Autumn Soirees
On Monday 17 March we held our Autumn Soiree in the Performing Arts Centre with over 40 students performing across two sessions. Our Rehearsal Hall audience was wowed by our piano and vocal students and the Black Box Theatre was dazzled by our orchestral instrumentalist including strings, guitar, woodwind and drums. Congratulations to all students who performed and to their teachers for heling prepare them so well.
Matthew Goss
Director of Music
Xanadu!
Rehearsals are underway for the College School Production of Xanadu!
It will be hard to decide who will be having more fun when Xanadu hits the stage in May - the audience or the 50 plus cast members bringing flashy and fabulous to life! The stage musical is a retelling of the cult classic 80s film—which stars Australia’s own Olivia Newton-John—and its main purpose is to spread a little love and joy. Xanadu is vibrant, bubbly and bright bringing ‘theatrical sunshine’ in every moment with a killer, familiar score.
Xanadu is the story of the Greek muse, Kira, who descends from Mount Olympus to inspire a struggling artist in 1980 Venice Beach. To hide her demi-god status, Kira dons the perfect disguise: legwarmers, roller skates, and an Australian accent. The script sets its tongue firmly in its cheek, is peppered with comedic one-liners and is guaranteed to put a pep in your step—or, perhaps, the disco in your roller skates!
Friday 2 May, 7.30pm
Saturday 3 May, 1.30pm
Saturday 3 May, 7.30pm
Sunday 4 May, 1.30pm
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2nd Year VET Music Performance
Our 2nd Year VCE VET Music students and their supporting ensembles kicked off the year with impressive performances to an enthusiastic and supportive crowd in our Black Box Theatre. The seven different acts featured twenty-four students and spanned musical theatre, original piano compositions, art rock, surf rock, alt rock, neo soul and folk-pop, with each group pulling together three or four songs in just nine weeks of rehearsals.
With more performance nights at the ends of Terms 2 and 3, they’ll be going from strength to strength! Make sure you get along to hear these talented young musicians later this year.
The featured students were: Indigo Aurora (piano/voice), Rosalie Spencer (voice), Campbell Dunstan (drums), Felix Fothergill (voice), Eddy Kratz (guitar), Finn McLean (keyboard), Eve Oakley (voice), Aiofe O'Connell (voice), Jemilla Prideaux (voice) and Mitchell White (piano).
Rob Turton
VCE-VET Music Teacher
Top Class visit
This year for the first time in a few years Newhaven College didn’t have a performer representing the College at the VCE Season of Excellent Top Class. Nevertheless, 24 students travelled to Melbourne on Thursday 20 March for the event at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Our students, who are all studying VCE and VET Music, had the opportunity to enjoy what was one of the best Top Class events featuring amplified performances by the best of the best from last years VCE and VET Music courses.
Mathew Goss
Director of Music
