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2017 has been a full and rewarding year for the St Joseph’s College Music Department. Continued growth in all our ensembles has been very pleasing. As well as our traditional large ensembles, we have seen the rebirth of smaller ensembles and the beginning of new ones. The Clarinet Ensemble, Flute Ensemble and Junior Drumline have all had successful beginnings and we look forward to them developing and performing at future concerts. It has been pleasing also to have a couple of younger contemporary bands begin this year and hopefully they too can develop further and follow the example of the Year 12 Rock Band, Infinite Steps. Our Intermediate and Senior students were able to enjoy the benefits of some excellent workshops and tutoring through the regular ACC Workshops in Melbourne and Geelong throughout the year. The Vocal and Percussion Workshop was hosted at St Joseph’s College Geelong in May. We were fortunate to host some excellent presenters, Dr Jonathon Welch from the Choir of Hard Knocks, Bert LaBonte, professional actor and singer and our own John Seal, percussion teacher extraordinaire. Another great opportunity was a Band Workshop hosted by Belmont High School. The Intermediate Band combined with other Geelong school bands and worked with Dr Rob McWilliam.

An addition to the program this year was the involvement of the Senior Band, Intermediate Band and Drumline in the Geelong ANZAC Day Parade. This involved quite some time and effort in getting the boys and music staff to march in step and play recognisable sounds. However, after some considerable square bashing and quite a few laughs, the boys presented extremely well on ANZAC Day and were excellent ambassadors for the College. It is hoped that this can become an annual event on the music calendar.

All of our Ensembles participated in the various Victorian School Music Festivals this year. Whilst no ensemble achieved an outstanding result, the performances all had much to commend and demonstrated a large amount of work and commitment. The Junior Band performed for the first time quite early this year at a Festival in Geelong and performed with very pleasing confidence. Congratulations to Angus O’Connell who has had such a great year on saxophone. Angus has featured in the prizes of three major music competitions in the city. Angus, as well as leading the saxophone sections in the Senior and Stage Bands, undertook VCE Music as a Year 11 student. That is a great effort from a boy who only began playing the saxophone in Year 7.

The Second Semester Music Concert broke from tradition this year and featured a tribute to the music of The Beatles, as this year was the 50 year anniversary of the Sergeant Pepper Album. Staff and students embraced the concept wholeheartedly and many positive comments were received. We bid farewell to an excellent group of Year 12 students all of whom have been exceptional in their musicianship and commitment to the College Music Program. Thanks to James Bowers and Patrick Consedine our Music Captains and Sean Doherty, Liam Jelley, Finbar Kinna, Aiden Sweeney, Thomas Veitch and Nelson Wilcox. Finally, thanks to all the music staff who through their continued efforts and commitment help provide such a great environment for music to thrive. - David

Gallaher, Director of Music SOLO NIGHT RESULTS A GRADE

1st Angus O’Connell Alto Saxophone 2nd Jake Raimondo Trumpet 3rd Patrick Consedine Marimba

Solo Night B GRADE

1st Calum Boyce Trumpet 2nd Christopher Bortoletto Bass Guitar 3rd Thomas Anderson Violin

C GRADE

1st Harry Scanlon Voice 2nd Henry Stephensen Voice 3rd Calum Boyce Voice

D GRADE

1st Aidan Stynes Guitar 2nd Luke Carra Tuba 3rd Jaime Warren Tenor Saxophone

LEARNERS GRADE

1st Hudson Jones Clarinet 2nd Gabriel Brdar Percussion 3rd Tane Berends Alto Saxophone

Geelong Show

ANZAC Parade ANZAC Parade Solo Night

Saxophone Ensemble

L-R: Eamon Wheatland, Harrison Kanellos, Angus O’Connell, Samuel Chalmers Staff: Michael Wilding

Flute Ensemble

L-R: James Hetherington, Nicholas Jury, Noah Conroy, Elijah van Galen, Sensith Samarasekara, Elliot Senftleben Staff: Angela Gionis

Guitar Ensemble

L-R: Thomas Biggs, Jacob Jepson-Raby, Tom Connolly, Joseph Finnigan Staff: Zoran Bilogrevic

Brass Ensemble

L-R: Calum Boyce, Hamish McManus, Patrick Bongiorno, Jake Raimondo Absent: Mitchell Saba Staff: David Gallaher

Vocal Ensemble

Back Row: James Bowers, Ashley Thompson, Julius Nelson, Jackson Bourke, Calum Boyce, Eamon Wheatland, Patrick Bongiorno, Patrick Consedine, Hamish McManus, Nathan Fox Middle Row: John Gionis, Jordan Powe, Henry Stephensen, Angus O’Connell, Grady Martin, Samuel Ford, Zakary Ekberg, Rory Doherty, Jake Raimondo, Liam Jelley Front Row: Umi Roberts, Michael Moreno, Charlie Scanlon, Angus Moore, Noah Conroy, Harry Scanlon, James Mallinson, Elliot Senftleben Absent: William Baum, Cooper Webber Staff: John Shawcross, David Gallaher, Tania Spence (absent)

