Music

College Choir Music

Music 2007

It’s been a full year in music in 2007, both in the classroom and in the band programs, with students embracing many opportunities to perform and refine their skills. Our boys have once again been keen participants in the ACC Music program, with students attending masterclass and workshop sessions in the areas of stage band, concert band, percussion and rock music.

Standing: Luke McShane (captain) Callum Nugent, Michael Bohan, Simon Windley, Pat Cross, Eugene Twomey Seated: Mark Goy, Darcy O’Kane, Ms Cindy Frost, Rhys Jones, David Bruce Absent: Harry Irvine, Antonio Cafasso

VCE music students were given many chances to perform solo works in a formal environment. The first recital was held in the Performing Arts Centre and involved Year 11 and 12 classes showcasing their considerable talents. Each soloist presented a brief performance on their studied instrument, with the tunes ranging from rock classics, such as Dire Straits and Steve Vai, to classical works by Chopin. The second recital was a chance for the Year 12 music students to present their full VCE music program, which was to be played again for their final performance exam later in the year. The venue this time was Billilla House in Brighton, which provided a perfect atmosphere for the afternoon concert. The De La Salle Music Department headed south of Melbourne to Jan Juc this year for a 4-day music tour. While making use of the newly renovated Brother’s residence, members of the Stage and Concert Bands and the Vocal, Saxophone and String ensembles performed for the various primary schools around Jan Juc. Altogether, the De La Salle Music Department presented five shows and each time received a huge reception from the children and teachers. Without a doubt, the hours of practice and preparation for the tour paid off with the response from the lively audience. For the second year in a row, the De La Salle Stage Band performed in a night of music at the “Northcote Big Band Boogie Night” along with other high schools around Melbourne, and yet again received the best response of the night. The band performed variety of songs like Hip To Be Square and the hard rock classic from Metallica, Enter Sandman, to a hall packed

Intermediate Band Music Leaders

Leaders: Will Luby (Stage Band), Markos Danoudis (Music Captain), Tristan Williams (Concert Band)

Standing: Alexander Chapin, Mark McKee, John Burchill, John Moneir, Alexander Oliver, James Arnett, Ross Iannucci, Joshua Attard Seated: Jackson Adams, Michael Chen, Alexander Sly, Matthew Taylor, Mr Jason Kenner, Nicholas Chant, Zach Spencer, Benjamin Jopling, Vinay Ounbounheuang, Nathan Bendinelli

Back Row: Tim Jiang, Michael Husek, Markos Danoudis, Will Luby, Tristan Williams, Eamon McGuire, Simon Lam, Owen Luby Front Row: Alex Minicz, Michael Higginbotham, Nick Husek, Dylan Jones, Mr Simon Chiodo, Jonathon Kartadinata, Alex Holden, Rhys Jones, Hamish Hudson. Absent: Saady Myers, Jarrod Tuma, Ben Hausler, Alastair Moroney, John Cooper, Nick Bolt

Standing: John Palombi, William Luby, Chris Dunn, Seated: Charlie Wolstenholme, Stefan Nowak, Mr Nic Lam, Joshua Renjen, Simon Lam,

with people grooving to the music. Our band certainly impressed those present with our tunes and the experience for the boys will be unforgettable. The other massive project for the boys this year was the musical production of The Wiz. Whilst many of our boys were working the stage, seven music students chose to take parts in the orchestra and were accompanied by professional musicians for the production. It was the wonderful chance for them to experience life as professional musicians, having frequent rehearsals, playing high standard charts, and being amongst highly experienced musicians. The band’s sound each night of the production ‘blew away’ the audience with the groovy and often fastpaced tunes. Congratulations to our staff and students for putting in such a tremendous effort in both the classroom and extra curricular programs. Markos Danoudis (Music Captain) and Ms Frost

String Ensemble Stage Band