\nThroughout the month of June Music, Drama and Art and Design will be the focus of a School-wide festival that shines a light on the creative and performing arts. The festival is for students of all ages, parents, Old Girls and the community to enjoy and celebrate the array of talent at MLC School.<\/p>\n
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\nThursday 16 June 2022<\/strong> Families, students, Old Girls and friends are invited to come along to the annual MLC School\u00a0Illuminate<\/em>\u00a0festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n Illuminate<\/em>\u00a0is a showcase of artwork made by MLC School students, from the Junior to the Senior School, through a series of art installations, stalls, and games that each student has contributed to.\u00a0Illuminate<\/em>\u00a0will see the MLC School Senior Centre decorated with exuberant colour, allow the community to learn a range of skills through the art stalls and the inaugural MLC School Putt Putt Golf Course, where each House has created a hole with its own theme.<\/p>\n The theme of\u00a0Illuminate 2022<\/em>\u00a0is \u2018Shine a light on your stories and the stories of others\u2019. This theme has encouraged students to express their own stories and the stories of others, using art mediums ranging from photography to textiles.<\/p>\n During this event, Caf\u00e9 1886 will be open to sell hot meals and drinks and there will be a range of musical and dance performances throughout the night. This event will take place in the MLC School Senior Centre and on the Quad. We hope to see you there to celebrate the achievements of our students!<\/p>\n For questions and RSVP, please contact Jillian Avramis on javramis@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wednesday 15 June 2022, 6.30pm\u20138.30pm The ReSounding Voices<\/em>\u00a0Concert is set to be one of the highlights of the Shine Arts Festival.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2018We chose Voices as the theme because we want to show off the way that some pieces of the concert will be in different languages\u2019, says Trevor Mee, Director of Music. \u2018And ReSounding, like \u2018resonating\u2019, but also because we are finally playing again for an audience for the first time in two years\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n Being held at the landmark, Sydney Town Hall, the concert will be an\u00a0‘atmospheric’<\/em>\u00a0sort of work, with pockets of musicians in each corner of the stage. The Music department has worked with the newly appointed Director of Indigenous Education, Tim Lennon, on a piece, which will feature traditional Indigenous sounds over the song\u00a0Dawn Mantras<\/em>\u00a0by Australian composer Ross Edwards. The concert, which features MLC Schools students from Year 6 to Year 12, will also include works from the Symphonic Wind band and the Rock Orchestra. The finale will feature a choir including percussion, piano and bass, and a ballade from the 1980s. This concert is a highlight of the School calendar and is not to be missed!\u00a0<\/p>\n Book here for ‘ReSounding Voices’ at Sydney Town Hall<\/a><\/p>\n
\n4.30pm\u20137pm<\/strong>
\nMLC School Senior Campus<\/strong><\/p>\nReSounding Voices Concert at Town Hall<\/h2>\n
\nSydney Town Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n