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Director of Culture | Mr Matt Cocking
USA Music Tour
For many people in the USA, summer means only one thing: Summer Camp, and we took full advantage of this on the 2019 USA Music Tour by attending the Music For All Summer Symposium (MFA) at the Ball State University, Indiana.
This week-long camp saw 11 Terrace Gentlemen join with 1500 other students, 300 directors and a faculty of 200 who tested and challenged the students to become better musicians and leaders in life, throughout a week long program. Each evening had a rock style concert matching anything we see at QPAC. These concerts covered all the genres and disciplines of the week. On the final night of camp, everyone was transported to Ball State’s Scheumann Stadium, to see a drum corps show which was a first for our students. A drum corps show is a competition where 7 – 10 corps of 150 musicians and performers (under 22 years) perform a show for 11.5 minutes on an American football field with music, drill, choreography and props that would rival our musicals sets. The sound is phenomenal!
As the stadium filled for the evening performance, the marching band students including our own, assembled on the field. Moments later, the crowd at Scheumann Stadium was treated to a beautiful arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner, arranged and conducted by Richard Saucedo.
At the end of the evening, while drum corps scores were tallied, the marching band students took the field again, this time alongside resident drum corps of camp, Carolina Crown. The drum majors gave the downbeat, and the field exploded into sound: Crown, playing their powerful opener, augmented by over 200 MFA marching band campers. These high school students not only matched Crown note for note but duplicated the choreography as well. They left the field jubilant, cheered on and high-fived by Crown’s brass and percussion.
Moments later, the marching percussion campers took the field, thrilling the crowd who clapped along to the beats they’d learned throughout the week. Each section - snares, tenors and basses - was featured in turn, along with talented soloists.
The following day saw a morning of performances by all of the other ensembles who rehearsed throughout the week. Well done to the Terrace Gentlemen who challenged themselves and performed gallantly in the Concert Bands and Jazz Band on this last day.
HOUSE CHOIR CHANGE OF DATE
FRIDAY, 26 July 2019 (Different to the printed calendar)
This year’s College House Choir event is being held on Friday, 26 July 2019 with each House allocated a six-minute performance. Please be advised the College calendar has this scheduled for Friday, 2 August, but has been moved to this day to avoid clashes with the Nudgee weekend. The evening proceedings start at 6.30pm and should be finished by 8.45pm and will be held at Pat Rafter Arena, Queensland Tennis Centre (QTC), 190 King Arthur Terrace, Tennyson. The precinct opens at 5pm with a variety of food trucks, with doors to the Arena open from 5.45pm.
House Choir night is a great opportunity for the boys to make a statement about the character and sense of community that has been developing within the House this year. Parents are very welcome, and I would encourage you to take this opportunity to watch your son and his mates perform.
Parking
The Pat Rafter arena is serviced by public transport. The closest station to the QTC is Yeerongpilly. It is serviced by the Beenleigh and Gold Coast train line. The walk from Yeerongpilly train station is approximately 700 metres and takes between 10 and 15 minutes. Limited bus services are available from both the Graceville and Fairfield Road ends of King Arthur Terrace. For complete timetable information visit www.translink.com.au or call 13 12 30.
Traffic management at the venue will be controlled by the QTC Traffic Management team. There are no drop-offs allowed outside the entrance to the QTC on King Arthur Terrace as this is a high traffic area. For visitors with specific mobility requirements, drop off will be available in the QTC carpark as directed by traffic management.
Additional parking is available at Terrace playing fields – 67A Vivian Street, Tennyson where there will be shuttle bus services to and from the Arena.
Fundraising
The night is also an opportunity for our Terrace Performing Arts (TPA) committee to raise important funds in support of an audio and lighting upgrade to the Edmund Rice Theatre. You can also take part in the event by participating in the "People’s Choice Award". After each choir performance, boys from that House will run through the audience with buckets to collect your donation in support of their performance. Each dollar represents one vote and you can donate in coins or notes. The winning House and People’s Choice awards will be presented by Dr Carroll. I hope to see you and your son at this fun event.
Thank you for your support.
House Choir Volunteer Help Required
As with any large event, House Choir would not occur or run smoothly without the assistance of a parent volunteer workforce. We are looking for parents to assist both in the arena during showtime with running and collecting buckets for the People’s Choice Award as well as outside the venue with the drinks and chocolate stall, change table and raffle. Please sign up via the link https://volunteersignup.org/RBRQE . Whilst we have set times in the link and outlined roles, if you would like to help but cannot commit to the whole time but would still like to help, please contact Nicole Hoffmann on TPAChair@terrace.qld.edu.au or 0417793583 and we will work through. No experience necessary for any role and full instructions provided. It is a great time to meet other parents on a fun-filled and action-packed night.
TPA Meeting
A reminder the TPA meeting will be held next Tuesday 23 July at 5.30pm in the Callan Centre. On the agenda is finalising House Choir details, Jazz night preparation and British Car Rally. If you would like to be involved, we welcome any new attendees.
Public Speaking
Thank you to Mr Pauley who helped the following students reach excellent results in the 2019 Plain English Speaking Australia and Rostrum competitions over the break. We are proud to announce the following results: Scott Moran - Runner Up (PESA), Will Ames - Runner Up (Junior Division - Rostrum).
Support Group meetings:
Terrace Performing Arts – Tuesday 23 July, 5.30pm in the Callan Centre
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