Performing Arts Calendar 2019

Carey Baptist Grammar School

Term 1Commencement ServiceThursday 14 February 7.30pmST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL

Term 1 Recital NightThursday 7 March 5.00pm & 7.00pmDYPAC

Middle School Musical Information NightWednesday 13 March 7.00pmIWA

Wind Symphony/Symphonic Band Twilight ConcertTuesday 19 March 5.00pmIWA

Symphony Orchestra Twilight ConcertFriday 22 March 5.00pmIWA

Middle School String ConcertTuesday 26 March 5.15pmIWA

Year 7 Wind Band/Intermediate Band ConcertMonday 1 April 4.00pmIWA

Senior School Musical

Monty Python’s SPAMALOTBased on the quintessential British comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot will have you not only crying with laughter, but wishing you could see it again and again. Whether you’re the number one Monty Python fan in your family and know every line of the film or this is your first dive into the quirky and over-the-top humour of Python, the show’s wit, tenacity, and outstanding musical numbers leave something for everyone to enjoy.

Friday 29 March 7.00pmSaturday 30 March 2.00pmSaturday 30 March 2.00pmMonday 1 April 7.00pmWednesday 3 April 7.00pmThursday 4 April 7.00pmFriday 5 April 7.00pmMGH

Term 2GiJ Farewell PerformanceTuesday 30 April 5.45pmIWA

Generations in Jazz3–5 MayMT GAMBIER

Term 2 Recital NightThursday 9 May 5.00pm & 7.00pmDYPAC

VCE Play

Soliloquy by Chris DickinsAs part of the VCE Theatre Studies coursework, the Year 12 students are required to engage with, and undertake work in two production roles to plan, develop and present a production for an audience.This year, the class of 2019 is proud to present Soliloquy - a one-act play by Australian playwright, Chris Dickins.The play is a collection of eight monologues and final scene where the characters finally meet. The play explores themes of loneliness, isolation, and ultimately, belonging. It is a moving, confronting and enlightening piece of theatre which, through the journeys of the characters, allows the audience to reflect upon their relationships, lived experiences and sense of connectedness.

Monday 13 May 7.00pmTuesday 14 May 7.00pmIWA

Autumn Music Camp18–20 MayBLAMPIED

IB/VCE RecitalsTuesday 21 May 5.00pmDYPAC

IB Play

Love, Loss and What I Wore by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the book by Ilene BeckermanA play about women, clothes and memory covering all the important subjects—mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses and why we only wear black.

Thursday 23 May 7.00pmFriday 24 May 7.00pmIWA

Autumn Bands ConcertThursday 30 May 7.00pmMGH

JSK Piano ConcertMonday 3 June 7.00pmIWA

found texts, The Laramie Project was born. Hailed as one of the most captivating and encompassing pieces of contemporary theatre, the play shocks, challenges and moves all who watch it as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion that lies within all human beings in any seemingly average community.Please note that this performance is not suitable for young children.

Thursday 22 August 7.00pmFriday 23 August 7.00pmSaturday 24 August 7.00pmTuesday 27 August 7.00pmWednesday 28 August 7.00pmIWA

Carey Variety ConcertA note from our Performing Arts Captain, Hamish Payne:There exists an old adage that goes; ‘Variety is the spice of life’. As I’ve learnt from several hours of Jamie Oliver’s five minute meals played on repeat in my mother’s kitchen, spices aren’t just coloured powders but different by which we can make our somewhat dull pallet of everyday boiled potatoes more scintillating; more liveable. Spice may arrive in our life in many different guises; as getting blonde highlights and a fringe; as unexplained PTV maintenance works; as the neighbours dog and a stray possum having a street fight outside your window. My experience tells me, however, that these may be a little too hot - a little too heavy on the Sichuan pepper. So how could one experience variety in a less stressful manner than the way in which life chooses to nefariously surprise us? Carey’s variety

Middle School PlayIn 2019 we are delighted to present 3 performances of the Middle School Play at Carey, followed by a 4 day tour of Beechworth and the surrounding area featuring performances at the Beechworth Town Hall, The Old Priory, the delightful Chiltern Theatre and the Bright Spring Festival.

Friday 25 October 7.00pmSaturday 26 October 7.00pmMonday 28 October 7.00pmIWA 1–4 November BEECHWORTH

Symphonic Band/Ellington Jazz Band ConcertTuesday 29 October 4.00pmIWA

Whole School Guitar ConcertWednesday 6 November 7.00pmIWA

Year 11 IB/VCE RecitalsThursday 7 November 5.00pmDYPAC

MS Presentation NightMonday 11 November 7.00pmMELBOURNE TOWN HALL

JSK Piccolo Canto ConcertFriday 7 June 10.00amMETCALFE HALL

JSD Fiddlesticks ConcertTuesday 11 June 3.45pmDONVALE HALL

Year 8 Production

Babes in the Wood by Geoff Bamber After their parents mysteriously disappear, Lizzy, Tizzy and Clementine Merryweather are left in the care of the villainous Lemuel Viper. Viper has his sights set on the family fortune but he cannot get his hands on that while the children are alive. He hatches a plot to have the girls done to death in Spooky Wood but the ineptitude of the hired killers, the interference of a posse of belligerent elves and the appearance a rather sinister old lady ensure that his plans do not run smoothly. Babes in the Wood is a rollicking and very silly melodrama.

