It reminded how great that concert was. Wow can that boy play!!!

There’s some nice images of Marie Cox giving Peter a belated Principles Award for Excellence in Music from Cooma North Primary School

This year’s Young@Art was a great success. Young local musicians produced a wonderful concert of which they should be very proud. The Snowy Mountains Arts Council presented this concert. The SMAC have recently purchased a brand new Kaiwai grand piano and the new piano was another “star of the show”. This was the first ever performance for the new piano. This really is a wonderful instrument and an enormous addition to the vibrant music culture of this region.

Here’s an overview of the performances:

• Snowy Mountains Ensemble: T Susato – Danserye
• Louisa Wall, piano: A Khatchaturian – Etude
• Caitlin Ventura, flute: General John Reid – Sonata for Flute & Piano (Accompanist, Matthew Ventura, Piano)
• Cooma District Band Juniors: Rachel Stevenson, clarinet, Louisa Wall, clarinet, Emma Stevenson, trumpet, Tim Wall, trombone, Jared Sopnieski, trombone : O Hammerstein – Edelweiss & J Compello – Clarinet Capers.
• Lucy Wiles, piano: D Cimaroso – Sonata
• Magdalene Tugwell, clarinet: G Faure – Sicilienne (Accompanist, Judith Marriott, Piano)
• Dara Smith, classical guitar: P Houghton – Black Rose
• Miranda Evans, piano: M Mier – Steamboat Rag
• Magdalene Tugwell, clarinet and Lucy Wiles, flute: A Dvorak – Humoresque (Accompanist, Judith Marriott, Piano)
• Monaro High School Year 10 Music Class: Eagle Eyed Cherry – Save Tonight (Conductor Sarah Wall)
• Nicholas Tugwell, baritone saxophone: N H Long – Undercurrent Theme and Variations (Accompanist, Judith Marriott, Piano)
• Lucy Wiles, flute: C Debussy – Le Petit Negre (Accompanist, Judith Marriott, Piano)
• Kai Bakker, piano: M Reger- Fast zu Keck
• Alisha Brady, voice & guitar: T Reznor – Hurt
• Emma Ventura, violin: J F Mazas – Duet No 16 Allegro Risoluto (Accompanist, Jarka Sekker, violin)
• Niko Bakker, piano: F Chopin – Mazurka Op 67 No 4
• Matthew Ventura, flute: C Chaminade – Concertino for Flute and Piano (Accompanist, Glenyss Allen)

The Compere for Young@Art was Simon Allen.

Matthew Ventura

The Snowy Mountains Ensemble are:

Tina Rooney, Caitlyn Ventura, Tamara John-Natley, Bridie Mackay, Matthew Ventura, Maai Johnson, Molly Barrett,

Sarah Ventura, Roslyn Carroll, Peter Hickling, Emma Ventura, Maggie Shatrov, Bradley Ventura and Happi Human;

playing Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Bassoon

Peter de Jager, Concert Pianist & Composer

Peter de Jager, concert pianist and composer will be performing in Cooma in November. Peter grew up in Cooma and has now achieved an enormous reputation in music as a concert pianist, accompanist and composer. This year he won the International Chopin Piano Competition.

Cooma Concert Details:

• When: Sunday 6 November 2011 at 3.00 pm
• Where: St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Commissioner Street, Cooma
• Tickets: Adults $20, Arts Council Members $15, Students $5

This concert is presented by the Snowy Monaro Arts Council.

Click here for more information.

Thank you Viv Minell.

I Exist. Simon Murphy is on the far right.

Canberra based heavy metal band “I Exist” will be launching their latest CD ” The Broken Passage” at The Basement, 2 Cohen Street Belconnen ACT on Saturday 25 June at 8pm.

The high successful band features Simon Murphy on of our past music students at Cooma School of Music.

Here’s some handy links:

http://www.bmamag.com/articles/features/20110614-i-exist/

http://www.myspace.com/iexistmusic

It was great to see Brodie this week. Brodie is currently studying at Southern Cross University in Lismore. He doing a bachelor of contemporary music and he’s really enjoying it! He doing a lot of playing, performing and composing.

Here’s some of the cool things he’s been doing:

Performances are at the Monaro High School hall.

• June 8th & 9th at 7.00pm
• June 10th at 7.30pm

Tickets available from the school & The Fabric Salon” (Vale Street, Cooma)

Ticket prices:

• $20 & $15 concession
• Family tickets-4 for $60

He a very happy.

Harry with his new DXP TX04PTDR_"Red does go faster!" _ $499

The DXP Drum Packs come in 8 exciting colours including black (above)_$499 all inclusive

Available from:

Cooma School of Music
Shop 2, Parkview Arcade, 123 Sharp Street,
Cooma, NSW 2630
Phone: 02 6452 6067
Fax: 02 6452 4938
Email: allan@coomamusic.com.au

There were over 40 people attending and we had some great music performances in a very relaxed atmosphere. Here’s some photos:

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John Sutton, Flautist & Composer

schools and conservatoriums this year.

Esa Janara will be studying classical guitar with Minh Le Hoang at the Canberra School of Music, ANU.

Brodie Nossiter just rang me today to tell me that he has just been accepted into Northern Rivers Conservatorium of Music in Lismore. He’ll be doing a Certificate IV in contemporary music.

Ned McPhie has just started a Bachelor of Music Degree at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney.

Viki Parsons was also accepted into the Bachelor course at AIM. She’ll be majoring in flute and singing.

John Sutton, another of our local young musicians, has been accepted into the Bachelor of Music Degree at Monash University School of Music, Melbourne. Well done John!

Matthew Ventura has been accepted into the MuST Programme at the Canberra School of Music. ANU for gifted and talented high-school aged music students.

We will be keenly watching the careers of these wonderful and talented young people. It’s a big step making a life in music and they’ll be needing all our good wishes, support and encouragement.

Matthew Ventura enjoys playing flute, piano and composing

Brodie Nossiter, guitar, mandolin, singer, composer

Esa Janara, classical guitarist

Ned McPhie , guitarist & composer

Viki Parsons, flautist, singer & guitarist

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