McKinnon Secondary College
RECOGNITION OF SERVICE 2025 AWARDS CEREMONY
On Wednesday 30 July the McKinnon Secondary College Senior String Quartet traveled to the Dingley Hotel to provide music for the participants of the Recognition of Service 2025 Awards Ceremony as guests arrived. They enjoyed some light refreshments while treated to live string music.
The students played a selection of pieces; Underground Tango, Sweet Child of Mine, The Masterplan, Cook Strait Crossing, Colour of the Wind, and Apocalyptica. The students performed their first gig with pride and professionalism, showcasing our school at its best.
2025 CLAREMONT TERRACE
On Wednesday morning of 30 July, the Units 3 and 4 VCE Music students, accompanied by Mrs Bugeja and Mrs Mead, walked to Claremont Terrace to perform for the residents. There was a large crowd who enjoyed singing along to a variety of pieces ranging from Broadway to the Classical Period. There was also a variety of instruments; vocals, saxophone, violin and the Senior String Quartet.
The students showed great self-sufficiency as they set themselves up with the necessary equipment and performed with confidence and enjoyment. We hope to visit Claremont Terrace every year with both VCE Year 11 and 12 students to build relationships and give back to the community and to create more performing opportunities for the students.
VSMF SENIOR STRINGS
On Monday night the Senior String Ensemble traveled by bus to the Hawthorn Arts Centre to participate in the Victorian Schools Music Festival.
They performed Someday by Perry Holbrook with a beautiful violin solo played by Manoli Adamakis and The Golden Gateway by Brian Balmages. After their performance the chief adjudicator workshopped the ensemble for 30 minutes. She encouraged them to think about different concepts to enable them to further develop their ensemble skills. While Mrs Mead went off for a conducting lesson to help hone her skills, the ensemble sat and watched the following school perform.
The Senior Strings received a Bronze award and we thank all the students for putting in hard work and staying up late!
Georgina Mead
Instrumental Music Teacher