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, performances and unique collaborative events. This improves educational and social outcomes for children, youth, their parents and the wider community. Some programs give support for those who are experiencing challenges in their lives.
OUR ACTIVITIES
- Pre-orchestral and instrumental programs in primary school settings
- After-school youth orchestra regular school/community performances
- Early Years pilot program
- Annual 3 day July school holiday program
- Youth Training for instrumental teaching experience with emerging musicians
- Annual rehearsals and concert with the Gippsland Symphony Orchestra
- Annual workshops and concert with Latrobe Orchestra
- Annual side-by-side workshops and performances with Flinders Quartet and Orchestra Victoria members
- Partnership with Quasitrad for Lost in the groove annual festival
- 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.
Please see our Sponsors Page to understand the breadth of philanthropic, government, community and business support.
OUR VALUES
We value:
- High Quality: learning and outcomes/performance and quality tutors
- Connectivity/collaboration: with international and national El Sistema organisations; with community, stakeholders. Forming partnerships both musical and financial
- 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: Hilary Rigg & Ally Orr
John Noble Quartet Program Leader: Andrea Fail
Early Years Program Leader: Rachel Gilliland
Social Media: Carlia Van Hoorn
Tutors
- Victoria Shaw (Wind instruments)
- Sarah Caddie (Wind instruments)
- Ally Orr (Strings)
- Hilary Rigg (Strings)
- Kieran Brown (Strings)
- Marianne Rothschild (Strings)
COMMITTEE
President: Maureen Plunkett
Treasurer: Jonathon McPherson
Secretary: Fiona Venables
Committee Members: Anne Schmidli
- Judy-Anne Alexander
- Andrea Fail
Volunteers
Maureen Hickling
Andrea Fail
With special thanks to:
Paul Mlynarz at Bairnsdale Web Design
The Hub Bairnsdale
New World Computers
Karen McPherson at Right Relations
Would you like to get involved with Crashendo?
See our current Job Opportunities and Volunteer Opportunities pages for more information, or donate to Crashendo here.
