Music
Mt St Michael's college encourages our students to become aware of the power music has to touch the human spirit through active participation in our music programs.
College Choral Programme
The Mt St Michael's College Choral Program offers girls the opportunity to sing in an ensemble from beginner to advanced levels.
A variety of repertoire is chosen and presented at selected performance opportunities throughout the year. Such performances include concerts, competitions, community events, tours and camps.
The program aims to make ensemble singing a relevant and enjoyable part of the girls' lives and to increase awareness of the ability music has to touch the human spirit and unite different cultures.
Julie Christiansen (Choral Director) and Stephanie Eaton (Accompanist) are both highly regarded for their work at a national and international level, therefore it is a wonderful opportunity for the Mt St Michael's girls to develop their musical skills in the environment of choral artistry.
Three Choral groups , the MSM Singers , the College Choir and the Year 8 Choir operate through the year.
Stage Band
Focussing on modern, up-tempo repertoire from the movies, TV, jazz and rock, the Stage Band incorporates woodwind, brass, percussion, drum kit, bass and electric guitars and keyboard.
Students playing any of these instruments are encouaraged to join. The Stage Band's high energy explosion of sound should have the audience toe-tapping and jiving along in their seats and provide a rousing finale to our next concert.
Flute Ensemble
The MSM Flute Ensemble is made up of students of various ages and abilities, all of whom are enthusiastic about music and keen to have fun.
They play pieces in a wide variety of styles to suit all musical tastes. They enjoy performing and have played in various competitions such as the QLD Catholic Colleges Music Festival and the Queensland Flute Challenge. They learn much about becoming good flute players and well rounded musicians.
String Ensemble
The MSM String Ensemble rehearses once a week . They cover a range of styles from classical and baroque to gypsy, spanish and fiddle music.
The group performs for College functions and concerts, at local schools and community events, and at competitions during the year.
All string players are welcome and can be accommodated - from elementary to advanced. The MSM String Ensemble are especially keen to find enthusiastic cello, bass and viola players.
Guitar Ensemble
The Guitar Ensemble has been a great success since its inception.
The repertoire is a mixture of soft rock and pop arrangements with some Spanish folk-style and Classical items added occasionally to the mix.
Acoustic and electric guitars are played and strumming and finger-picking techniques are utilised. The group caters for all levels of learners from absolute beginners to more experienced musicians.
