A Rocking Quiz Night 2 – Rock On!

This event, hosted by Brian Nankervis was held last Friday evening. This event was organised by the wonderful Music Auxiliary, whose contacts with Brian Nankervis, and a complete understanding of the planning and teamwork required for such an event, made the evening so wonderful.

Music Captain (Choral) Ruby Smith commenced the evening, singing two 70’s songs, accompanying herself on the guitar entertaining the guests with live music. Our Senior Cover Band, Auto-no-maus (think autonomous but say mouse at the end!) played the Brian Ferry hit Let’s Stick Together, Play that Funky Music (White Boy) by Wild Cherry and Get Lucky by Daft Punk. The band was made up of lead singers Sofiya Hay aided on the night by Demi Markakis, with alto saxophone Ingrid Crossing, trumpet Gemma Chan, trombone Katherine Yuan Trombone, keyboard: Ying You (Jenny) Wang, electric guitar Charlotte Weir, bass guitar Sidonie Bird de la Coeur and Greta Chen, driving it all on the drum kit. Mr Dean Hilson, our wonderful saxophone teacher, made a special guest appearance, soloing in support of Ingrid.

The quiz itself was completed over three rounds and had the usual impossible questions with some great music-related material as well. The students tables had an impressive knowledge of not only current music, but the ‘old’ stuff as well – the Beatles still reign supreme! Mr Tim Collins and Mr Saska Ayris were the ‘roadies’, providing all of the microphones, power and mixing required for the evening. They are ever-reliable and their efforts in attending many extra ‘gigs’ is always appreciated.

It is appropriate to list the wonderful helpers on the night, especially as I know how many emails it took to organise everything! Many thanks to parents (in alphabetical order!): Christine Chan, Carolyne Devlin, Jill Edwards, Kaye Ferguson, Sally Morrell, Helen Otto, Nil Patel, Fiona Reinke, Larissa Roeske and Samantha Wood. These wonderful women have nominated their husbands for a mention also, with much heavy lifting at the end of the night attributed to James and Dominic Bolt, brothers of School Captain Elizabeth Bolt. Last year’s Instrumental Music Captain Stacey Messini helped with the decorations, with plenty of current students roped in after School. Student raffle ticket sellers were Jessica Devlin, Holly Husband, Jariyan Patel, Rhea Werner and Charlotte Wood, and to complete the Devlin trifecta, Alexander Devlin was in charge of the beverages table. All Music Auxiliary members donated wonderful raffle items, including wine, a Volvo Package, wonderful hampers and Larissa Roeske and Frank Chen’s amazing work experience offers including observations during surgery.

As we reach the end of a tiring but fulfilling Term 1 in our 120th year, it is timely to recognise the efforts of so many supportive families. Teachers thrive on positivity from the girls and their parents, especially when hours are so extensive for all in the modern world. Our Music Auxiliary is an extraordinary group of people. It has been my great pleasure to witness the fruits of their very hard work and I thank them once more for their positivity, enthusiasm and fun, as well as their incredible brain-power and problem solving skills.

We would like to wish all families a very safe and happy Easter break. We will come back ready to bring you Sweet Charity early in Term 2. Once again, prepare to be amazed by the talents of our girls!

Mrs Jenny Mathers

Head of Music