Music

It has certainly been a year of celebration in the music department in 2009. Students completing VCE music this year have featured heavily in our concert programs, and the level of performance has been outstanding. These students have made an excellent contribution to the music department by presenting a range of exciting performances way beyond the prescribed VCE program. Our Year 12 students have featured at many masses and assemblies, Founders Day and Kinnoull concerts. Our Year 12’s were also the backbone of our 2009 regional Music Tour. In August, we ventured to the area of Beaufort and Ararat. Students in the Concert Band, Stage Band, Choir and String Ensemble entertained audiences at a range of Primary schools, and took part in workshops with students from Beaufort Secondary. The closing piece for each show on the tour involved all ensembles. The formation of an orchestra lifted the roof on many of our venues, and was a great experience for audiences, staff and musicians alike. Closer to home, a record number of students have taken part in studio concerts this year, giving family and friends the chance to enjoy solo performance at any level, from beginner to the more advanced student. The collaboration with Sacre Coeur on the musical Hot Mikado was a roaring success. The vocal talents of many of our students were on display and each student involved gave it their all, looking — and sounding — sensational. In such a diverse department, we have enjoyed fantastic leadership by our Music Captain Stefan Nowak and Vice Captains Simon Lam and Owen Luby. These students have led by example in their initiative and creativity. This year has been an exciting one with student accepting challenges, taking chances, and playing wonderful music.

Ms Cindy Frost Director of Music

College Choir

Standing: Luka Dujic, Nick Ng, Rory Sheehy, Mark Goy, Patrick Collins, Luke McShane, Ms Cindy Frost Seated: John Charles, Simon Windley, John Glover, Michael Bohan, Kav ODowd

Stage Band

Standing: Brian Sevilla, Josh Di Paola, Alex Minicz, Owen Luby, Nick Husek, Alex Chaplin, Matt Taylor Seated: Tim Jiang, Rhys Jones, Elliott Holden, Alex Holden, Dylan G. Jones

Concert Band Intermediate Band

Standing: Josh De Paola, Rhys Jones, Alan Clark, Michael Higginbotham, Owen Luby, Stefan Nowak Seated: Tim Jiang, Brian Sevilla, Alex Chaplin, Alex Holden, Dylan Jones

String Ensemble

Standing: David McCaig, Sean Biernacki, Nicholas Cheung, Lewis De Stefanis, Shane Howard Seated: Alex Grant, Morgan Borley, Joel Matheson, Marcus Cozzi, Stephen Ciavarella Back Row: Michael Panozzo, Samuel Jarosz, Cameron Roberts, Matthew Brown Middle Row: Benjamin Morgan, Joseph Beadell, Liam O’Callaghan, Theodore Haccou, Brendan Schmidt, John San Jose Seated: Thomas O’Dwyer, Patrick O’Grady, Max Robinson, Andre Lew, Laurence Tiong, Stefan Taranto, Harry Thompson

Guitar Ensemble

Josh Renjen, Shehan Boteju, Mr Nick Lam, Nicholas Chant, Jordan Dalgliesh