08 Sep 2014
MAD2014 was the school's biggest production this year. Over 150 students took to the stage to perform, highlighting the diverse talents of our students.
The Year 7 & 8 MAD choir consisted of over 80 students who sang Verdi, Beethoven, Beyoncé and ‘Video Killed the Radio Star' by the Buggles. The students had been rehearsing the songs during their Music lessons throughout the term, culminating in the performances at MAD2014.
The Concert Band performed 5 solo items and played for the 5 songs that were sang by the MAD Choir. The standouts of the Concert Band performances were Bohemian Rhapsody and their amazing rendition of the William Tell Overture. The String Ensemble joined the concert band to from the MAD Orchestra who played for all of the choir's songs. The String Ensemble also performed their own item. The Vocal Ensemble debuted 2 new songs. ‘I Only Want to Stay' and ‘Perfect'. The Vocal ensemble is a large group of dedicated singers and they were excellent!
The Junior Rock Band, Rock Band and Senior Rock Band performed 5 different songs over the course of the two evenings. It was great to see the number of students who are members of multiple ensembles. The majority of our Rock Band members are also in the Concert Band, String Ensemble or Vocal Ensemble.
The solo performances demonstrated the vast variety of instrumental talent that our students possess. There were HSC performances and solos from students in from years 7-12.
With the amazing support from our school community, $3000 was raised.
I wish to sincerely thank all of the staff, students, P&C, parents and friends who helped make MAD such a resounding success. A special mention must go to Mr Paul Campkin who gave up 2 days of his time to work with the sound and lighting crew.
How can we possibly make MAD2015 bigger and better? You will just have to wait and see!
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M. Andrews
Head Teacher
The Faculty of Arts