Wednesday 12 June 6.30pmIWA

JSK Winter ConcertThursday 13 June 7.00pmIWA

JSD Sforzando ConcertTuesday 18 June 7.50amDONVALE HALL

JSD Prep-2 ConcertWednesday 19 June 2.30pmDONVALE HALL

Middle School Musical

MatildaInspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. It is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Friday 21 June 7.00pmSaturday 22 June 7.00pmMonday 24 June 7.00pmWednesday 26 June 6.30pmThursday 27 June 7.00pmMGH

JSD 3-4 ConcertTuesday 25 June 8.00amDONVALE HALL

JSD 5-6 ConcertThursday 27 June 8.00amDONVALE HALL

Term 3Senior Ensembles Camp20–21 JulyLOWER PLENTY

Year 7 Music ConcertTuesday 22 July 7.00pmDYPAC

Year 7 Music Information Session (2020)Wednesday 24 July 7.00pmIWA

Whole School Choral Concert

Each year we come together to celebrate Carey’s outstanding choral program, and 2019 is no different. This year we feature choirs from each school section and are delighted to welcome old grammarian Kathryn Radcliffe as our special guest soloist.

Tuesday 30 July 7.00pmTHE BESEN CENTRE

Vocal Cabaret NightTuesday 6 August 7.00pmTBC

Strings ConcertTuesday 13 August 7.00pmIWA

Senior School Play

The Laramie Project by Moisés KaufmanIn October 1998 in the middle of the prairie outside Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old student at the University of Wyoming, was brutally murdered for being gay.The hate crime attracted vast attention worldwide, bringing sexual discrimination and violence to the forefront of public discourse. The Tectonic Theatre Project, led by their founder Moisés Kaufman, traveled to Laramie in the aftermath of the murder with the intent of creating a theatrical portrait of a town coming to grips with horrible, hate-fueled violence. Over the course of a year and a half, the group interviewed over 200 subjects, some directly related to the case and some regular citizens of Laramie. Out of these interviews, journal entries and

night will offer a refreshing medium of variety which can be equated to the ‘medium’ level of Eldo Pasa salsa. Extraordinary acts will appear in an evening of talent and charity, ranging from stand up to soulful ballads. What’s more, this charitable event will give us the opportunity to lend a little variety to those who deserve it as the event will be hosted in association with the Make a Wish and Carasa Foundations. I can personally assure you, this event will be a night well spent, especially in lieu another one of Jamie’s inquests to Italy on ABC.

Friday 30 August 7.00pmIWA

IB/VCE Unit 4 RecitalsWednesday 4 September 5.00pmDYPAC

JSD Production

Beauty and the Beast JR.Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation and tolerance. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. features some of the most popular songs ever written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice.The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

Thursday 5 September 12.00pmThursday 5 September 7.00pmFriday 6 September 7.00pmIWA

Senior Ensembles ConcertTuesday 10 September 7.00pmIWA

Term 4Year 12 VCE RecitalsTuesday 8 October 5.00pmDYPAC

Jazz at the CopaTuesday 15 October 7.00pmCOPACABANA INTERNATIONAL

Senior School Speech NightMonday 21 October 7.00pmMELBOURNE TOWN HALL

JSK Piano ConcertThursday 14 November 7.00pmIWA

JSD Year 3 Strings ConcertTuesday 19 November 8.00amDONVALE HALL

JSK Summer ConcertWednesday 20 November 7.00pmIWA

JSK Piccolo Canto ConcertThursday 21 November 10.00amMETCALFE HALL

Middle School Summer ConcertMonday 25 November 7.00pmDYPAC

JSD Orchestral ConcertTuesday 26 November 7.50amDONVALE HALL

JSD Fiddlesticks ConcertTuesday 26 November 3.45pmDONVALE HALL

JSD Prep-2 ConcertWednesday 27 November 2.30pmDONVALE HALL

JSK Year 5 Production2019 sees another iteration of the Year 5 production at Junior School Kew, with this years’ cohort exploring themes related to Australia’s extraordinary history in a wonderful theatrical context.

26–28 NovemberIWA

JSD Bandit and Mini Bandit ConcertThursday 28 November 7.50amDONVALE HALL

Senior School Christmas ServiceThursday 5 December 11.45amQUAD

JSK Year 2 String PresentationThursday 5 December 2.30pmIWA

JSD Christmas Carol ServiceFriday 6 December 6.30pmAMPHITHEATRE

JSK Christmas ServiceMonday 9 December 1.30pmMETCALFE HALL

Middle School Christmas ServiceTuesday 10 December 11.15amIWA, CHAPEL