Page 56 - 2018 Salesian College Sunbury Yearbook

Music is my happy place
Blaise O’Brien, Year 7

Heidi Woodruff Our VET music students travelled to Ballarat to
Performing Arts perform in the MI Sound Competition to great
acclaim. Some of our Band students performed
Coordinator with the Naturally Cool Jazz Band for the Harvest
— Festival for a lovely day of Music. Our College
Band travelled to St Anne’s Primary School to
In 2019 Salesian College was alive with sound perform a concert to develop our community
of Music! Our new College Band participated in connections.
a combined schools Band workshop at Braemar
Lunchtimes in the Music Centre are always busy
College and enjoyed making new friends and
with guitar ensemble, Musical Theatre Club,
learning new songs. In Term One we held a
and band rehearsals on throughout the week.
Music on the Lawn concert on the veranda of the
Instrumental students performed solo items at
Mansion, combined with the Naturally Cool Jazz
the evening Soiree in Term Two and lunchtime
Band, we entertained the audience who were
concerts in Term Four.
enjoying the evening on our lovely lawns.
Later in the year, we held a combined Music and
Our VCE and VET Music classes travelled
to Hamer Hall for an excursion to watch the Dance Showcase Evening to display the hard work
and skills of our Year 7-10 performers to a packed
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and performed
alongside the Year 7, 8, and 10 Music students at a ballroom. Our College Band played at a number
of assemblies throughout the year, including the
special evening concert, Music in the Mansion. In
Term Three we were busy preparing for MADD day Celebration of Excellence where their impressive
70-member strong sound wowed the audience.
and Arts Week as well as our wonderful College
Production of Cinderella. Our VCE students Thank you to our Arts SAT captains and our
instrumental tutors, Mackenzie Rose Anderson,
performed at an evening concert to showcase their
program before their exams. Donna Cicero and Dennis Berto, for their support
of the Music program.
MUSIC

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