SEVR music coordinators invite vocal students from Timbarra P-9 College to participate in this year’s Singfest '24.

The purpose of this event is to give students the opportunity to rehearse and perform in a large vocal group and to work with different conductors and students from other schools.

Students will travel to and from Singfest '24 via school minibus and teacher car.

Students are required to be at Timbarra at 08:30 am and will return by to school 3:30pm.

The cost is $14.00 per student.
Singfest '24
Sandringham College
11 Holloway Rd, Sandringham
9:30am - 2:30pm (Please note it is not appropriate to leave early as the afternoon session is a recording)

Rehearsals are planned for the morning sessions and a recording for the afternoon session. The recording will be made available to students as a memento of the day.

Our guest clinician this year is

Drew Downing

Drew is an instrumental music teacher, performer and creative of twenty years.
An experienced Instrumental Music Coordinator, Director of Ensembles, Head of Voice and Productions, and one of Melbourne's most popular voice teachers for teens, Drew is also renowned for his enthusiastic teaching style and music programs.

His commitment to progressive performing arts education (and access to inclusive arts education) turned to advisory work including professional learning for educators and workplace teams, workshops and presentations at schools, conferences, tafes and universities. Drew specialises in community engagement, events, strategic planning and programming.

A freelance creative for schools, Drew has been appointed as Producer, Creative Director or Musical / Orchestral / Vocal Director for over fifty musical productions.
In the Arts, Drew's original musical REBEL received rave reviews and was nominated for three Greenroom Awards (Best Original Songs), (Outstanding Australian Writing - Musical Theatre), (Outstanding Ensemble).
A singer and musician, Drew has been a corporate and gig entertainer nationally and abroad, still regularly performing concert events in Melbourne / Naarm.