Dustyesky at the Opera House

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Two full houses. Two standing ovations. We men of Mullumgrad sang for 3000 people at the Sydney Opera House. That’s nuts! Everyone went home smiling and humming Kalinka and Ochy Chornye. Young, old, and so many Russians! It was such a buzz. Like winning a grand final with your best mates. We did it like an ordinary gig. Like we’ve been doing for 7 years. Swainski has trained us hard, taken us to new levels. We sang better than ever. Ben Blay started the show with a solo for the Song of the Volga Boatmen. Gutsy! Did it like a pro – we so proud of him. Gully and Joa sang Monotonously like the angels we are not. Chris Mallory brought the crowd to their feet on with Ochy Chornye. We made the audience to stand for the Soviet National Anthem. 1500 people on their feet at the Opera House, hats off, is a sight we’ll never forget. We paused for a moment to take it all in. Everyone brought together in this magical, unlikely moment, united in music. Spine tingling. We so happy and grateful to everyone who has made this madness possible. Spasibo. Davai! We sleep now. Dustyesky. Photos: Kirra Pendergast – terrific job, thank you from all of us.

Story by Mark Swivel

Congratulations to CBRSS Piano teacher Sali on her Album Launch!

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Ethereal folk and alt-pop singer songwriter, Sali Bracewell, fast becoming known for her haunting soundscapes, explorative lyricism and  her use of the ancient Welsh language, has released her debut album to a ‘captive audience’ during the Covid19 pandemic.

Sali began her singing career busking on the streets of New Orleans six years ago. Forever a lover of music, she began studying classical piano in Wales at the age of 8, and continued to study music until leaving to pursue a passion in Fine Art at Camberwell College of Arts, London. She moved to Byron Bay in 2013 where her career blossomed and her appreciation of the Welsh language, forever encouraged by the Aussies, spawned the song ‘Cwch Bach Coch’ which translates to ‘Little Red Boat’, a song of lost love at sea.

The Official video clip to the single ‘Howl at the Moon’ can be found here…‘Howl at the Moon’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1JR1pH3KlE

For more information and links to support Sali please visit our post on the online Community noticeboard

Celebrating our Art teacher Denis

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Our very talented Art teacher Denis Hopking is having an exhibition, for details about this and some more pictures of his work please visit our Online Community Noticeboard

Denis invites staff, parents, and students to the retrospective exhibition of sculpture artworks and his ceramics.
Denis has worked in the school from 2002 teaching modeling and pottery in the primary school and all forms of art in the high school.
Kyogle is a very artistic town 1¼hrs from school a beautiful drive via Lismore or Uki.
Denis looks forward to sharing his eclectic art with you.
Denis is sharing this exhibition with a past student, friend, also a passionate sculptor.
Roxy Gallery, KYOGLE Wednesday – Sunday 5 – 30 June

Denis Hopking MA MEd BVA
Sculpture Ceramics Visual Arts

Lost Tribes                                                         Sandstone Goddess

Celebrating our Art teacher Denis

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Our very talented Art teacher Denis Hopking is having an exhibition, for details about this and some more pictures of his work please visit our Online Community Noticeboard

Denis invites staff, parents, and students to the retrospective exhibition of sculpture artworks and his ceramics.
Denis has worked in the school from 2002 teaching modeling and pottery in the primary school and all forms of art in the high school.
Kyogle is a very artistic town 1¼hrs from school a beautiful drive via Lismore or Uki.
Denis looks forward to sharing his eclectic art with you.
Denis is sharing this exhibition with a past student, friend, also a passionate sculptor.
Roxy Gallery, KYOGLE Wednesday – Sunday 5 – 30 June

Denis Hopking MA MEd BVA
Sculpture Ceramics Visual Arts

Lost Tribes                                                         Sandstone Goddess

2019 CBRSS Staff Retreat

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News from Stuart

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I have just come home from a wonderful journey into Southern India to help teach Bothmer Gymnastics and would like to share my story and photographs with our community.

Travels to India seem to always have funny stories with them. This one actually never begun as the head coach, Dan Freeman was turned back at the Auckland airport with a false immigration visa he purchased online. So the conference was moved back a few months which conveniently allowed me to come along and help teach.

We worked in a beautifully restored warehouse in Coimbatore complete with a sprung wooden floor and hand carved staves. 28 teachers from right across India managed to come along despite the new dates landing right in the middle of the term. Commitment and dedication was such a key element for these teachers. And so we worked away on philosophy and pedagogy and blended it with warm tea, mango curd, dosa and your expected array of Dahl curries. It was a real privilege to be in such a beautiful and remote place and share a curriculum that spans worldwide.

Stuart Baker

CBRSS Camps Coordinator

Bethanie interviewed by the Echo

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One of our Class 5 teachers, Bethanie, featured in The Echo this week.

Five years ago Bethanie Jolly lost her partner in an accident. He was a beautiful musician who had long encouraged Bethanie to share the music she had been creating since childhood. His death taught her something quite profound, and in the process Bethanie has found her way as a musician. She talks with The Echo about her new album Woo Me from My Sleep, launching at the Drill Hall this Saturday with an accompanying art show by Bethanie.

Read the full article here

For details of Bethanie’s show on Saturday please visit our online community noticeboard here

What have Mat and Tom been up to lately?

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You have probably heard of local act Dustyesky which includes, amongst other members of the CBRSS community, our very own HS teachers Tom and Mat (Mat is also our ICT manager).  Recently they were invited to perform at Womadelaide and they of course “stole the show” making us very proud as always.

You can read all about it here

Follow them on Facebook to see what they get up to next  https://www.facebook.com/DustyeskyChoir/

  

The varied talents of Bethanie Jolly….

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In celebration of International Women’s day on March 8th the achievements of talented Female creators were featured in a pozible blog, follow this link then scroll to the bottom to find an interview with our very own Bethanie Jolly, Class 5 teacher.