OUR MISSION
CRASHENDO! East Gippsland is a community-initiated and operated music and social development program, based on El Sistema (Venezuela) a worldwide 40+ year network.
Programs provide free high quality instrumental tuition, community orchestra, professional development, performances and unique collaborative events. This improves educational and social outcomes for children, youth, their parents and the wider community. Some programs give focussed support for those who are experiencing challenges in their lives.
OUR ACTIVITIES
- Early Years currently not available - Professional Development opportunities including an instrument library with associated lesson plans
- Pre-orchestral and instrumental music programs for primary school aged children
- Youth(ful) Orchestra weekly rehearsals plus regular performances (all ages and skill levels)
- Youth Strings Extension Program - collaboration with Itet-John Noble's Quartet Program
- Unique Events - one-off or annual including: July school holiday program, side by side workshops and performances with visiting professional musicians and local orchestras/bands, collaboration with Quasitrad Music for folk music festival
- Talent Attraction program - to attract skilled personnel to the area and training/mentoring for local youth, to fulfil skills shortage
- Other events as they arise.
Some activities particularly support those experiencing adversity.All programs operate in East Gippsland, a regional area of Victoria.
We have a band of young and adult volunteers, from 14 – 80+ years, who support us musically and administratively.
OUR VALUES
We value:
- High Quality: learning and outcomes/performance and quality tutors
- Engagement: participants engagement within our program and the program's engagement within the wider community.
- Inclusivity: both within families and community through what we do and within CRASHENDO! itself through working well together
- Resilience: We build resilience in our participants. As an organisation we bounce back, we find a way forward, we are positive.
- Growth: both personal growth for our participants and expansion for CRASHENDO!, in order to give opportunities to more people.
OUR TEAM
Co-ordinators: Daniel Beulke
Orchestra Program Leader: Kieran Brown
Itet Program Leader: Marianne Rothschild
Social Media: Telina Caithness
TUTORS
Kieran Brown (Strings)
Telina Caithness (Strings and woodwind)
COMMITTEE
President: Daniel Beulke
Vice-President: Kieran Brown
Treasurer: David Fail
Secretary: Andrea Fail
Committee Members:
Judy-Anne Alexander
Anne Schmidli
Emma Steele
Hilary Rigg
Marianne Rothschild
Telina Caithness
Volunteers
Maureen Hickling
Andrea Fail
Hilary Rigg
John Schmidli
Elaine Bryant
Dr Jenny Herbert
Kate Hart
With special thanks to:
Paul Mlynarz at Bairnsdale Web Design
The Hub Bairnsdale
Donor List
Robert Salzer Foundation
Gippsland Lakes Escapes
Paynesville Community Craft
David Lucke's Rewards
Mr Robert George
Metung Bloodhounds
Metung Lions Club
Lindenow
Lions Club
Rotary Club of Bairnsdale Sunrise
East Gippsland Music
Nungurner Primary School Fundraising
Eagle Point Social Group