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Junior Band Academy

Back Row: Gabriel Baldero, Nicholas Jury, Elijah van Galen, Jack Royce, Antony Barton, Darcy Lane, Zakary Ekberg, Finnegan Murray, Seamus Ryan, Oscar Fraatz Third Row: Charlie Bowman, Ryder O’Neil, Adam Ramuta, Aidan-Jack Mummery, Oscar Egan, Joseph Cotter, Brandon Mauff, Jacob Ingles, Benjamin Ford, Sascha Wheelwright Second Row: Hamish Maas, William Watt, Baxter Stephensen, Jett Sansom, James Hetherington, Loki Mikulec, James Hili, Darcy Viccars, Sensith Samarasekara, Jack Cambridge, Timothy Glenn, Samuel Dripps Front Row: Darcy O’Connor, Alexander Lamont, Tane Berends, Gabriel Brdar, Hudson Jones, Ethan Saba, Daniel Cole, Sean Hume, Stuart Reid, Xavier Korolis, Samuel Condie Absent: Isaac Chatham, Heath De Wit, Patrick Pham Staff: Amy Young, Sarah Hepworth, Angela Gionis, David Gallaher, Michael Wilding

Intermediate Band

Back Row: Jarrod Porter, Ryan Sulomar, Matthew Tripodi, Matthew Boardman, Rhys McKinnon, Jarrod Zanardo, William Bourke, Oscar Durden, Thomas Chalmers Third Row: Oscar Morrison, Jahred Glover-Taylor, Rory Doherty, Connor McCarthy-Grigg, Benjamin Camilleri, Isaac Dow, Frederick Dripps, Connor Sayers, Thomas Newnham Second Row: Jordan Powe, John Gionis, Finnegan Murray, Noah Conroy, Harry Scanlon, James Mallinson, Jaime Warren, Flynn McIntosh, Luke Carra Front Row: Tarkyn Sayers, Elliot Senftleben, Mark Wee, Sam Greco, Connor Azzopardi, Joshua Appleford, Jack Doyle, Thomas Corray, Aidan Stynes, Jonte Nott Absent: William Anderson, Mackenzie Ewings, Jacob Hill, Marius Hurley-Paul, Connor O’Sullivan Staff: Amy Young, Sarah Hepworth, John Shawcross, Michael Wilding, David Gallaher

Senior Concert Band

Back Row: Patrick Consedine, Matthew Boardman, Patrick Bongiorno, Finbar Kinna, Calum Boyce, Eamon Wheatland, William Ryan, Benjamin Camilleri, Liam Jelley Third Row: Angus O’Connell, Harry Hockley Samon, Nathan Fox, Christopher Bortoletto, James Maiden, Hamish McManus, Oliver Sims, Benjamin Soppitt, Samuel Ford, Samuel Ballan Second Row: Thomas Newnham, Jordan Powe, Harrison Kanellos, Jonathan Zarb, Noah Conroy, Alexander Petkovski, Thomas Boardman, Samuel Chalmers, Sean Doherty, Flynn McIntosh, James Bowers Front Row: Michael Moreno, Charlie Scanlon, Zachary Sullivan, Luke Dowd, Angus Moore, James Mallinson, Thomas Bucki-Smith, Nicholas Naumovski, Jake Raimondo, Elliot Senftleben Absent: Mitchell Saba Staff: John Shawcross, Michael Wilding, David Gallaher

Stage Band

Back Row: Patrick Consedine, Calum Boyce, Eamon Wheatland, Patrick Bongiorno Middle Row: Samuel Chalmers, Hamish McManus, Christopher Bortoletto, Oliver Sims, Harrison Kanellos, Liam Jelley Front Row: Jake Raimondo, Angus O’Connell, James Bowers, Jordan Powe, Luke Dowd, Michael Moreno Absent: Mitchell Saba Staff: John Shawcross, Michael Wilding, David Gallaher,

Winning Band Edstock 2017 - Infinite Steps

L-R: Finbar Kinna, Nelson Wilcox, Aiden Sweeney, Thomas Veitch

Celtic Group

L-R: Eamon Wheatland, Jordan Powe, Elijah van Galen, Aidan Stynes Absent: Thomas Anderson Staff: Amy Young

Junior Drumline

Back Row: Gabriel Brdar, Benjamin Campbell, Elijah van Galen, Stuart Reid, Ethan Saba Front Row: Samuel Condie, Harrison Martin, Darcy Lane, Sascha Wheelwright, Samuel Dripps Director: John Seal (absent)

System Critical

L-R: Eamon Wheatland, Nathan Fox Absent: Thomas Anderson

Senior Drumline

L-R: Jack Sadler-Cahoon, Flynn McIntosh, Harry Hockley Samon, Oscar Durden, Matthew Boardman, Frederick Dripps Absent: Thomas Anderson, Marius Hurley-Paul Director: John Seal (absent)