On the eve of Friday 1st November, parents, friends, family, visitors and staff gathered on the beautiful and energetic grounds of Parkerville Steiner College for Music Night 2024. It was a gorgeous spring evening, with the surrounding trees framing a vibrant stage in the evening light.   

After many years of sharing the performance space in various musical communities, this year is my first leading students from PSC. It was a delight to showcase the culmination of their hard work and enthusiasm, and to share a snapshot of their musical journey so far. The students are to be commended in bringing to life a truly wonderful evening with their skills, talents and enthusiasm. 

Each class group shared their work from their ensembles and bands, with Class 9 band commencing the evening with the fitting “Come Together”, then to be followed by a range of other sets which displayed their hard work and emerging talents. It was wonderful to see our newest Class 9 student, Hugo, showcase his improvisational skills live for us all, and for Yiki to step into the “tutors” band at the last minute as the bassist and rise to occasion; both students demonstrated their professional potential exceptionally well. Class 9 also lead some surprise last-minute birthday call outs, with an impromptu “Happy Birthday” lead by the entire cohort! 

Class 8 brought to life a diverse repertoire, with “Hit the Road Jack” in band, followed by the beautiful “Minuet in G” by the guitar ensemble. Class 8 finished their sets with “Somebody That I Used To Know” which was beautifully sung and supported by the instrumental skills amongst the students. Class 7 shared classic songs such as “Dreams” and “Stand By Me” with their band groups, demonstrating admirable skills in their first PSC music night with their heartfelt performances. The Class 8 guitar ensemble performed “Summer Tango”, and the vocal groups of Class 7 and 9 brought some lovely accompanied sung pieces to the evening.

It was fantastic to see the students lively dancing and heart-warming  to see them actively support and encourage one another throughout the evening.